2026 Elk Toss Results

Once again, the 75th Annual Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival was a success. Our events raised a record amount of money. We have donated $4000 to the Gate House in Danville and $240 to the Jana Marie Foundation in State College. An additional $250 was donated to the Gate House by Old Forge Brewing Company.

We also collected about a shopping cart full of food for the Danville-Riverside Food Bank.

If you have photos or videos that you would like to share, feel free to email them to us at danvillegerman@yahoo.com or share them on our facebook page. For the results below, let us know if you have any updates to hometowns, names, etc.

Men's Elk Toss

1st - Calvin Wagner, Danville -48.0'

2nd - Sawyer - 37.7'

3rd - Luke Wagner, Danville- 34.9'

4th -Mark - 34.2'

5th - Franz Klingermann, Danville - 32.7'

 

Women's Elk Toss

1st - Maddie Ziska, Reading - 27.4'

2nd - Tamara Wagner, Danville - 25.0'

3rd - Pam Shellenberger, State College - 23.7'

Children's Doe Toss

1st - Luke Zerbe, Maryland - 44.7'

2nd - Gunnarr Huff, State College - 43.7'

3rd - Oskar Huff, State College - 42.6'

4th - Arkady Huff, State College - 35.0'

Boys Hog Toss (12-17 Years Old)
1st - Logan Shellenberger, State College - 39.8' 

Girls Hog Toss (12-17 Years Old)
Not Contested

 

Elk Bugling Competition

1st - Ryan Zerbe, Maryland

2nd - James Canterbury, New Jersey

Salad Toss

1st -Brooke and Ian Shellenberger

Beard Competition

1st - Alyvia Zerbe and Molly Malone (tie)

2nd- Franz Klingermann and Matt Harrison (tie) 

Scrap Iron Toss

1st - Molly Malone

Field Update

 The first ever Field Update has arrived. Check it out.

Driveway and Weather Update

The current forecast for Danville on Saturday is a high of 52 degrees. The driveway is not expected to be snowy or icy, but the grass parking areas will likely be soft and will get muddy. Please drive slowly and ask for assistance if you get stuck.

2026 Elk Toss Reminders

Recycled and revised information from old blog posts with a few reminders for people planning to attend the 75th Annual Elk Toss (February 28, 2026)...

1. Bring items to donate to the auction.
2. Bring non-perishable food to donate to the Danville-Riverside Food Bank.  
   
3. Bring Pot-Luck Food to share at the Wagner Farm.
4. Bring cash or checks (or bitcoin?) for the auction and event entry fees.We will also accept payment to DGS officers' Venmo accounts.
   
5. Bring a Drinking Vessel and your own beverages. The DGS was not able to get donations from local breweries like previous years, so we are requesting that this year be BYOB.
6. Wear Lederhosen or a Dirndl, or wear warm clothes and boots since we will be outside much of the day.
7. Please do not bring your dog to the Elk Toss.
8. Organize a carpool and drive an AWD/4WD vehicle. The Wagner Farm driveway and parking area could be snowy, icy, muddy, wet, hard, soft, rocky, grassy, or moist. Driveway updates will be provided as necessary.
9. Reserve a room if you want to spend the night in Danville.
10. Prepare to have fun while supporting some great organizations.
11. If you have a trophy from last year, please bring them back with you so that we can present it to this year's winner in that event.
12. Check this blog often for updates on driveway conditions, weather, entertainment, etc. 
13. More information about the Elk Toss can be found on the blog, especially here.