Contest Rules

• 1. LOUISIANA BUCKS: All legally harvested Louisiana bucks, big or small, are eligible for the contest. Bucks must be taken during the 2011-2012 hunting season. A hunter may enter different bucks in different divisions.
• 2. OUT-OF-STATE BUCKS: Legally harvested bucks from surrounding states are eligible for entry.
• 3. GRAND PRIZE: All legal bucks are eligible for the grand prize drawing. Hunters may enter more than one buck from Louisiana and/or from other states.
• 4. To enter, hunters must complete the registration form available at Bowie Outfitters or online at Bowieoutfitters.com. Registration forms may be dropped off or mailed to Bowie Outfitters. Photographs of the rack must be included with the registration form. Please PRINT your name on the back of the picture.
• 5. If you wish to enter a buck for ONLY the Grand Prize drawing, check the appropriate box on the registration form and print “Grand Prize Only” on the back of the picture.
• 6. In March, you will be notified whether to bring in your rack(s) to be measured for a specific Big Buck category or whether your rack will be eligible for only the Grand Prize drawing.
• 7. Division winners will be based upon the official Louisiana Big Game Records score. To be eligible to win a division, hunters, whose buck may qualify for the Louisiana Recognition Program based upon the information provided in the registration form, will be invited to bring their antlers to Bowie Outfitters during the month of April 2012. The antlers will then be scored by an official state measurer. Antlers must have air dried for sixty days in order to be officially scored. Hunters are asked to leave their rack or mounted head on display at Bowie Outfitters during April.
• 8. Antlers will be measured as "typical" or "non-typical," and the hunter whose rack is closest to the minimum score of 160 for typical antlers or 185 for non-typical antlers or whose rack exceeds the minimum score by the greatest number will be declared the winner in each division. (A full mount is not required; antlers can be scored.)
• 9. Antlers that have been officially scored elsewhere are eligible, but they must be brought in to Bowie Outfitters along with the official score sheet with the measurer's name.
• 10. All bucks must be registered no later than NOON THE DAY BEFORE the Awards Ceremony in late April or early May (exact date to be announced).
• 11. You must be present to win prizes. This includes Big Buck categories and Grand Prize.