Current standings in the sixth annual Big Buck and Doe Archery Contest are as follows:  first place in the buck category is held by Rob Wutzler of Highland.  Wutzler killed a 212-pound, 11-point buck.  Shane Hellman of Carlyle and Kenneth Berman of Highland are tied for second place.   Both bucks weighed in at 211 pounds with 9-points.  Third place is held by Mark Lockowitz of Trenton, who killed a 197-pound, 11-point buck.  The current buck standings are based on field dressed weight only at this time; antler scores will be included in the final scores.

Shane Hellman also leads the doe category.  His 137-pound field-dressed doe topped previous leader Brandon Wobbe’s 123-pound doe.        
                                                           

Other hunters with notable bucks are Keith Zurliene of Trenton.  His 10-point buck weighed in at 178-1/2 pounds, field dressed.  Kevin Karrigan of O’Fallon killed a 120-pound field-dressed, 4-point buck, with one side broken off.

The annual archery contest is sponsored by Deien Chevrolet in Trenton and Peep Eliminator.  90 hunters are competing for $700 in cash prizes.

For up-to-date standings, please visit deienchevrolet.com or join Deien Chevrolet on Facebook.