Missouri Big Bucks ready for new entries

Missouri hunters who have been waiting to enter deer in the Missouri Show-Me Big Bucks Club need wait no longer. The club is accepting applications again.
The club was founded in 1968. It is dedicated to recognizing trophy white-tailed deer and successful hunters and promoting sportsmanship. It also aims to help members obtain national recognition from the Boone and Crockett Club, the Pope and Young Club and the National Muzzle-Loading Rifle Association.
The club stopped accepting applications in 2004, when outdated record-keeping infrastructure made the process unmanageable. Now under new leadership and with a more efficient record-keeping system, the Club is accepting applications again.
“The Missouri Show-Me Big Bucks Club is back in business,” said club Central Region Coordinator Larry Lueckenhoff. “A backlog of nearly three years of record entries has been processed, and the club is now accepting new entries.”
The fee for registering trophy deer is $20. The shed-antler registration fee is $15. Successful entry of a deer in the record book confers membership in the club.
The club recognizes records in four categories...
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