The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post has announced photo submission guidelines for the 20252026 hunting season.

To qualify for free publication, photos must meet the following criteria: • All animals pictured must be legally harvested following all Texas regulations;

• 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/antleronly photos will be accepted.);

• Pictures of does or spikes will not be accepted; Staff photographer, if available, will take photos of those stopping in at the newspaper office, 712 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, during regular business hours — Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The images are in digital format and reprints will be made available for purchase through the newspaper’s online site, found at: fredericksburgstandard. smugmug.com.

Submit a photo

Hunters may submit color photographs by emailing original, unedited images as separate .jpg attachments to: fbgnews@fredericksburgstandard. com.

Digital submissions should be 300 pixels per inch or higher in resolution. Pictures of low resolution or otherwise poor quality regarding lighting, framing and sharpness, will not be accepted.

Photos printed on home printers and taken with older cell phones are generally not acceptable.

Deer photo information needed for publication Complete and include the following information: 1. Name of the hunter and the city in which they live.

2. If the hunter is a youth, include his/ her age, parents’ names and 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 the deer was harvested (i.e. property or ranch name and general location in the county).

5. Time and date of the kill. 6. Number of points on the buck. (Newspaper staff will not be responsible for counting points, so that number must be provided before publication will take place.)

7. Measurements of the antlers, including width and height.

8. Field-dressed weight of the deer, if available.

All photos from the 2025-2026 season will be published no later than the Feb. 6, 2026 issue of the newspaper.