Adult Division Best Buck
Chris Neubauer
Gonzales
9 points, 21 inch spread, 72 1/8 total score
44th Annual
Shiner Area Big Buck Contest
Welcome to the Shiner Area Big Buck Contest, Texas’s premier whitetail showdown and a true hunter’s legacy! Proudly sponsored by the Shiner Business Mens Club, this iconic event—rooted in South Texas tradition—showcases the largest bucks harvested in our five-county area. Be sure to follow the leader boards to see hunters from all ages compete for prizes and bragging rights!
Texas’s premier whitetail showdown, rooted in South Texas tradition.Sponsored by the Shiner Business Mens Club.Follow the five-county leaderboards for prizes and bragging rights.
Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Winners
Youth Division Best Buck
Read Staton
Gonzales
11 points, 19 inch spread, 67 3/8 total score
A Little Information About the Shiner ABBC
The Shiner Area Big Buck Contest is Texas' premier Big Buck contest finding its beginnings back in 1981. The contest is comprised of Lavaca County and four of its neighbors, Dewitt County, Gonzales County, Fayette County and Colorado County. The largest bucks harvested within each county, with the exception of Fayette and Colorado counties, which are a combined contest, are tallied with daily updates. Prizes and bragging rights are awarded at the Awards Banquet held in February after the contest concludes. The Shiner Big Buck Contest has become a local tradition with most hunters entering every year, appreciating the camaraderie and good food at the awards banquet and enjoying some friendly competition.
