聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Arcola Buck Night (ABN) was held on Saturday, December 7 at Prairie Place Hall in Arcola. This was the event鈥檚 19th year. ABN was first held in the Kisbey town hall, organized by local hunters and was attended by approximately 40 people. The ABN motto is 鈥測ou shoot 鈥榚m, we show 鈥榚m鈥�.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year the event hosted 320 people聽 and the money raised is donated to local community projects and to the 鈥淟ook Good Feel Good鈥� program. ABN 2018 and its sponsors raised $18,000 and this year the show should be just as successful.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The event is open to any hunter who has bagged and tagged either a whitetail or mule deer buck. Each set of 鈥渢ypical鈥� or 鈥渘on-typical鈥� antlers is presented to be measured by a Boone Crockett scorer. This year鈥檚 scorers were Mike Halirewich, Heath Dreger, Donald Holinaty and Travis Markoski.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There is a men鈥檚 category for both species for typical and non-typical antlers, and also a ladies and junior category. The hunter with the high score in each category wins a free taxidermy mount with a value of around a thousand dollars. There are also secondary prizes in each category.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The evening also featured a roast beef supper, an axe throw and numerous draws and raffles. The supper was catered to by Linda Chapman and Eileen Corrigan.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year鈥檚 top score in each category were as follows:
Juniors:
Whitetail or Mule deer, typical or non-typical: Kamri Olfert, Mule deer non-typical, score 199, 5/8
Ladies:
Whitetail or Mule deer, typical or non-typical: Karen Andersen, mule deer, non-typical, score 174.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Men鈥檚 Mule deer non-typical: Peter Andersen, score 227, 7/8
Men鈥檚 Mule deer typical: Kris Spence, score 200, 2/8
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Men鈥檚 Whitetail deer non-typical: Ryan Carrier, score 209, 4/8
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Men鈥檚 Whitetail deer typical: Brad Zukewich, score 182, 3/8.
