[Chrisper4694]

i say extend the deadline...once people actually see ice forming on their favorite lakes they will want to join. The rest of us will be fishing with our personal number tokens already so it won't be unfair to any of us. The more people in a contest the more fun it is and this might help increase the participation. I don't really see any drawback to extending the deadline since anyone registering late won't be able to take a legal photo anyway until they pay (they won't have a number).

only other thing i can think of to boost participation is to make chicken noises directed towards anyone not entered yet...