Results of the “Big Furbearer Contests” that were held at the MTA Winter Meeting in Baxter on Jan. 13, 2024. Special thanks to Schmitt Enterprises for sponsoring and to Dewey Schmitz for officiating and scoring this event.
1) Biggest beaver tail (L+W)
1st- Alan Golden 20 3/4″
2nd- Scott Braegelman 20 1/4″
3rd- Jim Anderson 20 1/4″
2) Longest muskrat tail
1st- Artie Barnes 10 3/8″
2nd- Jeff Zormeier 10″
3rd- Dan Nalezny 9 7/8″
3) Heaviest raccoon
1st- Dick Wilken 34.03 lbs
2nd- Gavin Olson 33.26 lbs
3rd- James Flerlage 32.93 lbs
