Contest Format

This is a 23 hour contest
The contest does NOT provide the land to hunt.
All hunting must be done within Texas.

Heaviest Bobcat wins Grand Prize
To qualify your bobcat, your team must kill either 5 Grey Fox or 5 Coyotes
(NO MIXING OF THE TWO).
If you do not qualify a bobcat, your team is still eligible for the Jackpots.
Jackpots: Most Bobcats, Most Coyotes, Most Grey Fox
Heaviest Grey Fox (5 grey fox total (weigh 1 of the 5) , or 5 coyotes and 1 grey fox to qualify)
Hunting begins at 12:00 PM on the Saturday of the contest.
Weigh-in is the following Sunday at 11:00 AM at San Angelo Claybird Association in San Angelo, TX.

Contest Payout Breakdown

  • $250 Entry Fee
    • ($20) – Administrative Fee
  • $230 of each entry paid out as prize money
    • All teams will be entered in Jackpots
    • In the event of a tie, Grand Prize and Jackpots will be split evenly.
  • $170 – Main Big Bobcat Contest
    • $70 – First Place
    • $40 – Second Place
    • $30 – Third Place
    • $20 – Fourth Place
    • $10 – Fifth Place
  • $30 – Jackpots
    • $10 – Most Bobcats
    • $10 – Most Coyotes
    • $10 – Most Fox
  • $30 – Heaviest Grey Fox Jackpot
    • 5 grey fox total to qualify
    • You can qualify with 5 coyotes also
    • We will weigh one of the 5 fox

If you have pre-registered online or by mail and have confirmation that we have received your entry fee, your team may begin hunting at 12:00 PM on Saturday. If you registered in-person at one of our sign-up locations you will not receive confirmation.

Failure to check in with judges on Sunday by 11:00 AM sharp at the San Angelo Claybird Association with your entire team present will result in disqualification of your team — NO EXCEPTIONS!

Entry forms are available at Field & Streams, The Outdoorsman, Texas Gun Shop, and Grogan’s Farm & Ranch in San Angelo, Texas or here.

Mail-in entries are welcome, but must be received by the Thursday prior to contest. Mail-in entry fee must be made by Money Order or Cashiers Check.
Please waive the signature requirement on any expedited shipping services.
No personal checks, please!!

Official Contest Rules

  1. Teams must follow all County, State, and Federal hunting laws. If an individual team member breaks the law, your ENTIRE team WILL be disqualified!
    (This includes having proper Texas hunting license. A Trapper’s license is NOT required to hunt. It is only required to sell your hides to a fur buyer.)
  2. 4 members maximum per team, 2 member minimum.
    NO ONE-MAN TEAMS unless pre-approved by judges.
  3. All team members must be present at weigh-in on Sunday to claim prize money. No Exceptions!
  4. All team members must hunt together at all times. No splitting up.
  5. All animals must be killed within this 23 hour hunting contest.
  6. No trapped, snared, caged-raised, or frozen animals will be allowed.
  7. No pooling of animals between teams.
  8. No hunting in baited areas.
  9. No modifying the weight of animals in any way. We will not weigh a wet cat.
  10. Thermal and Nightvision are allowed!
  11. Trolling is legal! (Driving around while playing caller)
  12. No use of aircraft, drones, or dogs (Teams may use a dog to help find a wounded animal, but not to hunt.)
  13. Chasing/running down animals in a motorized vehicle is NOT allowed.
  14. Winning animals become property of WTBBC until released by judges.
  15. All winning animals will be professionally skinned on-site and preserved for taxidermy or sale.
  16. Judges reserve the right to deny entry to anyone for any reason.
  17. Decision of judges is FINAL! (JUDGES WILL BE HUNTING IN CONTEST)
  18. ALL winning teams will be given a polygraph!

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the rules, please view our Rules FAQ.

For more information contact:
Jeremy Harrison (325) 277-0214
Quinten Holik (325) 656-8784
Todd Schwartz (325) 234-6666
Email: info@wtbbc.org