Helle gentlemen, I'll be out there doing my best here in west-central Illinois. I'll be using the T/C Omega during our entire firearm season Nov 19-21, Dec 2-5, and our Muzzleloader ONLY season Dec 10-12. I'll be honest, I haven't really gun hunted much in the last few years and generally focus on bow only but this year I'll have a little extra time on my hands and did manage to draw all my tags. I've been fortunate enough to tag some dandies here and my best to date was the last buck I tagged a few seaosons ago, a 169 3/8" typ that dressed 255#. One of those dudes would be nice for the contest!! Good luck to all of ya this fall.