Don’t forget to enter our BDN Biggest Bucks contest

As you head into the woods on Saturday, here are a couple of quick reminders:

Ben Thibodeau poses with the deer he shot in Bucksport on the opening day of the hunting season in 2015. He said he did not hunti growing up and this is the first deer he shot since taking up the activity three years ago. At left are Thibodeau older daughters Mirabel, 5, (left) and Zoe, 8. (BDN photo by Gabor Degre)

Ben Thibodeau poses with the deer he shot in Bucksport on the opening day of the hunting season in 2015. He said he did not hunt growing up and this is the first deer he shot since taking up the activity three years ago. At left are Thibodeau’s older daughters Mirabel, 5, (left) and Zoe, 8. (BDN photo by Gabor Degre)

Be safe.

Have fun.

And when you bag that buck of a lifetime, don’t forget to enter our BDN Biggest Bucks Contest.

Most points? Win a prize.

Heaviest deer? Win a prize.

And as an added bonus, I’ll try to make you famous: We’ll be featuring weekly front-runners in this space over the next few weeks. Another note: Don’t worry if you see that bigger deer have already been entered. We’re looking for a good cross-section of big bucks, and your fellow hunters would love to get a look at yours.

So get out there and get ’em! I’m looking forward to sharing your tales with BDN readers.

 

John Holyoke

About John Holyoke

John Holyoke has been enjoying himself in Maine's great outdoors since he was a kid. Today, he's the Outdoors editor for the BDN, a job that allows him to meet up with Maine outdoors enthusiasts in their natural habitat. The stories he gathers provide fodder for his columns, and this blog.