Buck Pole
Buck Pole Winners 2012
How it works: The heaviest deer takes $150 cash. The deer with most points is worth $100. Widest rack (outside measurement) is worth $75.
Since a deer can only win one of the top three prizes (heaviest, most points, widest rack), the heaviest deer cannot also win most points or widest. Since the heaviest carries a larger cash prize, he takes takes $150. He then forfeits the most points and widest rack to the next in line. The deer with the most points, although it may also have the widest rack, cannot win two prizes, either.
Therefore, the deer with most points will win the $100 cash prize, and forfeit widest rack to the next in line. In the case of ties, we do a drawing.
2012 DEER HUNTER ENTRIES AND PRIZES:
1st deer hung - $10 - Bill Stephenson of Mancelona
Heaviest - $150 - Greg Parsons
Most Points - $100 - Phil Jones (drawing determined tie breaker)
Widest Rack - $75 - Dusty Arsnoe
Lucky Hunter - $235 (all registration money) - Steve Jones
Commemorative 2012 Mancelona Buck Pole Metal Art - $75 value (courtesy of DiRosa Welding) - Jerry Heiser & Robert Deputat
Commemorative 2012 Mancelona Buck Pole custom poster with hunter's photo (courtesy of Photography by Joanie Moore) - Russell Pendergrass & Ed Davidson
$50 Cash Prize for Youth Hunt Drawing (courtesy Payton Well Drilling - Elmira) - Elisabeth Kurkowski
$100 Gift Certificate toward a mount (courtesy Grey Wolf Taxidermy) - Ryan Dooley
Number Entries Day 1 = 30
Number Entries Day 2 = 17
TOTAL ENTRIES 2012 = 47
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| Entry # | Hunter | Location of Kill | Weight | Points | Spread |
| DAY 1 1 |
Bill Stephenson - 1st DEER | Lakes / North | 120 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Greg Parsons - HEAVIEST | Lakes / North | 170 | 9 | 17.5 |
| 3 | Eli Hittle | Plum Valley Rd | 130 | 5 | 13.25 |
| 4 | Ruby Hastings - Youth | Del Mason Road | 105 | Spike | 4.5 |
| 5 | Daniel Zoulek | Bellaire | 166 | 8 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Tom Busen | Lakes / North | 100 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Bob Busby | Lakes / North | 125 | 7 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Chris Post | Pinney Bridge | 100 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Steve Jones LUCKY HUNTER | Bellaire | 141 | 8 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Tom Reust | Mancelona | 113 | 7 | 11" |
| 11 | Aaron Dickie | Mancelona | 126 | 8 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Gina Richards | Boardman Rd | 147 | 9 | 16 |
| 13 | Ed Davidson | Mancelona | 137 | 9 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Greg Siemienkiewicz | Alba | 127 | 7 | 14.75 |
| 15 | Elisabeth Kurkowski - Youth | Twin Lake Road | 113 | 4 | 10.25 |
| 16 | Ryan Dooley - Youth | Bellaire | 105 | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | Duane Hittle | Plum Valley | 100 | Spike | 4.75 |
| 18 | Robert Hittle - Youth | Plum Valley | 109 | Spike | 8.5 |
| 19 | Greg Parsons | Lakes / North | 115 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | Gerald Heck | Alden | 100 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | Matthew Boyer - youth | E Jordan | 113 | 8 | 11.25 |
| 22 | Matthew Boyer - youth | E Jordan | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Robert Deputat | Elmira | 140 | 8 | 14 |
| 24 | Dusty Arsnoe - WIDEST | Clam Lake | 162 | 9 | 21 |
| 25 | Mike Arsnoe | Forest Home | 151 | 8 | 15.75 |
| 26 | Kevin Simmonds | Plum Valley Rd | 100 | 6 | 9 |
| 27 | Bob Kenney | Ellsworth | 153 | 8 | 13.5 |
| 28 | Rob Moughler | S Boardman | 100 | Spike | 5.5 |
| 29 | Russell Pendergrass - Youth | Starvation Lake | 150 | 8 | 15 |
| 30 | Gerry Heiser | Plum Valley Rd | 153 | 10 | 16.5 |
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DAY 2 |
Nate Deveneau | Alden | 101 | 5 | 10" |
| 32 | Hunter Kanaziz - Youth | Del Mason | 100 | Spike | 7.25" |
| 33 | Jillian Claus | Bailey Rd | 105 | 4 | 10" |
| 34 | Chris McGee | County Line | 92 | Spike | 5 |
| 35 | Terry Miller | Crooked Lake | 146 | 10 | 13.5 |
| 36 | Jim Flynn | Lakes / North | 100 | 5 | 9.5 |
| 37 | Ross Payton - Youth | Boyne Falls | 123 | 10 | 15" |
| 38 | Kathy Kern | Ritt Road | 116 | 8 | 9" |
| 39 | Carol Kern | Ritt Road | 100 | 4 | 6" |
| 40 | Robert Busby | Whispering Pines | 108 | 6 | 12" |
| 41 | Dusty Dustin | Alba | 113 | Spike | 5" |
| 42 | Austin Monusko - Youth | Aingell Road | 136 | 8 | 15" |
| 43 | Don Clark | Central Lake | 117 | 8 | 15.5" |
| 44 | Don Clark | Central Lake | 149 | 8 | 16" |
| 45 | Phil Jones - MOST POINTS (tie) | Mancelona | 146 | 10 | 17" |
| 46 | Mike Beckham | Cedar River | 134 | 9 | 14" |
| 47 | Sandra Hoose | Plum Valley Rd | 103 | Spike | 5" |