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Contributed Photo | Rod's Taxidermy

As of noon on Wednesday, Lou Sabatello was leading the 2011 Democrat Big Buck Contest with this 8-pointer he shot on opening day, Saturday, Nov. 19, in Wurtsboro. The buck scored 76 in the Democrat measuring system.

Mamakating buck leads annual Democrat Contest

By Rob Potter
CALLICOON — The 2011 Sullivan County Democrat Big Buck Contest is underway.
Despite warm weather for the opening two days and rain on Wednesday, several hunters have entered their bucks in the 38th annual contest.
As of noon on Wednesday, the leader in the contest is a monster buck taken in the Town of Mamakating. Lou Sabatello, who is a member of the Wood Trail Hunting Club in Wurtsboro, shot the buck in Wurtsboro this past Saturday, which was opening day of the regular firearm deer hunting season here in Sullivan County.
Sabatello then took the 8-point buck to Rod’s Taxidermy in Callicoon, which is one of the official measuring stations for the contest. The buck totaled 76 in the Democrat measuring system.
The contest is open to any hunter who legally takes a buck during the regular firearm season here in Sullivan County or in Wayne County, Pa. The season here in Sullivan County runs through Sunday, Dec. 11. The season in Wayne County begins on Monday, Nov. 28 and concludes on Saturday, Dec. 10.
The official contest measuring stations are:
Biggest Rack Division:
• Artistic Creation Taxidermy, 30 Eagle Drive, Swan Lake
• Cannie D’s, 4 Schumway Road, Neversink
• Neves Taxidermy, 1980 Route 17B and Donaldson Road, Bethel
• Rod’s Taxidermy, Route 17B, Callicoon
• The Sportsmen’s Den, 623 Gaebel Road, Callicoon
• Sullivan County Democrat, 5 Lower Main Street, Callicoon
• TK Taxidermy, 4402 State Route 52, Jeffersonville
• Tom’s Bait and Tackle, 118 Kirk Road, Narrowsburg
Heaviest Deer Division:
• Artistic Creation Taxidermy, 30 Eagle Drive, Swan Lake
• Cannie D’s, 4 Schumway Road, Neversink
• Neves Taxidermy, 1980 Route 17B and Donaldson Road, Bethel
• The Sportsmen’s Den, 623 Gaebel Road, Callicoon.
First place in the Biggest Rack Division is $100 plus a free mounting courtesy of Rod’s Taxidermy in Callicoon. The runner-up will receive $50.
The Heaviest Deer Division has three prizes. First place is $100, second place is $50 and third place is $25.
 
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