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Texas Big Game Awards
Habitat and Wildlife in Balance!

BEST OF 2009 FIELD PHOTO CONTEST
Sponsored by Game Guard

The TBGA is proud to announce our first-ever trophy field photo competition sponsored by Game Guard. Each photo entered, must be an official entry in the TBGA program for the 2009-10 hunting season. Prizes will be awarded to the top three photos, with 20 being recognized, sponsored by Game Guard.
Look for the photos to appear in a spring issue of Texas Wildlife magazine, the official magazine of the Texas Wildlife Association. Not a member? Click below to join today!
www.texas-wildlife.org

TBGA Set for 2009-2010 Hunting Season
with New Changes
- Official Scorers List Now Available.
- This season's deadline is February 15, 2010.
- All old score forms, prior to and including the 2008-2009 season, will not be accepted.
- All top five entries in each Scored Entry category must be originally scored by and official B&C measurer, or will be re-scored by a B&C measurer prior to spring 2010 awards season.
- This year's awardee listings will feature two new columns: a column listing the method of harvest (rifle, bow, etc.) and a column listing whether or not the entry was taken from a low fence or high fence property. There will not be a categorical breakout for fences.

All photos on this website are copyrighted to the Texas Big Game Awards and cannot be copied, altered, or used in any way without the express written consent of the Texas Big Game Awards.

Logo Photo Credits Include:
White-tailed Deer: Justin Feild
Mule Deer: Donald M. Jones
Pronghorn Antelope: Wyman Meinzer
Desert Bighorn: Texas Bighorn Society
Javelina: Brandon Ray
Brochure Credits: David K. Langford
Brochure Credits: Dave Richards

A beloved part of our state's heritage is the access that every Texan enjoys to some of the most magnificent, thriving wildlife populations found anywhere in the United States. A key contributor to this heritage has been the symbiotic relationship that exists among sportsmen, sportswomen, landowners,
and state government.

In order to preserve this legacy for future generations, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) worked together to develop the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA). Celebrating its 15-Year Anniversary in 2006, the Texas Big Game Awards program continues to be the leader in promoting education and recognition of quality habitat and quality wildlife in Texas.

The purpose of the TBGA is to promote awareness about wildlife management and the role that hunting plays in habitat conservation, and to foster cooperation among stakeholders who ensure that our state's wildlife
habitat is conserved forever.

The program awards and recognizes those individuals who harvest quality big game animals in Texas, the land managers who produce these animals, the importance of our hunting heritage, and the achievement of young
and first-time hunters.

Because 97% of the land in Texas is privately owned, encouraging landowners to actively manage their property for both quality wildlife and quality habitat will better insure that all species remain an enduring part of our native ecosystem for generations to come.

The TBGA is not only important to land managers and hunters, but it should also be a vital interest to everyone and every business who has a stake in this multi-billion dollar-a-year industry in Texas. The Texas Big Game Awards benefits everyone because " Hunting Equals Habitat."

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Trophy Watch™ Texas
Check out the TBGA's NEW Trophy Watch™ where we research the rumors, separate fact from fiction and post photos and information on Texas big game trophies, oddities, and interesting stories from the field related directly with Texas! Click the above title to learn more! We thank the Boone and Crockett Club for their permission to promote this program in Texas!
“Trophy Watch™" is a registered trade name of the Boone and Crockett Club (B&C).”