Welcome to the 2011 Buck Photo Contest!

Got a big buck photo you want to share? Want to have a chance at some great prizes from area sponsors?

Enter now in our Buck Photo Contest.

We'll show your pictures in our contest galleries, and site readers with be allow to vote on their favorites.

Important Note: Contest entries limited to deer taken with firearms or archery in the State of Michigan within the past year. We will accept other photos for our galleries, but they will not be eligible for the contest.

Prizes!

One winner in each category will receive a custom embroidered hoodie and other Big Boys Gear
courtesy of Big Boys Adventures and the Northern Michigan Review.

Winners!

Men's rifle - D.J. Ellis - 10-point buck (614 votes / 46.1%)

Women's rifle - Susan Mattila - 8-point buck (323 votes / 44.1%)

Boys' rifle - Nicholas Strobel - 8-point buck (70 votes / 27.7%)

Girls' rifle - Taylor Luckhardt - 12 point (99 / 60%)

Seniors' Rifle - Artie Forth - 9-point buck (155 / 56.2%)

Men's Archery - Jack Samkowiak 8 point buck, 238 pounds (118 / 35.3%)

Women's Archery - Robin Wottowa 10-point

Boys' Archery - Terry Burns Jr. - 10-point buck (56 / 52.8%)

There were no submissions in the girls' and seniors' archery categories.

View The Galleries

View the entries in our different categories.

Full Contest Rules

All entries must be submitted through the form contained on this website. Site visitors will be allowed to vote on their favorites in different categories between the dates of November 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. No computer imaging/altering of entries allowed except for cropping. Multiple entries to different categories from one address are allowed and encouraged.

Contest entries limited to deer taken in the State of Michigan within the past year.

Youth categories (Boys and Girls) are designated for children ages 16 years and younger. Senior categories are open to either gender and are for ages 62 years and up.

Entry Categories: Men's Rifle, Men's Archery, Women's Rifle, Women's Archery, Boys' Rifle, Boys' Archery, Girls' Rifle, Girl's Archery, Senior Rifle, and Senior Archery.

No purchase necessary. Contest officially ends Thursday, December 31, 2011 at 9 p.m. Only those entries received prior to the deadline are eligible to win. Winners will be selected by online voters whose decision shall be final. All federal, state and local laws apply. Void prohibited by law. All prizes will be awarded. Open to residents of the United States only. Employees and their families of Northern Michigan Review Inc. and its producers and prize sponsors are not eligible. Entry constitutes permission to use the winner’s name and photograph without further compensation to winner.

Photo submission constitutes permission to publish. All photos become property of Northern Michigan Review Inc. Submission grants Northern Michigan Review Inc. royalty-free permission to publish and use the material in any form of media we choose. These rights come into effect upon sending the image. We reserve the right not to publish images submitted and to edit comments that accompany the image. We reserve the right to crop the images as we see fit. We reserve the right to deal with the images within the time frame that the editor sees fit. Northern Michigan Review editor makes the final decision. Photo credit to your image may be given if requested.

All additional questions about rules may be directed to jwitthoeft@petoskeynews.com.