Monday Information Drop

As Jeff continues to wrap up the 2021 season we have a few updates for you. We’ll get the most important stuff out of the way first. Jeff was able to get to Wisconsin Rapids last week to score a few bucks and they had a major effect on the standings. Before I reveal the updated and likely final standings, there is one big asterisk, so I’ll explain that first:

Mike Weinfurter’s buck is at the taxidermist making it difficult to confirm the score. Mike is still getting it scored by an official scorer. However, Justin Beck scored the buck and he is our official TG Buck Pool scorer in the Wisconsin Rapids area. Unless something changes drastically Mike Weinfurter has won the 2021 TG Buck Pool. We will keep you updated on the “second opinion” score of Mike’s buck.

Until then, these are the official final standings in the pool:

1. Mike Weinfurter (WI Gun) 154 2/8″
2. Justin Beck (WI Gun) 148 1/8″
3. Shawn Thomas (WI Bow) 143 4/8″
4. Jeff Darnell (WI Gun) 136 4/8″
5. Justin Beck (WI Bow) 127″
6. Shawn Thomas (WI Gun) 125 4/8″
7. Mitch Dequaine (WI Bow) 118 1/8″
8. Jake Harrison (WI Gun) 117 7/8″
9. Casey Liegeois (WI Bow) 116 6/8″
10. TJ Agamaite (WI Gun) 115 4/8″
11. Jeff Blohowiak (WI Gun) 110 5/8″
12. Zeke Peters (WI Gun) 110 3/8″
13. Brad Davister (WI Gun) 96 3/8″

14 other bucks were harvested but were not scored. Payout goes to the top three. We had 114 people entered in the pool. Entry was $20, and $10 of that goes toward payout, so we have $1,140 to pay out to our winners. Here’s the breakdown:

$798 to Mike Weinfurter
$228 to Justin Beck
$114 to Shawn Thomas

Congrats to Mike, Justin, Shawn, and everyone who got their bucks in 2021!

A few other fun items from Jeff in the past week:

Justin Beck’s Unique Buck
Jeff noticed something different about Justin’s buck when he was scoring it last week. Take a look:

One of the antlers had a hole straight through it with velvet still on the inside. Jeff had never seen this before, and I certainly never have either. Anyone else out there ever have this happen with a deer? We thought this was cool and worthy of sharing.

Doug Wilmet Buck
Apparently Doug Wilmet got a buck and didn’t share it with the buck pool. I got a picture of a deer texted to me out of the blue last week that said, “Doug Wilmet. He never told me about it. Add it to the list.” Here’s a look at Doug’s mystery buck:

I’ve been given no details so I don’t know if this is a gun or archery buck, but since this is the internet I’m going to float a theory with zero evidence to back it up: Doug hit this thing with his car. I don’t see a bullet or arrow wound on him. The deer gamely made its way to the edge of the woods before dying. That’s why you don’t see the road in the picture. I’m 98% certain none of that is true, but it would explain why Doug didn’t send it in. Regardless, a belated congratulations to Doug on a great buck that’s worthy of entry into the pool. Doug is a Multi-Trade Assembly Foreman at our Wrightstown Fabrication facility. Great job, Doug!

Kenny Thompson Last-Minute Buck
Here’s the tale of persistence I’ve been waiting a month for. Greg Blazer’s son-in-law (Ashley’s husband, for those of you who know Ashley) dropped this guy on the final day of bow season:

Here’s Kenny Thompson with his buck, taken on Sunday, January 9. The final day of archery season in Wisconsin. Kenny, I barely know you and you’re probably not reading this, but you are now an inspiration to me. For the rest of my life, when I’m ready to call it quits early I’m going to remember your name and this picture. Congrats on a great buck and a job well done. Persistence pays off.

That is all we have today.