265-pound deer tops area big-buck contests

Here's a listing of big bucks registered at a few big-buck contests around the region. All weights are field-dressed weights.

The Bear's Den, Twig

1. 238, Jase Johnson, Saginaw

2. 227, Belinda Haedrich, Saginaw

3. 224, Eric Swan, Alborn

Buck's Hardware Hank, Grand Marais

By weight

1. 265, Bill Conrad, Circle Pines, Minn.

2. 256, Brian Fairbanks, Grand Portage

3. 250, Ralph Milanoski, Custer, Wis.

By antler spread

1. 21½ inches, Pat Eliason, Grand Marais

2. 21 3/8, Jeff Eliason, Grand Marais

3. 21 ¼, Brian Fairbanks, Grand Portage

Fisherman's Corner, Pike Lake

1. 231 pounds, Rob Zapolski, no town listed

2. 229, Joseph Billings, no town listed

3. 219, Clinton Deraas, Gnesen Township

Lawrence Lake Legion Big Buck Contest, Lawrence Lake Township

1. 237, Adam Hines, Deer River

2. 204, Bridget Newman, Bovey

3. 201½, Robert Daoust, Bovey

The Minno-ette

Fredenberg Township

1. 226, Clint Deraas, Gnesen Township

2. 207, Wayne Kotlarek, Fredenberg