2024 Big Buck Contest & Hunter’s Banquet

Another Successful Event

The Annual Big Buck Contest & Hunter’s Banquet that was hosted at the Agora Centre has ended and was an unbelievably successful event. The number of registered hunters (675+) increased from last year, and the banquet was sold out months before the deadline. 160 Sponsors & guests help make this happen. The Cornwall Lions Club was the major benefactors. 

Every person at the banquet received a gift bag of a wallet with discount coupons and a box of chocolates. And their token number which they received allowed them to get more gifts. 

The door prize donors were very generous, namely Irwin Supply, Julie Pilon (Realtor) Cornwall Tire, Edward Jones (Brian Seguin) Rozon Insurance Brokers, Trottier Farm Equipment, Co-Operators Insurance, Bayfield Welding, (Matt Bayfield) & Fence Depot, 

The Grand prize winner of the Yamaha Kodiak 450 ATV was Riley Sonne-Holiday, who is a 12-year apprentice hunter. (Pictured sitting on the ATV) photo Left to right top stage. Eric Duncan MP, Mark Donnelly, Leslie Irwin (Irwin Supply) John Locke (Fence Depot) Brad Maloney and Justin Locke (Fence Depot) photo by Suzanne Charlebois (Prestige Evaluation Inc.)

Sponsors Amount Winner

Early Registration Draw (4 free tickets to next years Big Buck) Roch Sabourin

Sponsors Prize Draw – Best Western Gift Card $ 300 Co-op Embrum

# 1 Heaviest Buck – Point engineering (Jeremiah Point) $ 1,000 Ryan Lalonde 246.6 lbs

# 2 Heaviest Buck – Rozon Insurance (Todd Rozon) $ 750 Beatrice Riley 244.2 lbs

# 3 Heaviest Buck – NORCON ( Paul Norgaard) $ 500 Hailey Wheeler 232.5 lbs

# 1 Heaviest Doe – Trottier Farm Equipment $ 500 Tim Wheeler 151.6 lbs

# 2 Heaviest Doe – Cameron Networks $ 300 Brad Maloney 145.6 lbs

# 3 Heaviest Doe – Aaron Fortier – Storm Realty $ 100 Darlene Sloan 142.6 lbs

Unlucky Coyote Hunt – Trottier Farm Equipment Zack Maloney, Stephane Campeau, Alex Cooper

Miller Hughes FORD vs. Seaway GM Challenge – Bragging Rights Seaway Chevrolet Buick GMC

City Limits Bar & Grill – Tree Stand Draw Brian Sequin of Edward Jones Mike Locey

BMR-Cornwall Frozen T-Shirt Challenge $ 1000 of Makita Tools Patrick Blanchard

RSI Frozen Freezie Challenge $ 450 Water Transfer Pump Gerald Riley

Krazy Dan’s & Emard Brothers Lumber Pickled Weiner Eating Contest $ 1450 Green Mountain Grill

Scott Fontaine

Wild Game Meat Donations & Draw Richard Saucier

The Beer King Case Holding Challenge (Mens) Nick Piette

The Beer King Case Holding Challenge (Womens) France Bouget

50/50 Share the Wealth Draw, $ 4640.00 Tickets sold Name not disclosed

Grenville fish & Game Print Draw Pat St. Pierre (Framed) & Doug Casselman (print)

Pick of the Letter Draws – Sponsors

Cornwall Tire Service $ 1900 Truck Tires

Excalibur Crossbow & DSOA $ 1200 Crossbow & Drone Service

BowMac & DSOA $ 1750 Savage Rifle & Drone Service

BowMac $ 600 GAMO .22 Air Rifle & Pellets

Matt Bayfield Welding $ 375 Mauler Shotgun Package

Speedline Communications & O2 to Go $1200 Otter Ice Fishing Package

Mystical Fireworks $ 925 Fireworks Package

Canada Flag & Pole $ 130 Vintage Style-Fuel Station Gas Pump

Cornwall Gravel $ 500 Montreal Canadians Hockey Tickets

OlsenFab Metal Fabrication $900 OlsonFab Fire Pit

Bill McGimpsey – The Co-operator’s $ 600 GAMO .22 Air Rifle & Pellets

Julie Pilon – Keller Williams Integrity Reality $1500 Cooler of Booze

Dorlec Corporation $ 1500 Garage Door Kit

North American Hunting Supplies & DSOA $ 525 RX2 Semi Auto Shotgun & Drone Service

Thank you to the Big Buck Committee: Charles Marleau, Laurie & Marc Legue, Leslie Irwin & Marc Donnelly, Cindy McGillis, Brian Seguin, John & Manon Locke and Justin Locke. The amazing kitchen is led by Cindy and the supporting cast involves the Cornwall Lions Club. I can’t wait for next year’s event.