The Woodlands Wildlife Club wrapped up another successful season as hunters gathered at Meadow Lea on Dec. 6 for the annual Hunters Ball, where 42 deer, elk and bear entries were scored by the Manitoba Big Game Trophy Association (MBGTA).
The competition featured some impressive results across all categories. Kaden Stewart led the way in the adult men’s typical class, winning with a 158 4/8-inch buck. Hailey Dew topped the adult women’s typical class, claiming first with a 149 7/8-inch buck.
Blake Adams earned the title for most symmetrical rack over 120 with his 142-inch buck, which had just a 3 6/8-inch variance, while Ashley Adams captured the non-typical category with a 138-inch buck.
Youth hunter Armond Buors secured first place in the typical buck class after his entry scored 121 3/8 inches.
In the big game divisions, Hailey Hueging and Robin Green took top honours in elk with a 198 1/8-inch bull, and Corey Pasichnyk won the bear category with an 18 9/16-inch skull.
The Hunters Ball remains a season highlight for local outdoors enthusiasts, offering both competition and recognition for ethically harvested Manitoba game.
The MBGTA, founded in 1969, travels throughout the province to score animals and maintain Manitoba’s official record book for big game.
Left photo: Armond Buors, centre, claimed first in the youth typical class. Right photo: Hailey Hueging, centre, and Robin Green (not pictured) earned top spot in the elk category at the Woodlands Wildlife Club Hunters Ball.
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Left photo: From left, Woodlands Wildlife vice-president Dylan Hildebrandt, men’s first-place typical winner Kaden Stewart and Woodlands Wildlife president Darrell Hueging. Right photo: Hildebrandt, women’s first-place typical winner Hailey Dew and Hueging.
