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MINNESOTA DEER & TURKEY EXPO CONTESTS & OTHER WINNERS

Whitetail Deer, Black Bear & Moose Trophy Contest & Display
Outdoor Photo Contest
Trail Camera Photo Contest
Taxidermy Contest
Door Prize Winners at NASP Archery Range

This page will be updated late summer

SPONSOR
OF TROPHY DEER/BEAR/MOOSE CONTEST

2008 TROPHY DEER/BEAR/MOOSE CONTEST & DISPLAY

GENERAL ITEMS

No advance entry; just bring your trophy to the show.
Entries begin at Noon Friday, close at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
Entry fee is $12 for the first trophy you enter; in return, you get a three-day pass ($18 value). For additional entries, its $6.00 if the trophy already has been officially measured, $12 if the trophy has not been officially measured. If the trophy already has been officially measured, it will not be measured again, so bring paperwork proof with you.
Antlers do NOT need to be mounted. They must have a solid skull plate; otherwise, they cannot be measured. This is not a beauty contest. Awards are given on antler score only.
Bear skulls must be clean.

CATEGORIES

Whitetail Deer
a) Main Category -- Deer taken in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota are eligible.
b) Out-of-Region Category -- Deer taken from any other states and Canadian provinces are eligible for entry.
Black Bear -- Can be from anywhere in U.S. or Canada.
Moose -- Can be from Minnesota, Ontario, or anywhere the Canada moose sub-species exists
In whitetail deer competition, there are firearms and archery divisions, with typical-antler and non-typical-antler classes in each division. Both divisions have Historical Category (2006 season and earlier) and Current-Year Category (2007 season) classes. Muzzleloader whitetail deer kills are entered in the firearms division.

CLASSES

WHITETAIL DEER
Archery Current Year (2008 season)
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13+ pt. Typical Antlers
Non-Typical Antlers
Firearms Current Year (2008 season)
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13+ pt. Typical Antlers
Non-Typical Antlers
Archery Historical (2007 season or earlier)
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13+ pt. Typical Antlers
Non-Typical Antlers
Firearms Historical (2007 season or earlier)
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13+ pt. Typical Antlers
Non-Typical Antlers
MOOSE (All Years)
BLACK BEAR (All Years) - Archery, Firearms

AWARDS

BEST OF SHOW -- Whitetail Deer
	Typical Antlers - Firearm Non-Typical Antlers - Firearm Typical Antlers - Archery Non-Typical Antlers - Archery
OTHER AWARDS
	Moose Bear Out-of-Region Whitetail Deer
		Typical & Non-Typical Antlers - Firearms (incl bl powder) Typical & Non-Typical Antlers - Archery

Contest sponsored by Miller High Life & Locher Brothers Distributing, Green Isle, Minnesota.

TROPHY RELEASE

No trophies will be released between Noon and 3:00 p.m. Sunday. That's paperwork crunch time as all entries and scores are checked and re-checked.

AWARDS

Award presentation begins at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, and entries must be present to win.

MEASURING / SCORING

Measuring and scoring is done by members of the Minnesota Official Measurers (MOM). There will be measurers available who are certified by the Pope & Young Club or Boone & Crockett Club.
M.O.M. contact if you have measuring questions --
Doug Ohman, President, M.O.M.
daohman@ecenet.com
www.mnmom.com
The Pope & Young / Boone & Crockett measuring/scoring system is used.

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) Wildlife (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 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 must be mounted on cardboard, but cannot include glass and do not need to be framed or matted.
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 display boards. 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.
Awards will be mailed to all winners.

Click here to see 2008 Photo Contest Winners

2009 TRAIL CAMERA PHOTO CONTEST GUIDELINES & RULES

The contest is open to everyone. You must purchase a show general admission ticket before you can enter the photo contest.

Categories
	1) Deer/Bucks 2) Deer/Other 3) Turkeys 4) Predators 5) Miscellaneous 6) Series (multiple photos, same subject)

* 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 must be mounted on cardboard but cannot include glass and should not be framed or matted.
* Image size can be anywhere from 6”x4” minimum to 8”x10” 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 pickup at the display boards. After 3:00 PM, each photo contest entrant can get in free to pick up his/her photos; you must have a photo contest entry receipt. Admission before 3:00 PM Sunday -- you must buy a general admission ticket. If you want your photos returned but cannot be there Sunday, leave a stamped, self-addressed envelope at the Expo Office when you enter your photos.
* Awards will be given on-site Sunday at the contest display boards. An expo staff person will be there to present awards at 3:00 pm.

For additional expo information, go to the event's web-site -- www.deerinfo.com -- or e-mail -- mac@deerinfo.com

Click here to see 2008 Trail Camera Photo Contest Winners.

TAXIDERMY CONTEST
TAXIDERMY CONTEST RULES
5 Categories:	Bird Small Mammal Fish Big Game / Head & Shoulders Large Mammal / Full Mount
Entry Times:	Begin -- Friday, March 13, 2:00 pm Close -- Saturday, March 15, 11:00 am
Entry fee:	$15 per item, maximum of two items per category. Enter as many categories as you wish.
Entry Location:	Expo Office
Awards:	1st Place -- Trophy and Ribbon 2nd - 5th -- Ribbon Awards made Sunday afternoon
Deer, bear or moose entries in the taxidermy contest cannot be entered in the Expo’s trophy contest, and vice versa.
All winners will be selected by Peoples’ Choice voting. Ballots will be at the contest display.

Click here to see 2008 Taxidermy Contest Winners.

Door Prize Winners at NASP Archery Range

A lot of kids shot bows and arrows, many for the first time, at the NASP Free Instructional Archery Range at the Expo ... and some of them hit the jackpot. Their names were drawn to win a door prize. Some of those winners are shown here.

Members of the Straight River Archery Club of Owatonna operated the NASP Archery Range at the Expo. They did a great job. Thank you to all who worked. NASP is the National Archery in Schools Program.

Click here to see 2008 Door Prize Winners at NASP Archery Range.