Lavaca County Wildlife Association

Archery Buck Contest Rules

1.      The Lavaca County Wildlife Association (LCWA) is sponsoring a Big Buck Contest for Bow Hunters on WMA properties in Lavaca County.

2.      The buck must be legally harvested with a bow and properly tagged according to TPWD guidelines during Archery or General Season or Special Youth Season on property that is a listed member of one of the six WMA’s in Lavaca County.

3.      Entry fee is $10.00/person.

4.      Pre-registration may be delivered in person or post-marked before midnight of Sept. 29, 2000.  Late entries must be delivered in person or post-marked at least 48 hours before the deer is harvested.

5.      The antlers with the highest gross Pope and Young score will be the winner.  In the event of a tie, the longest typical tine will be used as a tiebreaker.  All deer are subject to be re-scored by a committee to determine the final score.

6.      Deer must not be harvested from a high fenced area or cannot have been raised in a high fenced area and released.

7.      The field dressed deer with horns attached must be taken within 24 hours of harvest to one of the scorers listed below to be scored.

8.      Anyone caught trying to cheat will be disqualified and forfeit their entry fee and any prize they may have won.

9.      The LCWA reserves the right to require any contestant to take a lie detector test.   Refusal to do so or failure to show up for the test will result in disqualification.

10.  By entering you have agreed to comply with the rules of the LCWA.

11.   All decisions of the LCWA are final.

12.  Prizes will be determined by number of entries.