March 5, 2025
Year 7: The Tournament Banquet & Awards Ceremony
Another great tournament banquet weekend is in the books! The final scores for Year 7 are on the leaderboard. Congratulations to all the winners!
Wooooweeee… What. A. Weekend.
We can confidently say that the Year 7 Tournament Banquet & Awards Ceremony was the best yet! We’ve come a long way since Year 1, and we thank each and every one of you for coming along for the ride. Your support means the world to us.
We appreciate your patience on the Year 7 Tournament results. It took a few days to recover from the banquet and we’ve been busy trying to get all of our winners’ prizes confirmed and ordered! Keep reading for a few highlights from the weekend and visit the Year 7 Banquet Recap page for all of the details (including the biggest shake-ups of this year) and more photos. Next up, Year 8!
FRIDAY NIGHT
Friday night started with a bang—we kicked off the evening with our 4th Annual Film Fest. The audience viewed 10 films submitted by Quest participants and after the show concluded, the crowd’s favorite films were selected through live text voting.
The night wrapped up with socializing and a concert from rising country music star, Sadie Bass.
THE 4TH ANNUAL QUEST HUNT CO FILM FEST
1ST PLACE: THORN
1st place went to an incredible film that encapsulated the emotional rollercoaster that is whitetail deer hunting. Gavin Kolars set out to get a buck he called “Thorn” on the ground. After missing and accidentally injuring the buck on his first encounter, he caught up with him again, just shy of two weeks later. Luck landed on his side and the buck presented him the perfect 20 yard shot. Suddenly all of the seasons’ hardships fell away, along with a few tears of joy! This film showcased the highs and lows that many hunters experience throughout the season and it earned Gavin 1st place in the film fest. He took home a pair of Vortex Viper 10×50 binoculars as well as a $500 Badlands giftcard.
2ND PLACE: B’S BIG 8
This film was submitted by Brady Bradley. His daughter, Beretta, shot her “Big 8” and the audience felt the excitement right along with her! The whole family came to help out with the recovery, ending with memory that they’ll never forget. This film earned 2nd place and took home a $500 Badlands giftcard and a Garmin Epix Pro- Sapphire Edition watch.
3RD PLACE: FAMILY TRADITION
Emersyn’s first deer grabbed the audience by the heart strings and earned them some big prizes! Nothing beats witnessing a child fight through their nerves and earn a successful hunt. To top it off, it was her Dad’s birthday! Both Mom and Dad were there in the blind to celebrate with her. Talk about a great birthday present and memorable family moment. They took home a $500 Badlands giftcard as well as a Vortex rangefinder!
Saturday Night
Saturday night was the night of all nights. Scoring wrapped up and participants were on pins and needles to hear where they officially landed on the National Land Realty Leaderboard! In the meantime, everyone gawked over all the incredible racks that were brought to the banquet for official scoring and viewing.
We loved seeing the genuine reaction of folks finding out their positions. Even more, we appreciate how supportive of a community we have! Everyone is always so pumped for each other—just like the way you feel sitting around the fire at deer camp.
TOURNAMENT WINNERS
- MISSISSIPPI Team: Delta Boys Score: 309.75″
- ARKANSAS Team: Brown and Downs Score: 322.625″
- MISSOURI Team: Slammers Score: 403.25″
- OKLAHOMA Team: Blue Mountains Score: 33.875″
- OHIO Team: Daddy’s Money Score: 354.25″
- WISCONSIN Team: Stash Bros Score: 348.875″
- IOWA Team: PBID Score: 350″
- ILLINOIS Team: Ghostbusters Score: 355.125″
- PENNSYLVANIA Team: Long Dong Silvers Score: 332.125″
- KANSAS Team: NRO Score: 374.75″
- KENTUCKY Team: DP Outdoors Score: 355.75″
- INDIANA Team: McBrown Score: 334.625″
FINAL LEADERBOARDS
BIGGEST SHAKE-UPS OF YEAR 7
- KY: Brothers -N- Bows moved from 8th to 6th place
- AR: Rack Reapers moved from 9th to 4th place, Tready’s Revenge moved from 12th to 5th place, & Stealthy Squirrels moved from 14th to 6th
- WI: Millcreek Monsters moved from 12th to 8th place & OVT moved from 15th to 9th place.
- IA: DC Slayers moved from 13th to 5th place
- IN: Bowzzleloader moved from 5th to 3rd place,
- KS: Backwoods Whitetail Destroyers moved from 7th to 4th place
- MS: Delta Boys moved from 5th to 1st place & Thwack Pack moved from 7th to 4th place
- OK: North.Wind Productions moved from 4th to 3rd place
- OH: Southern Ohio 365 moved from 8th to 5th, Black Gold moved from 14th to 6th place & Pitter Patter moved from 10th to 8th place
- IL: Illinois DM Predators moved from 7th to 5th place, Buck Fever Duo moved from 11th to 7th place, JC Whitetail Chasers moved from 17th to 10th place
- PA: Relive the Hunt moved from 10th to 7th place
Dillon Hardiek left Springfield with a loaded trailer after winning our giveaway for a Can-Am Defender DPS HD7 UTV! Several other participants won big in our night of giveaways—everything from a Grizzly blind, Dirwin ebike, Vortex optics, Tactacams, and more!
Zachary Francois was awarded Pro Staffer of the Year for his hard work spreading the word about the tournament all season long and was awarded a new Grizzly blind!
All in all, Year 7 wrapped up exactly the way we hoped for… EPIC. We are truly humbled by this community of hunters and appreciate everyone’s participation this year. We are excited to get going on Year 8 and announce some of the incredible perks of being a member. Thank you all!
The information contained herein was obtained from sources deemed to be reliable. Quest Hunt Co. makes no warranties or guarantees as to the completeness or accuracy thereof.
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