Outdoor News Best Buck Photo Contest Winners!!!

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Minnesota’s largest Best Buck Photo Contest Winners
The 15th annual Outdoor News Best Buck Contest has ended. Each year, it gets better! Readers entered more photos than we have space to print.
The judging, as in years past, was difficult. So many of the top 20 to 30 entries could have ended up in the top five. As is customary with this contest, the weight and antler size of the deer is not a critical factor— it’s the quality of the photo. That’s where it gets very subjective.

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GRAND PRIZE



Jamison Winter, of Glyndon, shot this 13-point Clay County buck on Nov. 15. The rack had a 19 3/4-inch inside spread, and green scored 164.

GRAND PRIZE



Jamison Winter, of Glyndon, shot this 13-point Clay County buck on Nov. 15. The rack had a 19 3/4-inch inside spread, and green scored 164.

FIRST PLACE



Brian Landrigan, of Duluth, arrowed this 9-point buck in St. Louis County on Dec. 10. The rack had a 21-inch inside spread, and green scored 134.

FIRST PLACE



Brian Landrigan, of Duluth, arrowed this 9-point buck in St. Louis County on Dec. 10. The rack had a 21-inch inside spread, and green scored 134.

SECOND PLACE



Jim Leqve, of Rochester, arrowed this 9-point buck in Olmsted County on Nov. 29. The rack had a 17-inch inside spread, and green scored 135.

SECOND PLACE



Jim Leqve, of Rochester, arrowed this 9-point buck in Olmsted County on Nov. 29. The rack had a 17-inch inside spread, and green scored 135.

THIRD PLACE



Dave Ledman, of Lino Lakes, shot this 10-point buck in St. Louis County on Nov. 6. The rack had a 16 1/2-inch inside spread.

THIRD PLACE



Dave Ledman, of Lino Lakes, shot this 10-point buck in St. Louis County on Nov. 6. The rack had a 16 1/2-inch inside spread.

FOURTH PLACE



Mike Johnson, of Park Rapids, harvested this 10-point buck while bowhunting in Becker County on Oct. 2. The rack had a 14 1/2-inch inside spread, and green scored 132 3/4.

FOURTH PLACE



Mike Johnson, of Park Rapids, harvested this 10-point buck while bowhunting in Becker County on Oct. 2. The rack had a 14 1/2-inch inside spread, and green scored 132 3/4.

FIFTH PLACE



Wade Shanahan, of Stillwater, shot this 10-point Fillmore County buck on Nov. 8. The rack had a 16 1/8-inch inside spread, and green scored 135.

FIFTH PLACE



Wade Shanahan, of Stillwater, shot this 10-point Fillmore County buck on Nov. 8. The rack had a 16 1/8-inch inside spread, and green scored 135.

SIXTH PLACE

Doug Johnson, of North branch, arrowed this 13-point Camp Ripley buck on Oct. 21. The rack had a 19-inch inside spread, and green scored 162.

SIXTH PLACE

Doug Johnson, of North branch, arrowed this 13-point Camp Ripley buck on Oct. 21. The rack had a 19-inch inside spread, and green scored 162.

SEVENTH PLACE

Lisa Erdman, of Rollingstone, bagged her first deer in Zone 3. The 10-pointer was taken on Nov. 21 on the family farm.

SEVENTH PLACE

Lisa Erdman, of Rollingstone, bagged her first deer in Zone 3. The 10-pointer was taken on Nov. 21 on the family farm.

EIGHTH PLACE

Peggy Shrake, of Eagan, shot this 8-point buck while hunting near Duluth last November.

EIGHTH PLACE

Peggy Shrake, of Eagan, shot this 8-point buck while hunting near Duluth last November.

NINTH PLACE

Joe Jordan, of Bloomington, shot this 8-point buck while black powder hunting in Winneshiek County, Iowa on Dec. 5.

NINTH PLACE

Joe Jordan, of Bloomington, shot this 8-point buck while black powder hunting in Winneshiek County, Iowa on Dec. 5.

TENTH PLACE

John Engrav, of Dover, harvested this 10-point buck while bowhunting near Houston on Oct. 22.

TENTH PLACE

John Engrav, of Dover, harvested this 10-point buck while bowhunting near Houston on Oct. 22.

Semi-Finalist



Steven Vollhaber, of Elk River, shot this 11-point Itasca County buck on Nov. 9. The rack had a 191/2-inch inside spread. The buck weighed 197 pounds field dressed.

Semi-Finalist



Steven Vollhaber, of Elk River, shot this 11-point Itasca County buck on Nov. 9. The rack had a 191/2-inch inside spread. The buck weighed 197 pounds field dressed.

Semi-Finalist



Brenda Boyer, of Melrose, took this 8-point buck while bowhunting in Ramsey County on Oct. 30. The rack had a 15 1/2-inch inside spread, and green scored 147 6/8.

Semi-Finalist



Brenda Boyer, of Melrose, took this 8-point buck while bowhunting in Ramsey County on Oct. 30. The rack had a 15 1/2-inch inside spread, and green scored 147 6/8.

Semi-Finalist



Andy Berden, of Waseca, bagged this 8-point buck in Big Stone County on Nov. 7. The rack had an 18 1/8-inch inside spread, and green scored 138 4/8.

Semi-Finalist



Andy Berden, of Waseca, bagged this 8-point buck in Big Stone County on Nov. 7. The rack had an 18 1/8-inch inside spread, and green scored 138 4/8.

Semi-Finalist

Jerid Ramaker, of Rochester, arrowed this 9-point buck while hunting in Winneshiek County, Iowa, on Oct. 24. The rack had a 17-inch inside spread, and green scored 144.