Hogie’s Gun and Sport in Auburn sponsored its annual Firearm Deer Contest in conjunction with the recently concluded season.
Jess Steward shot the first buck and Chase Motto was credited with tagging the first doe.
The top five bucks checked in at the local business according to measurements in antler inches: first place—Cory Goings, Eagle, 144 1/4”; second—Jim Blex, Nemaha, 127 3/8”; third—DJ Wickham, Salem, 125 1/2; fourth—Tom Stukenholtz, Auburn, 121 1/8”; fifth—Tim Clarke, Auburn, 121”.
Big Buck of the Day prize winners were:
Nov. 10: Jess Steward, 82”
Nov. 11: DJ Wickham, 125 1/2”
Nov. 12: Jordan Payne, 111 1/2”
Nov. 13: Joe Whisler, 94 1/2”
Nov. 14: Tom Stukenholtz, 121 1/8”
Nov. 15: Jamie Reeves, 83 1/2”
Nov. 16: Tim Clarke, 121”
Nov. 17: Cory Goings, 144 1/4”
Nov. 18: Arron Davis, 113”
Nov. 19: Lonnie Neddenriep, 76 1/2”
Gage Fischer had the biggest buck among youth entrants with a deer whose antlers measured 85 inches.
Owner Glen Hogue said there was a lower count of deer taken this year due to EHD Disease and the warm weather this fall which impacted deer numbers in southeast Nebraska and much of the state.  
The 2012 Firearm Deer Season saw 367 deer checked in at Auburn (228 bucks and 139 does). The totals in 2011 were 334 bucks and 303 does.
A breakdown by county where the deer where shot follows:
Nemaha—250 (144 bucks, 106 does)
Richardson—107 (77 and 30)
Otoe—3 bucks
Cass—2 does
Pawnee—4 (2 and 2)
Johnson—1 buck
Total daily breakdown, with numbers of bucks and does:
Nov. 10: 60 (41 bucks and 19 does)
Nov. 11: 66 (39 bucks, 27 does)
Nov. 12: 42 (26 bucks, 16 does)
Nov. 13: 35 (24 bucks, 11 does)
Nov. 14: 18 (12 bucks, 6 does)
Nov. 15: 13 (9 bucks, 4 does)
Nov. 16: 28 (12 bucks, 16 does)
Nov. 17: 46 (29 bucks, 17 does)
Nov. 18: 55 (33 bucks, 22 does)
Nov. 19: 4 (3 bucks, 1 doe)
The 228 bucks taken included 46 button bucks.