Deer of the Day 2024
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Deer of the Day is back!!!
Buck or doe. Shotgun or bow. We are welcoming everybody’s nominations for the Eagle Country 99.3 Deer of the Day, presented by Route 262 Outdoors, located on....State Route 262 in Dillsboro, of course!
Route 262 Outdoors is Your Firearm and Ammunition Headquarters. For more information, visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063569681332.
The tri-state’s BEST and ORIGINAL deer photo contest is giving our listeners the chance to show off their prized whitetail harvested during the 2024-25 hunting season. Each day, we’ll publish on this page a photo and story submitted by a listener.
The Deer of the Day grand prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to Route 262 Outdoors!
We are welcoming your nominations now through December 31, 2024! There are some simple rules to follow:
- Email your medium to high resolution photo in JPEG or GIF file format to news@eaglecountryonline.com. Please include your name, city of residence, and location of the harvest along with a one paragraph story detailing your successful hunt.
- Keep your photo and story tasteful. Photos showing too much blood and/or guts won’t be considered (yuck!).
- The deer shown must have been hunted legally and ethically during the 2024 bow, firearms, muzzleloader, or youth hunting season in local areas of Indiana, Ohio, or Kentucky.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Submitted by Austin Hall
Blake Hall
Reside in Greendale IN.
Harvested in Ohio County, IN.
Harvested November 3rd 2024 with Mathews Switchback XT Compound Bow.
The buck we call "Medusa", we have been watching this deer all year and he was only moving through the night or bedding in hard to access areas, up until rut started to ramp up. He came in trying to catch up to a doe he was pursuing 30 yards away. Non-typical 17 points in total.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Submitted by Jacob Mick
Avery Mick harvested this buck at 45yds. Dad said it was too thick and Avery said I got this. Smoked it and proud dad moment!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
Submitted by Abby Roessler
Josie Roessler 6 years old from Aurora. Got her first deer on youth weekend. After an unsuccessful Saturday hunt she went back out determined to get her daddy deer Sunday evening and got her first buck with her mom and sister. She got it done and couldn’t be more proud of herself!
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SIYB Basketball Clinics at ARCC
Low-cost basketball clinics for grades 3-8
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This month we are showcasing some of our favorite authors in Storytime!
at Aurora Public Library
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Lee was an All-EIAC performer last season as a junior.