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The purpose of the Texas Big Game Awards is to make known to all citizens of the state of Texas the important role ethical hunting and habitat management play in the lives of our young people and to the ecosystem over which we must be responsible stewards.  Under this program awards are given to all “Scored Entries” that meet minimum regional requirements, first big game harvest entries, youth division entries, and there are no entry fees. 

Hunters who harvest a white-tailed deer, mule deer, javelina, or pronghorn antelope this season meeting the minimum B&C requirements for their respective Region may be eligible to receive recognition in the Scored Entry category as well as the landowner for where the trophy was taken.  Hunters of any age who harvest their first big game animal in Texas are eligible for the First Big Game Harvest category.  And, any youth hunter (under 17 years of age when they purchase their hunting license) with a Special Resident Hunting License who harvests a white-tailed deer, mule deer, or pronghorn antelope is eligible for the Youth Division whether they harvest a buck or doe, regardless of score.

Although the TBGA program offers no prizes for entries other than recognition during the awards banquet season, for those hunters who harvest “Scored Entry” qualifying animals and have their completed entry form in by the January 31, 2008, including First Harvest and Youth Division entries, will be eligible for the Grand Prize of a Texas Lifetime Hunting License!  Photos for this drawing are not required but encouraged.  The license reward is proudly sponsored by Smith’s Abrasives and Hunter’s Specialties.  It is preferred that photos be emailed in to tbgaphotos@texas-wildlife.org 

Drawing will be held in February. For more information on the Texas Big Game Awards, entry information, or for a local certified TBGA scorer, please visit our website at www.TexasBigGameAwards.com or call (800) 839-9453, ext. 114 for more information.  The final deadline to enter the Texas Big Game Awards for the 2007-2008 season is March 15, 2008. 

About the TBGA: Celebrating its 17th season, the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA), a partnership of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), continues to be the leader in recognizing the contributions that landowners, land managers and responsible hunters make to managing and conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat on Texas’ private lands.  The Texas Big Game Awards program is designed to recognize 1) the quality of big game animals in Texas, 2) the hunters who harvest these animals, 3) the land managers who produce these animals through their management efforts, 4) the importance of our hunting heritage, and 5) the achievements of young and new hunters.  For more information on the program visit www.TexasBigGameAwards.com Or call (800) TEX-WILD, ext. 114.

The TBGA website also features the  $20,000 College Scholarship Program sponsored by Carter’s Country Outdoor Stores.  Scholarship applications are now available due by March 15, 2008.  All program information, program history, entry rules and minimum scores are also featured on the website. 

The Texas Big Game Awards is proudly sponsored by: Statewide Sponsors Hixon Land and Cattle Company, Carter’s Country Outdoor Stores, and Budweiser.  Texas Regional Sponsors include: Remington Arms, Leupold and Stevens, Gerber Legendary Blades, Thompson Center Arms, C. Young and Company, DoskoSport, Mossy Oak Brand Camo, Tecomate Wildlife Systems, Smith’s Abrasives, Hunter’s Specialties, Moultrie Feeders, ThermaCell, Wildgame Innovations, Bass Prop Shops, Under Armour, Nunley Brothers, Universal Scoring Products, BogGear, Cocoon ATV Products, Game Guard, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Cabela's, Drury Outdoors, and Record Rack Premium Game Feeds.

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