This is an outdoor event. No cancellations for bad weather.

1. Entry deadline for Chili Cook-Off is Sept. 10. Entry fee is $25. No late entries are permitted.

2.  This competition will be conducted according to the following rules:

• Chili may be prepared with any kind of meat or combination of meats, cooked with red and/or green chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. Beans & pasta are allowed.
• There are no rules for the ingredients or preparation of salsa. It may be store bought or prepared at the cook-off.
• No ingredient may be pre-cooked in any way prior to the Cook-Off, with the excepetion of canned or bottled tomatoes, tomato sauce, peppers, pepper auce, beverages, and broth. Meat may be treated, pre-cut or ground, but  must be in original package. MEAT MAY NOT BE PRE-COOKED.
• Contestants must provide their own cooking apparatus, cooking fuel and ingredients.
• All contestants are required to have fire extinguishers.
• Contestants may set  up on Friday, but food preparation may not begin before 10:00AM on Saturday.
• A contestants' meeting will be held at 9:00AM Saturday during which final instructions will be given. Each contestant will be assigned a number by the head scorekeeper and be given an official 32 oz container. Each contestant should verify that the number on the bottom of the cup is the same as their assigned contestant number. Each contestant is responsible for delivering their cup, which must be filled to the rim, to the judging area by the official time for judging.
• Each contestant must prepare a minimum of 4 quarts of chili in one pot, to be submitted for judging.
• The cooking period will be a maximum of 4 hours. Cooking will begin at 10:00AM  and will end at 2:00PM.
• Judging will take place immediately. Contestants not ready for judging will be disqualified.
• Judging will be done by public vote.
• Votes will be counted at 3:00PM. The vote count will be final.
• Cash prize & trophy will be awarded to First Place.

3. Cash prize will be $100 or 50% of entry fees, whichever is greater.

4. Contestants will be permitted to sell chili in compliance with State & local agencies.

5. Electricity is extremely limited. Access requires prior arrangement.

6. The sponsors of this event will not be held liable for any event or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather, natural causes, acts of God or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.

For more information or entry forms, contact Linda Rogers at 928-564-2612 or email info@coyotemelonfestival.com

This is an outdoor event. There will be no cancellations for bad weather.

1. Entry fee for Melon Launching is $10 if submitted before Sept. 15. Entry fee after Sept. 15 will be $15. Entry fees for junior division are waived.
2. Entry forms must be submitted by 10:00 AM Sunday, Sept. 19.
3. Competition will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19. Non-motorized division will begin at 11:00AM. Motorized Division will begin at 2:30 PM, with an optional warm up period at 2:00 PM.              
4. This competition will be conducted according to the following rules:
        a. There will be 2 divisions (motorized& non-motorized) and 2 age brackets (adult and 12/under ).
        b. Contestants may use any method desired to propel the Coyote Melon toward the target, EXCEPT    

            EXPLOSIVES!
        c. Each contestant will launch a maximum of 3 melons. Each entry must be able to launce at least one melon.
        d. Scoring will be best out of three attempts. Non-motorized launches will be judged solely on distance.  

             Motorized launches will be scored on a combination of creativity in design and accuracy.
        e. One entry per person   

          f. No contraption may be used by more than one entrant.
         g. All coyote melons used will be green.
         h. NO EXPLOSIVES!!
         
5. Prizes will be awarded as follows:

                   * $50 People's Choice Award  

                    * $25 cash prizes for adult bracket winners

                    * Trophy for winning entry in each division.

                    *  Any contestant hitting a target will win a t-shirt.

6. Decisions of the judges are final.
7. The sponsors of this event will not be liable for any event or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather, natural causes, acts of God, or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.

For more information or entry forms contact George Veach at 928-716-2054 or email info@coyotemelonfestival.com

"Finders Keepers" Treasure Hunt    Sponsored by: Gold Nugget Mining Supply

Contest will be held Sunday, Sept. 19, at 10:00 AM.

This is an outdoor event. No refunds for bad weather.

1) Entry fee for Treasure Hunt is $25 if submitted before Sept. 15. After Sept. 15 entry fee  will be $30.

2) Entry forms must be submitted by 10:00AM on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010.

3) There will be no cancellations due to weather.

4) This competition will be conducted according to the following rules:

• Metal Detectors only
• Back up detectors are permitted, but the contestant must physically leave the field to change detectors.
• All contestants must wear headphones.
• Anyone using a magnet will be disqualified.
• Shovels and large digging tools are prohibited. However, small hand held digging tools and scratchers will be permitted.
• No sand scoops or sifters will be permitted.
• Actual prizes will be buried in the hunt area.
• Anyone trying to "scout" the area in advance will be banned from the competition.
• All holes must be filled in.
• Contestants found hunting after the allotted time will be disqualified.
• The decisions of the Contest judges are final.

5) "Buried Treasure" will be coins, jewelry, and collectible artifacts. Prize list will be updated as prizes are acquired. 

6) Any nuggets found which were not planted by the Festival will become the property of the finder, providing he has    not been disqualified.

7) Trophy will be awarded to contestant accumulating the heaviest pile of treasure.

7) The sponsors of this event will not be liable for any event or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather, natural causes, acts of God, or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.

For more information or entry forms contact Jack Robertson @ 928-564-2588  or email robertson_56 or email info@coyotemelonfestival.com. 

This is an outdoor event.

1. Entry fee for the Great Coyote Melon Contest is $1 per entry. There is no fee for Junior division entries.
2. Only one entry per class. (See classes below).
3. All entries must consist solely of coyote melons, buffalo gourds, etc. (Cucurbita digitata, Cucurbita palmata, or Cucurbita foetidissima. )
4. Divisions are as follows: Beginner, Advanced & Junior (under 14 years of age). Any contestant who has not previously won a prize in any category will be considered a beginner.
5. Entries must be submitted by 11:00 AM on Saturday, Sept. 18. Judging will take place immediately following. Ribbons will be awarded to first place winners in each category. In addition, the judging panel will select one entry to receive the Judges Trophy, as well as awards for Most Patriotic, Most Original, and Most Unusual. There will also be a People's Choice Award. Criteria for these awards will be at the sole discretion of the judges. In the event there are insufficient entries in a given division, the judges reserve the right to award prizes at their discretion.
6. Entries may be picked up after 3:00PM, Sunday, Sept. 20. I.D. will be required!
7. Judges may not enter the competition.
8. While every effort will be made to safeguard entries, the sponsors of this event can not be responsible for any damage to entries and will not be liable for any damages or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather, natural causes, acts of God, or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.

For information & entry forms contact Michelle West, 928-565-4185, or email info@coyotemelonfestival.com.

This is an outdoor event.

1) Entry fee for Horseshoe Pitching Tournament is $10/person if submitted before Sept. 15. After Sept. 15 entry fee will be $15.

2) Entry forms must be submitted by 9:00AM, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010.

3) There will be no cancellations for weather.

4) Handicapping will begin at 9:00AM.

5) Competition will begin immediately following and will continue until all competitors have been eliminated.

6) Contestants may use their own horseshoes, provided they are deemed legal by the judges.

7) This competition will be conducted according to the rules suggested by the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association for Round Robin Tournament Play.

8) The decisions of the judges are final.

9) A cash prize will be awarded to the winners. First Place will be awarded a trophy & 40% of the entry fees collected for the Tournament, with a minimum of $100. Second Place will be awarded 20% and Third Place will be awarded 10%. 

Awards will be made in the Amphitheatre at the announced time.

10) The sponsors of this event will not be liable for any event or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather,

natural causes, acts of God, or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.

 For information & entry forms contact info@coyotemelonfestival.com or call Lucy Vaillancourt at928-564-2901.

"Nugget Shooting" Derby Rules   Sponsored by: Gold Nugget Mining Supply

 Contest will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, at 9:00 AM.

This is an outdoor event. No refunds for bad weather.

1) Entry fee for Nugget Shooting Derby is $35 if submitted by Sept. 15. Entry fee after Sept. 15 is $40.

2) Entry forms must be submitted by 9:00 AM Saturday, Sept. 18, 2009.

3) There will be no cancellations due to weather.

4) This competition will be conducted according to the following rules:

• Metal Detectors only
• Back up detectors are permitted, but the contestant must physically leave the field to change detectors.
• All contestants must wear headphones.
• Anyone using a magnet will be disqualified.
• Shovels and large digging tools are prohibited. However, small hand held digging tools and scratchers will be permitted.
• No sand scoops or sifters will be permitted.
• Targets will be buried no deeper than  2 inches.
• All holes must be filled in.
• Contestants found hunting after the allotted time will be disqualified.
• The decisions of the Derby judges are final.

 5) To prevent losing valuable prizes, metal tokens will be planted as targets. Specially marked tokens may be redeemed for the prize indicated on the token. In addition, each token will represent points, based on size.

6) 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes  will be awarded to the shooters who accumulate the most points, respectively. Please see prize list for details. Prize List 

6) Tokens may be redeemed immediately following the close of the contest. Trophy and prizes will be awarded in the Amphitheatre at the end of the day.

7) Prizes will be gold nuggets and silver coins.

8) Any nuggets found which were not planted by the Festival will become the property of the finder, providing he has not been disqualified. These "wild" nuggets will NOT count toward trophy points.

9) The sponsors of this event will not be liable for any event or contract failures whatsoever caused by weather, natural causes, acts of God, or any other conditions beyond the control of the sponsors, etc.