The birds did great Monday from Osgood which was 108 miles. I was planning on doing the 1st race Friday September 1st, and I still will if the weather and the smoke that moved in today will cooperate. The weather is bouncing all over for this weekend. At first it looked like Friday was ok, and now it looks like Saturday might be better. Regardless, I am going to watch the weather and the smoke very closely and do the first race as soon as we have a good day for the birds to fly.
I am doing a Point System this year to pay the top birds at the end of the 6 races. Here is how I have decided to award the Points.
Race 1 Sage Junction, ID 123 Miles = 125 Points
Race 2 Spencer, ID 159 Miles = 150 Points
Race 3 Red Rock, MT 200 Miles = 200 Points
Race 4 Melrose, MT 250 Miles = 250 Points
Race 5 Garrison, MT 312 Miles = 300 Points
Race 6 Ovando, MT 350 Miles = 350 Points
The points for each race will be awarded to the top 30% of birds based on the number sent to each individual race. So the first race might have 70 birds getting points and if only 100 birds went to the last race, 30 birds would get the points. Races 1 – 5 The points will be awarded based on clocking order. For the final race if the 1st drop has more than 1 bird, the points will be divided and awarded equally to the 1st drop and only the 1st drop. After the first drop the points left will be awarded to remaining birds coming back based on clocking order.
Even though I have to decided to try the point system this year to pay the top few birds, I am still going to have prize money for the first 3 birds winning average speed.
The first official race and activation race will be 123 miles from Sage Junction, Idaho. All the birds that return from Sage Junction and are shipped to the second race will need to have entry fees paid asap. If your birds were some of the last group that paid half price perch fees please include the other $50 for the rest of the perch fee.
Entry Fee is $300/Bird
Colored Bird Entry Fee is $100/Bird
3PC 2nd Chance Entry Fee is $200/Bird
There will be NO Pedigree Challenge this year.
I will be posting a list of birds that qualify for the Colored Birds after boxing them for the first race. No Blue Pieds or Splashes or White Flights this time. I will pay the top 3 Colored Birds at the end based on points.
100% of 3PC 2nd chance entry fees will be paid back to the breeders. I will pay the top 3 birds in 2nd chance at the end based on points.
Thanks again and good luck to all. Please feel free to call or text with questions.
