The Kenansville Lion Club presents “Big Buck Contest,” on November 19th-20th from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

To participate in this event, the hunter's registration form and payment must be received by 6pm on November 18th, 2020.

How to Enter

1. Fill out information on entry form and sign.

2. Pay $20.00 entry fee before the deadline.

3. Mail entry form plus $20 check to: Kenansville Lions Club, P.O. Box 1062, Kenansville, NC 29349

"Or" you can deliver entry form and $20 cash/check to Stallings of Kenansville (Brown's Service Center)

"Or" you can deliver entry form and $20 cash/check to any Kenansville Lions Club member.

4. Must be delivered before 6pm on November 18th, 2021. (No entries will be accepted after that time by hand or by mail).

Rules and Regulation

1. To participate, hunter's registration form and payment must be received by 6pm on November 18th, 2020.

2. Official hunting dates and times are Nov. 19th & Nov. 20th during legal hunting hours.

3. Weigh in will be held at the Duplin County Events Center (See map below for directions) from 10am to 9pm each day of the tournament.

4. Hunters may hunt anywhere in Eastern North Carolina where they have the legal right to hunt.

5. No game will be taken in an illegal manner. All wildlife rules and regulations must be obeyed.

6. Game must be weighed and scored on the same day it is taken. No carry over game is allowed.

7. All deer must be properly registered in accordance with the North Carolina laws, rules, and regulations. Any unregistered deer will be disqualified.

8. No member of the Kenansville Lions Club may enter this tournament.

9. Each person may enter more than one deer, but cannot win more than one tournament prize.

10. Deer must be field dressed (i.e. gutted with all organs (including male reproductive organs and female milk sack) removed and head and hooves still attached. The abdomen and chest cavity must be completely empty.

11. All deer will be weighed by the Kenansville Lions Club weigh master. Each animal will be weighed and recorded to the nearest tenth of a pound (.10).

12. The Kenansville Lions Club reserves the right to deny any entry.

13. All participants must agree to have their names and photographs used in publications for this event.

14. Injection of any substance for the purpose of adding weight is not allowed.

15. Each hunter will be required to present NC Wildlife Registration number at weigh-in.

16. Each hunter will be required to sign a legally binding statement swearing under oath that he/she killed the deer he/she is entering. Prize winners may be subject to further verification.

17. In case of a tie, the deer weighed in first will be awarded the higher place.

Photo curtesy of Kenansville Lions Club website

Prizes

Highest Scoring Rack

1st Place: $500, shoulder mount & trophy. Score is determined by the following formula: (longest tine + widest outside spread + number of points over 1 inch long) $100 Bonus will be awarded if winner beats tournament record (40 1/16)

2nd Place: $200

3rd Place: $125

4th Place: 2022 Free Entry

Largest Buck by Weight

1st Place: $300 & Trophy

2nd Place: $200

3rd Place: $125

4th Place: 2022 Free Entry

$100 Bonus will be awarded if tournament record is broken (176.2 lbs)

Largest Doe by Weight

1st Place: $300 & Trophy

2nd Place: $200

3rd Place: $125

4th Place: 2022 Free Entry

Largest Weight by Youth (16 & Under) - Buck and Doe Divisions

Youth Buck 142.4 lbs/Youth Doe 92.4 lbs

1st Place: $100 cash & Trophy

2nd Place: $75 cash & Trophy

3rd Place: $50 cash & Trophy

4th Place: 2022 Free Entry

$100 Bonus will be awarded if the tournament record is broken.

Other ways to win

1. All hunters who have entered the tournament will automatically be entered in a drawing for four different guns. (1.) Ruger American 350 Legend (2.) Henry .22 LR Lever Action (3.) Winchester Hybrid Hunter SXP 12ga. (4) Escort SP Turkey 12 ga.

2. Every hunter who weighs in a doe will be registered to win a Savage Mark II .22 LR

3. Not a hunter or didn't register for the tournament? DON'T WORRY, we will have many other ways for you to win great prizes! We will also have $20 raffle tickets for the following items: