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2016 Big Buck Contest & Hunters’ Ball

By Staff Writer

onville, Ontario was the place
Bto be on Saturday, November 26
as more than $10,000 in prizes was
handed out!!

The Cornwall Township Lions Club
hosted the 2016 Hunters’ Ball which
is the main and final event of the 2016
Big Buck Contest sponsored by Fence Door Prize Winner Kathryn
Depot & More store of Cornwall and Roberts-Wicks & John Locke –
The Cornwall Township Lions Club Fence Depot & More
of Bonville. This annual Big Buck Photo Submitted
Contest is considered a success with
over 430 Registered Hunters, more
than 130 Sponsors plus guests, and a
stream of volunteers to support such
a gathering.

The day started at 3:00 pm with
venison on the spit, and wild game
sausage and pepperoni as well as Marcel Fortier & Steve Bingley –
Frank Kuiack’s, of The Last Guide’s L.A.D.S. Mechanical
Guide, famous fish fry at registration. Photo Submitted
The Wild Game Feed followed at picture, was won by Kathryn Robert-
5:00 pm sponsored by generous Wicks and donated by Grenville
local donations of various wild
Fish & Game Club. New to this
game served in a variety of dishes year’s Hunters’ Ball was the Pick
succulently prepared by the well-
of the Litter draws that captured the
staffed volunteer kitchen.
hunters’ attention and was greeted
Just before 8:00 pm the prizes, with enough success that the format
which were on display on the entire will return in 2017. These nine
stage and over-flowed to the Pick of large bundled prizes were valued in ATV Package Winner Ryan Mellon & John Locke – Fence Depot & More
the Litter prize tables, began to be range from $300.00 to $1,700.00, Photo Submitted
awarded. The Top Prize of $1,000 with four of them over $1,000. The
for the Heaviest Buck, sponsored by large prize of the evening valued up
Villeneuve Water Supply & L.A.D.S. to $1,700.00, a set of four truck tires
Mechanical, was won by Marcel donated by Cornwall Tire Service,
Fortier at 249.7 pounds and the was won by Joanne Senecal. To see
Heaviest Doe, sponsored by Marland a full list of sponsors and 34 winners
E. Maloney & Stephen Maloney of - please see the Fence Depot & More
Enns, MacEachern, Pace, Maloney Facebook page.
& Associates Inc., was won by The Big Buck Committee would
Clarence Pichie at 156.6 pounds.
like to extend a big thank you to all
The complete list of weigh-ins and the sponsors, those who donated
pictures of the deer and hunters may
prizes and wild game, the legion of
be found on the Fence Depot & More dedicated volunteers, the Cornwall
Facebook page.
Township Lions Club, Fence Depot
More than 230 additional gifts & More, and the Registered Hunters
donated by sponsors were awarded for their support. Watch for news on
to the registered hunters. The Door next year’s 23rd Annual Big Buck
Prize, of an outdoor mountain theme Contest in November 2017. Crowd at the Cornwall Twp. Lions Club Photo Submitted