Hill Country Hunting Guide 2021
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Photo Policy for Deer Photos The Fredericksburg StandardRadio Post has set guidelines for 2021-2022 hunting season photo submissions for print. To qualify for free publication, photos must meet the following criteria: animals pictured must be legally-harvested following all Texas regulations;
office, 712 West Main Street. (Such images are in digital format and reprints will be made available for purchase through the newspaper’s online site, found at: www.fredericksburgstandard. smugmug.com.)
• All
• Either
the animal or the hunter must be from Gillespie County;
• Only
the hunter who shot the deer may appear in the photo with the animal — no exceptions;
• Each
hunter may submit no more than one photo per season — no exceptions;
• The
animal’s entire carcass must be present and attached to the head. (No caped out or head-only/ antler-only photos will be accepted.)
• Pictures
of does or spikes will not be accepted;
During regular business hours — Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — available staff photographers will take photos of those stopping in at the newspaper
Submit a photo Hunters may submit color photographs by emailing original, unedited images as separate .jpg attachments to: fbgnews@ fredericksburgstandard.com.
their cities of residence, if this was the hunter’s first buck and who was accompanying the youth while hunting. 3. Daytime contact phone number. 4. Specific location where the deer was harvested (i.e. property or ranch name, general location in the county). 5. Time and date of the kill.
6. Number of points on the buck. (Newspaper staff are not responsible for counting points. that number must be provided before publication will take Digital submissions should be 300 place.) pixels per inch or higher in 7. Measurements of the antlers, resolution. Pictures of low including width and height, and, resolution or otherwise poor if applicable, a Boone & Crockett quality in regard to lighting, score. framing and sharpness, will not be accepted. Photos printed on home 8. Field-dressed weight of the deer, printers and taken with older cell if available. phones are generally not All photos from the 2021-2022 acceptable. season will be published no later Complete and include the than the Feb. 2, 2022 issue. Any following information: hunters wishing to see their photos in print should submit them in a 1. Name of the hunter and the city timely manner so the photo may be in which they live. processed properly in time prior to 2. If the hunter is a youth, include the cut-off date. his/her age, parents’ names and
