Its finally here! Fall meat judging season has just kicked off with the completion of our first contest. To commemorate this special occasion here are 11 things all meat judgers know to be true.

1. Steel toed shoes become a fashion statement

P.S. They never get more comfortable

2. You learn way to much information about pens

Handwriting is a huge thing with written reasons so you want the best pen to write with. Its amazing the difference a G2 0.7 and a G2 1.0.

3. You use words like cherry-red or reddish pink to describe ordinary objects

You can use the same description for a ribeye or a piece of clothing.

4. You get excited when you see an Abundant in the plant

You just cant contain the excitement when you see the perfect ribeye.

5. 7 layers of clothes become normal

To go into the cooler you must have tights, jeans, sweatpants, a long sleeve shirt, two jackets and a cooler coat.

6. You learn that vehicles should not hold more than 11 people

Who said traveling across the nation with eleven people plus luggage in one van wasn't fun.

7. One word: hairnets

There everywhere! in your pockets, bags, in your room, and everywhere in between

8. Your new look is somewhere between a lunch lady, construction worker, and Michelin man.

Take a regular human, add seven layers, a cooler coat, frock, and a hard hat and you my friend have what is described above.

9. You didn't choose the plant life, the plant life choose you

Whether you like the plant or not it becomes your second home

10. You're always prepared to answer the question, "So what exactly is meat judging?"

We are asked this question all to often. When you do something as unusual as meat judging you expect questions like this.

11. You wouldn't trade this experience for the world

Through all the ups and down you wouldn't trade this experience for anything.