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2026 TG Buck Pool
Open to all TG employees and retirees · Sept 12, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 · Anywhere in the U.S.
Entry fee
$20
$10 contest + $10 prizes
Season
Sept 12 – Jan 3
All legal methods
Last year 1st
$600
Scales with entries
Payout structure*
1st place
$600
+ custom trophy
2nd place
$500
+ custom trophy
3rd place
$400
+ custom trophy
4th place
$300
5th place
$200
Harvest raffle
$300
Any deer taken that doesn’t finish in the top 5 is entered automatically.
No-harvest raffle
$200
Didn’t fill a tag? You’re still in — every non-harvester is entered.
* Subject to change based on participation
How to pay
Preferred — Venmo
In-person — local contacts
Altoona – Cody Dziekan · Tomahawk – Iggy · Wisconsin Rapids – Justin Beck · Wrightstown – Casey Liegeois · De Pere – Tonya Charneski
Contest rules
One entry per participant using any legal DNR-approved method — compound bow, recurve bow, crossbow, rifle, muzzleloader, or any lawful fair-chase technique. No high-fence hunting.
Hunting can take place anywhere in the U.S.
If you harvest multiple deer, only your highest-scoring buck counts. Example: a 140″ Iowa bow buck, a 145″ Wisconsin bow buck, then a 160″ Wisconsin rifle buck — you’d enter the 160″.
Submit all deer taken regardless — we’ll sort out the entry as the season progresses.
Season runs Sept 12, 2026 through Jan 3, 2027. Metro sub-unit extensions are not included. If you shoot on Jan 4 and are tracking the next morning, notify Jeff Blohowiak immediately.
If the top-5 finishers are close at season end, Jeff Blohowiak will score each buck independently to ensure a fair result.
Scoring
Use an official Pope & Young or Boone & Crockett scorer.
Report your deer, send photos, and submit scores using the TG Buck Pool app — results will be posted to the website throughout the season.