What You Need To Know!
Free Entry with Processing at BackYard!
Registration/Entry:
FREE to enter with Whitetail Deer processing
MUST have BYTP designated ticket number to be eligible for entry
No additional fees required to enter contest
MUST declare “contest division and category” at check-in (declaration of contest entry participant agrees to BYTP rules/regulations as outlined below)
Divisions: BIG BUCK CONTEST
Youth Big Buck (12 & under)
13 & older will enter their respective division (women’s or men’s)
All youth entrants receive a free t-shirt
Women’s Big Buck
Men’s Big Buck
Grand Prize Big Buck
The Grand Prize Big Buck winner will be the highest scoring buck over all three divisions (youth, women, men)
Categories: OPEN
Longest Spike
Widest Spread (outside spread)
Biggest 7 point Buck (must have 2 main beams, broken antlers must have 1” minimum to measure)
Heaviest Doe (antlerless WT with female sex organs, MUST be properly field dress)
Prizes
· Phantom Deer Blind
· 500lb Longhorn Deer Feeder
· Custom Purses
· Custom Pillows
· Youth Exotic Hunt
· Deer Mounts
· Gift Cards
· AND MORE!
Rules and Regulations
ALL contest WT deer MUST be harvested in Texas (out of state WT not allowed)
ALL antlered WT deer MUST have the cape attached to head (antlers without cape will not be eligible)
ALL hunters/participants must comply with Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept rules and regulations
ALL tags MUST be properly filled out and attached to the WT deer as required by TPWD (or subject to disqualification)
ALL pictures, scoring sheets, etc may be used for advertising and/or posted on BYTP social media
ALL WT deer must be properly field dressed (all internal organs, anus, poop shoot removed)
NO high fence WT deer allowed. Any WT deer with ear tag, ear tag hole, or a tattooed ear are automatically disqualified
Scoring:
All trophies will be scored by an approved BYTP scoring official
All official scoring will take place at BYTP located in Decatur, Texas
Official leader boards will be updated and posted to social media weekly
Tie breaker will be determined by “inside” widest spread of antlers
Scoring method is as follows:
Measurement of outside spread
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Number of points
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Measurement of G2 (tip to tip)
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Length of right main beam measurement
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Total Score