Archery Contest

Second buck turned in for archery contest

Dan Maue of TRENTON harvested this 205-pound field-dressed buck. The 8-point buck is currently in second place in the Deien Chevrolet and Compound Bow Rifle Sight Big Buck & Doe Archery contest. First place is held by Keith Stefanisin of Bartelso. He killed a 215-pound, 10 point buck. Places are based on weight only at this point; final standings will include point scores. More than 90 archery hunters are competing for $700 in cash prizes.

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11th Annual Big Buck & Doe Archery Contest Illinois archers are invited to participate in the 11th annual Big Buck and Doe Archery Contest, co-sponsored by Peep Eliminator in Breese and Deien Chevrolet in Trenton. Registration for the contest is open through September 30.

Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: largest buck, $300; second largest buck, $200; third largest buck, $100; and largest doe, $100. There is no entry fee.

Final results for the 2015 contest were:

• First place in the buck category went to Trevor Koerkenmeier of St. Rose. Koerkenmeier killed an 8-point, 171-pound buck and took home $300. His total score was 328.
• Keith Zurliene of Trenton won second place with his 173-pound buck. With a total score of 292-2/8, Zurliene's 8-point buck won him $200.
• Adam Rakers of Ruma took third place and $100 with his 165-pound, 9-point buck. Rakers' total score was 286-3/8.
• The doe category was won by David Buehler of Carlyle. Buehler's doe weighed in at 145 pounds and won him $100.

All registering archers must be Illinois residents and have a valid hunting license and tag. Participants must use a recurve or compound bow; no crossbows are permitted, except when used by physically challenged hunters.

Archers must register in person at Deien Chevrolet, located at State Rt. 160 and New Hwy. 50 in Trenton, on or before September 30. The contest is open to archers in Clinton and surrounding counties. Archers must be able to weigh deer in Breese, Illinois.

Details and complete rules are available at the dealership.

For more information about the Peep Eliminator, created and patented by Melvin Deien of Breese, please visit www.PeepEliminator.com. Deien's invention simplifies archery and makes the archer shoot with consistent accuracy shot after shot.

For more information about the archery contest, please visit www.DeienChevrolet.com, call 618-224-9200 or visit Deien Chevrolet or Peep Eliminator on Facebook.