Youth Big-Buck Contest Results 2015-2016

One lucky young deer hunter from GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest will win a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors, plus a weekend deer and wild-hog Dream Hunt with Woods-N-Water outfitters.

Imagine walking into a hunting store like Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna and having $3,000 to spend on anything you can dream of, and then being able to carry that new gear on a super deer and hog hunt with the Burley brothers and Woods-N-Water outfitters.

The highest-scoring buck by a youth each week of deer season earned a spot in a special Youth Shoot-Out that will be held at the Outdoor Blast on Friday, July 29 at the Infinite Energy Center (formerly Gwinnett Center). The best young shooter will win the shopping spree and hunt.

GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest is a part of the Truck-Buck Contest. There was no separate entry process for the youth contest. All kids 15 and younger who were subscribers or dependents of GON subscribers could enter their bucks through the Truck-Buck contest. We automatically included all youth entries into the Youth Big-Buck Contest. Full Truck-Buck results can be found on page 84.

To see photos of the winners and all the Truck-Buck entries from the past season at the GON website, go to www.gon.com and click on View Truck-Buck Entries.

The contest uses official Boone & Crockett measurers and the B&C scoring method. All scores are official scores  and are listed as B&C net after deductions.

To compare typical versus non-typical racks, divide the net scores into the minimums for B&C all-time record books; 170 for typicals and 195 for non-typicals. The higher percentage is the higher-ranking buck.

Key: (b) bow-kill; (c) crossbow; (m) muzzleloader; (*) non-typical.

 

Week 1 Youth (Sept. 12-18)

1. Coleman Cauley (b), Jones Co. 95 6/8

 

Week 2 Youth (Sept. 19-25)

1. Heath Defee (b), Treutlen Co. 91 0/8

 

Week 3 Youth (Sept. 26-Oct. 2)

1. Joe Dan Mitchell (b), Franklin Co. 51 2/8

2. Jonathan Cantrell (b), Hall Co. 38 0/8

 

Week 4 Youth (Oct. 3-9)

1. Griffin Gravitt (b), Turner Co. 88 6/8

 

Week 5 Youth (Oct. 10-16)

1. Ben Broadnax, Pulaski Co. 133 1/8

2. Forbes Hamby, Banks Co. 128 4/8

3. Reed Craig (m), Upson Co. 94 2/8

4. Heidi Albury, Haralson Co. *98 6/8

 

Week 6 Youth (Oct. 17-23)

1. Nick Lanneau, Wilcox Co. 124 3/8

2. Connor McAfee, Johnson Co. 114 3/8

3. Chris Helton, Washington Co. 105 6/8

4. Jesse Parker, Coweta Co. 100 0/8

5. Jackson Vandiver, Oglethorpe Co. 96 1/8

 

Week 7 Youth (Oct. 24-Oct. 30)

1. Jackson Vandiver, Oglethorpe Co. 128 0/8

2. Dusty Manders, Crisp Co. 112 4/8

3. Skyler Pitts, Madison Co. 94 0/8

4. Anthony Jones, Baker Co. 86 7/8

 

Week 8 Youth (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)

1. J.T. Kendrick, Calhoun Co. 110 5/8

2. Jack Linder, Lincoln Co. 106 4/8

3. Christopher Scarborough, Cook Co. 82 5/8

 

Week 9 Youth (Nov. 7-13)

1. Jordan Prestridge, Putnam Co. 133 0/8

2. Katie Tanner, Johnson Co. 131 1/8

3. Trey Strickland, Lanier Co. 122 1/8

4. Gabe Carreker, Bibb Co. 118 0/8

5. Jacob Pierce, Dooly Co. 115 4/8

6. Chance Fowler, Dooly Co. 114 3/8

7. Drayton Taunton, Dooly Co. 100 0/8

8. Montana Archer, Walton Co. 96 7/8

9. Tayler Love, Oglethorpe Co. 91 6/8

 

Week 10 Youth (Nov. 14-20)

1. Walt Howell, Dodge Co. 148 4/8

2. Ethan Lodge, Taliaferro Co. 122 4/8

3. Ashley Wilkes, Brooks Co. 122 3/8

4. Mason Higdon, Gordon Co. 115 6/8

5. Jarret Pierce, Dooly Co. 114 7/8

6. John-Thomas Mullis, Pulaski Co. 105 0/8

7. Kelly Tanner, Johnson Co. 99 2/8

8. Zoe Kendrick, Lowndes Co. 98 5/8

9. Ivy Kendrick, Lowndes Co.  91 0/8

 

Week 11 Youth (Nov. 21-27)

1. Evan Eubanks, Calhoun Co. 134 2/8

2. Chase Metcalf, Harris Co. 132 1/8

3. Jackson Milliner, Harris Co. 130 0/8

4. Bryson Harris, Clay Co. 128 2/8

5. Will Lovett, Coweta Co. 123 7/8

6. Cody Gay, Ware Co. 109 7/8

7. Logan Thornton, Jones Co. 108 0/8

8. John-Thomas Mullis, Pulaski Co. 97 3/8

 

Week 12 Youth (Nov. 28-Dec. 4)

1. Sawyer Stevens, Meriwether Co. 119 7/8

2. Diana Fowler, Franklin Co. 96 3/8

 

Week 13 Youth (Dec. 5-11)

1. Grayson Watts, Gwinnett Co. 125 5/8

2. Colby Fowler, Dooly Co. 95 1/8

 

Week 14 Youth (Dec. 12-18)

1. Ethan Ragan, Calhoun Co. 134 0/8

2. Preston Wall, Jackson Co. 121 7/8

3. Case Murphy, Bulloch Co. 114 2/8

4. Ryleigh Gladden, Wheeler Co. 103 2/8

 

Week 15 Youth (Dec. 19-25)

1. Grace Seay, Coweta Co. 110 6/8

 

Week 16 Youth (Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

1. Colton Orr, Chattahoochee Co. 131 3/8

2. Warren Gragg, Greene Co. 128 5/8

 

Week 17 Youth (Jan. 2-Season End)

1. Jack Crew, Miller Co. 133 4/8

2. Avery Vincent, Irwin Co. 94 4/8

3. Mary Margaret West, Dooly Co. 92 0/8

4. Cotton Smith, Washington Co. 91 0/8

5. Dalton McMahan, Putnam Co. 82 1/8