Here are some of the bucks entered in big-buck contests around the region as of this morning:
Brimson Sportsmen’s Club, Brimson
- 246.4, Greg Zapolski, Two Harbors
- 226, Connor Kolberg, no town listed
- 223.8, Mike Billings Jr., no town listed
Big doe: 156.2, Michael McTavish, no town listed
Buck’s Hardware Hank, Grand Marais
By weight:
- 242.2, Mark Morehouse, Cottage Grove, Minn.
- 237.2, Jerry Waha, Grand Portage
- 217.6, Jody Smith, Grand Marais
By antler spread:
- 25 inches, Coleecq Johnson, Grand Marais
- 22 inches, Ron Langer, Stillwater, Minn.
- 21.5 inches, Jed Smith, Grand Marais
Crossroads Convenience and Gas, Iron
1. 209, Bill Tuomala, no town listed
2. 202, Tony Bernard, Iron
3. 194, Roger Mayry, Iron
Deer River Sportsmen’s Club/Deer River Vets Club
- 224.5, David Larson, Deer River
- 214, Lane Parks, Deer River
- 202, Bruce Giffen, Cohasset
Big doe: 148, Mitchell Ricketson, no town listed
Fisherman’s Corner, Pike Lake
- 248, Gregory Zapolski, Two Harbors
- 227, Jeffrey Morrison, no town listed
- 208, Scott Waters, no town listed
Fredenberg Minno-Ette, Fredenberg Township
1. 234.5, Jim Kaas, Duluth
2. 209, Burt Schweiger, Duluth
3. 204, Evan Youngstrom, Duluth
Big doe: 151, John McAdamis, Duluth
Lawrence Lake Legion, Bovey
1. 237.5, Jason Fillman, Pengilly
2. 230, Aaron Trumbloy, Taconite
3. 218, Mike Shevich, Zimmerman, Minn.
Big doe: 151, Jess Mjolaneos, Bovey