The 19th Annual Gillespie County Wild Game Dinner brought out a crowd of locals on Saturday to the favorite fall activity for many hunters and wildlife enthusiasts. Above, Cody Barnett points out bids during the dinner’s auction at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall. Auction prizes, plus many other prize drawings, along with lots of wild game fare of many types were featured attractions. Proceeds from the event go to agriculture education of Gillespie County youth. At left, 2026 Fair Duchesses Bailee Treibs and Allie Benitez hold up a check for $2.3 million to represent the amount of money raised by the Wild Game Dinner over its 19 years. — Standard-Radio Post/Annie Bresee