• Whitetail Deer Trophy Contest & Display
• Outdoor Photo Contest
• State Turkey Calling & Owl Hooting Championship
• Trail Camera Photo Contest  NEW!

ENTRY TIMES
Noon Friday to 10:00 AM Sunday

ENTRY FEE

ONE CONTEST

• Illinois whitetail deer (taken during hunting season, hunter known)

FOUR ENTRY CATEGORIES

• Firearms
• Archery
• Black Powder
• Crossbow

Entries do not need to be mounted, but they must have a solid skull plate.

AWARDS
Sunday 4:00 PM. Trophy must be present to win.
Awards proportional to entries:
1-3 entries in class = 1 award;
4-8 entries in class = 2 awards;
9 or more entries in class = 3 awards.
Award trophies and participation ribbons given. No cash or merchandise prizes.

ADDITIONAL RULES

Two antler brackets in every whitetail deer entry and divisional category:

• Typical Antler (8-, 9-, 10-, 11-, 12- and 13+-point classes)
• Non-Typical Antlers (all antlers in one class regardless of points)

No entries released between noon and 3:00 PM Sunday. This is when all scores are being double-checked, winners determined, winner cards posted, etc. It is a paperwork crunch requiring maximum attention to detail.

TROPHY MEASURING
Trophy measuring/scoring by measurers certified by the Illinois Big Buck Recognition Program (Attn: Constituency Services, Department of Natural Resources, One Natural Resources, Springfield, IL 62702 — 217-782-4963, http://dnr.state.il.us/legislation/bbrp/default.htm), with the generous assistance of certified Pope & Young Club and Boone & Crockett Club measurers. Awards based on antler score.



Trophy Deer Contest Entrants -- Contest entry and display are in the Roller Hockey Building (shown here), far west side of the Interstate Center grounds. Entrance, shown here, is on the south side, facing the parking lot. Go here to register your deer. The contest is sponsored by Miller High Life.

For complete contest rules:
call Target Communications (1-800-324-3337)
or e-mail mac@deerinfo.com

Click here to see 2008 Trophy Contest Winners.

OUTDOOR PHOTO CONTEST
GUIDELINES & COMPLETE RULES

• The contest is open to amateur photographers.
• There are five categories in the photo contest:
    1) Fauna (North American only)
    2) Flora (North American only; wild plants only)
    3) Scenic
    4) People in the Outdoors
    5) Miscellaneous/Novelty
• No ‘hero’ photos of game or fish taken; no photos of pets.
• Entry fee is $5 for up to three photos, and $5 for every additional group of one to three photos.
• You must first purchase a show general admission ticket before you can enter the photo contest.
• Bring your entries to the show office; no mail-in entries are accepted.
• Entry deadline is 10:00 AM Sunday.
• Black-and-white or color prints only.
• Photos may be mounted, but cannot include glass.
• Image size can be anywhere from 5”x7” minimum to 11”x14” maximum.
• Your name, address and telephone number, including area code, and choice of contest category, must be on the back of each entry.
• Judging will be at 11:00 AM Sunday.
• There may be up to three awards per category. Participation ribbons for every entry.
• Photos must remain on display until 3:00 PM Sunday. They will be available after that for pick-up in the Show Office. After 3:00 PM each photo contest entrant can get in free to pick up his/her photos. Must have photo contest entry receipt. Admission before 3:00 PM -- must buy general admission ticket.
• Photos not picked up will not be returned.

TRAIL CAMERA PHOTO CONTEST
GUIDELINES & COMPLETE RULES

• The contest is open to everyone. You must first purchase a show general admission ticket before you can enter the photo contest.
• There are 8 categories in the photo contest:

1) Whitetail Deer - bucks 2) Whitetail Deer - groups 3) Whitetail Deer - other 4) Predators (four-footed & flying) 5) Big Game other than whitetail deer 6) Wild turkey -- gobbler(s) 7) Wild turkey -- groups 8) Weird and unusual stuff / Miscellaneous

• Entry fee is $5 for up to three photos, and $5 for every additional group of one to three photos.
• Bring your entries to the show office; no mail-in entries are accepted.
• Entry deadline is 10 a.m. Sunday.
• Black-and-white or color prints only.
• Photos may be mounted, but cannot include glass and cannot be framed.
• Image size can be anywhere from 5”x7” minimum to 11”x14” maximum.
• Your name, address and telephone number, including area code, and choice of contest category, must be on the back of each entry.
• Judging will be at noon Sunday.
• There may be up to three awards per category.
• Photos must remain on display until 3:00 PM Sunday. They will be available after that for pick-up in the Show Office. After 3:00 PM each photo contest entrant can get in free to pick up his/her photos. Must have photo contest entry receipt. Admission before 3:00 PM -- must buy general admission ticket.
• Photos not picked up will not be returned.