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.

Each winner enjoyed 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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2023 TEXAS GRAND SLAM WINNER:
Stephen Vobach

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

Grand Slam winner Steve Vobach with his harvest.

Winner of the 2023-2024 Texas Grand Slam, Stephen Vobach, shown with the Bighorn Sheep he harvested at Sierra Diablo WMA.


2023 EXOTIC SAFARI WINNER:
Wesley R. Young

Exotic Safari winner with his harvest.

2023 Exotic Safari winner, Wesley R. Young, harvested this amazing Gemsbok at Mason Mountain WMA.


2023 ULTIMATE MULE DEER HUNT WINNER:
Joseph Leago

Ultimate Mule Deer winner and his harvest.

Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt winner, Joseph Leago, and his harvest.


2023 NILGAI ANTELOPE SAFARI WINNER:
William R. Defriend

Nilgai Antelope Safari winner with his harvest.

Winner William Defriend with his mature Nilgai bull harvest.


2023 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 and his harvest.

Winner Roger Hunter (left) with his 161 buck which he took at Gus Engeling WMA.

Amir, son of a whitetail bonanza winner, with his harvest.

Amir Muhammad, son of Whitetail Bonanza winner, Gerald Muhammad, with his 10-point 7.5 year-old buck.


2023 BIG TIME BIRD HUNT WINNER:
Gabriel Gonzalez

Big Time Bird Hunt winner and guides with his turkey harvest.

Gabriel Gonzalez (middle), the 2023 Big Time Bird Hunt winner, and guides with his Rio Grande Turkey harvest.


2023 GATOR HUNT WINNER:
Patrick Johnson

Gator Hunt winner with his harvest.

2022-2023 Gator Hunt winner Patrick Johnson (left) with his gator harvest.


New in 2024:
The Trans-Pecos
Aoudad Adventure

Whitney Chaney with her aoudad harvest.

The all-new Trans-Pecos Aoudad Adventure, where the winner will hunt for one of the most sought-after game animals – a mature Aoudad ram in the fabled Trans-Pecos region of Texas.


Image of Jess Griffiths on a turkey hunt.

And... a BONUS on the
Big Time Bird Hunt

Acclaimed wild game chef, hunter and author of 3 hunting books, Jesse Griffiths, will join the Big Time Bird Hunt and give a private cooking lesson to the winner while on the turkey hunt. "Griffiths is a serious outdoorsman who serves venison ceviche and slow-cooked wild boar at his wild game restaurant, and teaches classes in hunting and fishing on the side," says Garden & Gun Magazine.


Don't miss your shot – 2024 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.


Texas Parks and Wildlife gratefully acknowledges the support of Toyota.

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