Posted 7:49 pm Sunday, January 29, 2012
Late Entry Changes Contest Standings
There was a last-minute entry in the Tyler Paper’s 32nd Big Buck Contest’s Women’s Division.
Arriving just before the final bell, Pam Lott of Tyler has moved into second place with a 10-point McCulloch County buck scoring 120 3/8, knocking Kim Oldham of Flint from the standings. Tyler’s Marlo Bitter continues in first in the Women’s Division with a 9-point Llano County buck scoring 122 6/8.
Final standings will be announced next Sunday.
“My husband, Ron, and I had hunted all weekend. I hadn’t seen any bucks that I felt were big enough to shoot,” Lott said.
Her husband suggested rattling, and although she wasn’t big on the idea, they hadn’t seen any bucks and decided to give it a try. On the first try a big buck came up, but before Lott could get a shot the buck trotted off.
The second spot was successful as well. Her husband told her to shoot before it also got away.
Arriving just before the final bell, Pam Lott of Tyler has moved into second place with a 10-point McCulloch County buck scoring 120 3/8, knocking Kim Oldham of Flint from the standings. Tyler’s Marlo Bitter continues in first in the Women’s Division with a 9-point Llano County buck scoring 122 6/8.
Final standings will be announced next Sunday.
“My husband, Ron, and I had hunted all weekend. I hadn’t seen any bucks that I felt were big enough to shoot,” Lott said.
Her husband suggested rattling, and although she wasn’t big on the idea, they hadn’t seen any bucks and decided to give it a try. On the first try a big buck came up, but before Lott could get a shot the buck trotted off.
The second spot was successful as well. Her husband told her to shoot before it also got away.
“So I did. We thought it was the same buck we had seen just a few minutes earlier, but it wasn’t. However, it was a good buck,” she said.
The deer had a 13 1/8-inch inside spread and a longest tine of 9 1/8 inches. The longest main beam measured 19 6/8 inches the best circumference measurement at the base was 3 4/8 inches.
James Wilson of Flint leads the North Texas Adult Division with an 11-point, velvet-horned Henderson County buck scoring 156 3/8.
George Garvey of Frankston is second with an Anderson County 12-pointer scoring 153 2/8.
Tyler’s Bill Blomdahl leads in the South Texas Adult Division of the contest with a 10-point McMullen County scoring 173 3/8 gross. Blomdahl’s son-in-law, Dalton Spivey of Katy, a Tyler native, is second with an 11-pointer from the same lease that scored 155.
Mason Barker of Bullard continues to lead the North Texas Youth Division with an 8-point Smith County buck scoring 138 6/8. Tyler’s Rylan Thedford is in second place with an 8-point McCulloch County buck scoring 138 5/8. Andrew Bergfeld, Tyler, is third with a San Saba County 10-pointer scoring 135 6/8.
Hunter Low, 10, of Flint leads the South Texas Youth Division with a 10-point Dimmit County buck scoring 139 5/8. Sydney Morris, 10, Flint, is second with an 8-point Dimmit County buck that scored 128 5/8.
Contest sponsors are: Army/Navy Store of Tyler, 1201 E.SE. Loop 323; East Texas Seed, Cotton Belt Rail Yard; Lynch’s Food Store, 3400 E. Fifth; Mac’s Gun Shop, 213 E. Elm; Noonday Gun Trader, 14674 U.S. 155 South; and Still Life Taxidermy, 1415 E. Tyler St., Athens.
The deer had a 13 1/8-inch inside spread and a longest tine of 9 1/8 inches. The longest main beam measured 19 6/8 inches the best circumference measurement at the base was 3 4/8 inches.
James Wilson of Flint leads the North Texas Adult Division with an 11-point, velvet-horned Henderson County buck scoring 156 3/8.
George Garvey of Frankston is second with an Anderson County 12-pointer scoring 153 2/8.
Tyler’s Bill Blomdahl leads in the South Texas Adult Division of the contest with a 10-point McMullen County scoring 173 3/8 gross. Blomdahl’s son-in-law, Dalton Spivey of Katy, a Tyler native, is second with an 11-pointer from the same lease that scored 155.
Mason Barker of Bullard continues to lead the North Texas Youth Division with an 8-point Smith County buck scoring 138 6/8. Tyler’s Rylan Thedford is in second place with an 8-point McCulloch County buck scoring 138 5/8. Andrew Bergfeld, Tyler, is third with a San Saba County 10-pointer scoring 135 6/8.
Hunter Low, 10, of Flint leads the South Texas Youth Division with a 10-point Dimmit County buck scoring 139 5/8. Sydney Morris, 10, Flint, is second with an 8-point Dimmit County buck that scored 128 5/8.
Contest sponsors are: Army/Navy Store of Tyler, 1201 E.SE. Loop 323; East Texas Seed, Cotton Belt Rail Yard; Lynch’s Food Store, 3400 E. Fifth; Mac’s Gun Shop, 213 E. Elm; Noonday Gun Trader, 14674 U.S. 155 South; and Still Life Taxidermy, 1415 E. Tyler St., Athens.
