Meet the Winners – Big Time Texas Hunts!

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Meet the Winners - Big Time Texas Hunts

Meet some of last year's Big Time Texas Hunts winners
and see how they did on their hunts.

Their entry bought them a premium guided hunt of a lifetime that included food, lodging, professional hunting guide and the opportunity to bring along a friend(s) to enjoy the experience.

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2021 TEXAS GRAND SLAM WINNER:
Kyle Kerstetter

The Texas Grand Slam winner gets 4 enviable hunts, including:
bighorn sheep, pronghorn, mule deer and white-tailed deer.

Grand Slam winner with bighorn sheep harvest

Winner of the 2021-2022 Texas Grand Slam, Kyle Kerstetter, shown with the 9-year-old Desert Bighorn Sheep he harvested, which scored 158 3/8”. Kyle harvested this mature ram in the Chihuahuan Desert at TPWD’s Elephant Mountain WMA. Kyle became one of the few public hunters to have the opportunity to hunt bighorn sheep in Texas, as only 2 or 3 permits are offered each year on state land.


2021 EXOTIC SAFARI WINNER:
Trevor Baume

Exotic Safari winner and scimitar-horned oryx at Mason Mountain WMA.

Exotic Safari winner, Trevor Baume, harvested this scimitar-horned oryx at Mason Mountain WMA. The winner also gets a trophy mount as part of the prize package.


2021 POWDERHORN CAST AND BLAST WINNER:
Mike Solis

Sanbar deer harvest on Powderhorn Cast & Blast

Dan Solis, brother and guest of winner, Mike Solis, with his Sambar harvest.


2021 ULTIMATE MULE DEER HUNT WINNER:
Don Duncan

Ultimate Mule Deer winner and guest with their racks

Winner Don Duncan (left) and his guest with their mule deer racks at
Yoakum Dunes WMA.


2021 NILGAI ANTELOPE SAFARI WINNER:
Thom Harmon

Nilgai Hunt winner and guest with harvest

Winner Thom Harmon (left) and his guest Patrick Link (right) with their
Nilgai Antelope harvests. 



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21 WHITETAIL BONANZA WINNERS

Five Whitetail Bonanza winners and their guests get to hunt trophy white-tailed deer on popular Texas ranches or the Chaparral, Gus Engeling or
Matador WMAs. Meet some of the winners!

Whitetail Bonanza winner Gary Dupnick

Gary J. Dupnick, Whitetail Bonanza hunt winner, and his guest, Gary Dupnick Jr, harvested these bucks at Chaparral WMA.

Russell Wilkins at Gus Engeling WMA

Winner Russell Wilkins with his 139 7/8”, 10 point buck at Gus Engeling WMA.


2021 BIG TIME GATOR HUNT WINNER:
Todd Daniels

Gator Hunt winner and bonus teal hunt

Winner Todd Daniels and his guest, James Burnett, with Todd's 300 lb., 10’ 6” gator and Bonus Teal Hunt harvest. 


2021 BIG TIME BIRD HUNT WINNER:
Ronnie Miller

Bird Hunt winner and guests with their harvest

Ronnie Miller was the winner in 2021 and displays his group’s waterfowl harvest. Part of his prize also included a dove hunt with 3 friends
and a turkey hunt with one friend. 

 


SPECIAL GIVEAWAY for 2022

Browning X-Bolt Hunter .270 rifle with Leupold Freedom 3x9 scope

The 2022 winner of the Exotic Safari will receive this Browning X-Bolt Hunter .270 rifle with Leupold Freedom 3x9 scope (retail value $1,388.99). The rifle and scope were generously donated by longstanding supporter of TPWD, McBride’s Guns


Don't miss your shot – 2022 Big Time Texas Hunts entries are on sale now!

Entries are $9 each online. You can also purchase entries for $10 each at license retailers or by calling (800) 895-4248.* Proceeds from your purchase will directly support wildlife conservation, habitat management, and public hunting
opportunities in Texas.

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*A $5 administrative fee is charged per online or phone transaction. You may purchase multiple entries and other licenses in a single transaction.


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