Antler, Horn and Tusk Competition 2022
The 2022 Antler Horn and Tusk Competition for the Nelson Branch was held on June 22nd 2022, Saxton Oval pavilion post our AGM. We had some exceptional heads entered with more chamois than 2021 but less stags.
Thank you to Warren Plum & Eric Hall for scoring heads this year and prize sponsor MTN gear for their Trophy hooks for a second year running.
Less stags this year than 2021 but still some plus 300 DS animals entered.
Nelson Branch trophies with the earliest dating back to 1951
More Branch Trophies.
Eric Hall measures a goat head.
Tall stories and tall heads on our annual competition night.
Good to see a wide variety of our alpine species entered.
Cory Jone's Wild ram trophy
An impressive red stag entered by Corey Jones
Warren Plum and his tireless efforts to measure heads for the Branch over the decades continues.
Fallow bucks entered by Aaron Shields.
The new venue at Saxton Oval was perfect for spreading members trophies about the place.
Carl McAllansmith's full boars head trophy.
NZDA NELSON BRANCH 2022 GAME HEAD TROPHY RESULTS
Peoples Store Trophy - Best Nelson deer head
1st Karl Puklowski (Fallow 212 6/8)
2nd Brody Parkins (Fallow 158 2/8)
3rd Eric Hall (Red 219 1/8)
Williams Cup - Best pig tusks
1st Karl Puklowski 18 6/8 undrawn
2nd Carl McAllansmith 23 drawn
3rd Mike Degray 14 undrawn
Eddy Trophy - Best trophy on Douglas score conversion
1st Brendon Cosmatos (Fallow 232 7/8)
2nd Hamish Salmond (Tahr 44 2/8)
3rd Mark MacDonald (Chamois 27 2/8)
Sports Depot Cup - Best Chamois head
1st Mark MacDonald 27 2/8
2nd Cory Jones 27
3rd Finn Dallas 25 4/8
Bob Baigent cup - Best head taken by a junior
1st Brody Parkins (Red 12 point 306)
2nd Finn Dallas (Chamois 25 4/8)
3rd Brody Parkins (Fallow 158 2/8)
Bob Baigent trophy - Horned game other than Chamois
1st Hamish Salmond (Tahr 44 2/8)
2nd Karl Puklowski (Goat 107 1/8)
3rd Eric Hall (Tahr 39 6/8)
Whitcombe Challenge trophy - Best NZ Deer Head On DS
1st Brendon Cosmatos (Fallow 232 7/8)
2nd Karl Puklowski (Fallow 212 6/8)
3rd Brody Parkins (Red 306)
Rakiura Trophy - Best Whitetail
No Entries
Shuttleworth trophy - Best Red deer head
1st Brody Parkins (Red 306)
2nd Cory Jones 15 point 303 4/8
3rd James Bartlett 15 point 291 2/8
Not as many Red stags as last year, but generally of higher quality. Good number of Chamois, with few entries last year. Overall quality of winning heads - the Goat, top 2 Chamois, the best Tahr and Ram and top 3 Fallow and top 2 Reds all met record book status under Douglas score. And junior hunters taking 1st Place in Red deer and 3rd in the Chamois.
RED DEER
Brodie Parkins 12 point 306DS, Cory Jones 15 Point 303 4/8, James Bartlett 15 point 291 2/8, David Hobson 12 point 269, Mark MacDonald 11 point 258 1/8, Peter Downing 8 point 238, James Bartlett 13 point 228 1/8, Carl McAllansmith 11 point 225 1/8, Ian Goldschmidt 10 point 223 2/8
Eric Hall 9 point 219 1/8 (Nelson head)
Fallow Deer
B Cosmatos 232 7/8, Karl Puklowski 212 6/8, Aaron Shields 206, Aaron Shields 196 6/8, Warren Plum 177 2/8, Eric Hall 170 4/8, Lisa Thurlow 163 2/8, Hamish Salmond 159 7/8,Brodie Parkins 158 2/8
Tahr
Hamish Salmond 44 2/8, Eric Hall 39 6/8, David Hobson 39 4/8, Peter Downing 36 4/8
Goat
Karl Puklowski 107 1/8
Chamois
Mark MacDonald 27 2/8, Cory Jones 27, Finn Dallas 25 4/8, Mike DeGray 24 6/8, Peter Downing 24 6/8, David Hobson 24, Eric Hall 24, Mike DeGray 23 2/8
Wild Ram
Cory Jones 75 6/8, Alistair Ching 68 4/8
Pig Tusks
Karl Puklowski 18 6/8 undrawn, Carl McAllansmith 23 Drawn, Mike DeGray 14 undrawn, Warren Plum 12 3/8 undrawn
