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April 3-4-5, 2009
  
   
Alliant Energy Center
1919
Alliant Energy Center Way
Madison, WI 53713
2007 Photo
Highlights
 
WISCONSIN DEER & TURKEY EXPO CONTESTS

This page will be updated late summer
SPONSOR
OF TROPHY DEER/BEAR CONTEST
2008 MILLER LITE DEER / BEAR TROPHY CONTEST & DISPLAY

ENTRY TIMES
Noon Friday to 10:00 AM Sunday

ENTRY FEE

 

 1)

Do NOT buy admission ticket. (Everyone else with you must buy a general admission ticket.)
  2)

Go to contest registration entrance and then to contest registration table.
  3) Entry fee is $15 (you also get a weekend pass -- $30 value) for first entry and all entries not already officially measured; $7.50 for multiple entries, after first entry, already officially measured and for which you can show proof of official measuring. If you cannot show proof, fee is $15.

TROPHY ENTRANCE
West entrance of Exhibition Hall. Follow signs to registration table.

CONTEST CATEGORIES

  • Wisconsin whitetail deer (taken during hunting season, hunter known)
  • Wisconsin black bear
  • Out-of-State whitetail deer (taken during hunting season, hunter known)

ENTRY CATEGORIES
  • Wisconsin deer
 – Firearms, Archery, Handicapped
  • Wisconsin black bear
 – Firearms, Archery
  • Out-of-State deer
 – Firearms, Archery
 
DIVISIONS IN EACH ENTRY CATEGORY
  • Wisconsin deer
 – Current Year (2007 season), Historical (2006 season and earlier)
  • Wisconsin black bear
 – all years together
  • Out-of-State deer
 – all years together

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

  • Typical Antlers (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.

AWARDS
Sunday 4:00 PM. Trophy must be present to win. Awards based on antler score (deer) or skull score (bear).

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.

TROPHY DEER & BEAR MEASURING
Trophy measuring/scoring by members of the Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club (877-273-6408, www.wi-buck-bear.org). Certified measurers on hand for Pope & Young Club and Boone & Crockett Club qualifiers.

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 noon 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.

Click here to see 2008 Photo Contest Winners.
 

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.
Click here to see 2008 Trail Camera Photo Contest Winners.
 
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