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Hunting News Latest Hunting News Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Selected | Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Selected |
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| Written by TPW | |
| Tuesday, 30 October 2007 | |
 Big Horn Sheep. Photo by TPW "I'm absolutely flabbergasted," exclaimed Bridgers. "That's the only way I can describe how excited I am about winning this contest." Bridgers was selected in a random computer drawing from among 20,355 Texas Grand Slam entries and will participate in a series of four separate guided hunts for all four big game animals in Texas - white-tailed deer, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and desert bighorn sheep. Bridgers paid $10 to apply for the drawing and said he has been entering the Big Time Texas Hunts annually. The bighorn sheep hunt alone is priceless, something only a handful of people ever get a chance to experience. "I'm a member of the Dallas Safari Club and I know we auctioned off a bighorn permit last year for about $100,000," he said. "Anybody who hunts sheep knows how hard it is to get one of these permits." For his four hunts, Bridgers just needs to bring hunting gear and a valid hunting license. Guide service, food, lodging, and on-site transportation for himself and a non-hunting companion are all provided. Here are this year's winners and hometowns for all seven Big Time Texas Hunts categories: Texas Grand Slam * Tommy H. Bridgers, Duncanville, TX Texas Exotic Safari * Jimmy R, Clark, Somerville, TX * Oscar Buenrostro, Houston, TX Texas Premium Buck * Kenneth Watson, Weatherford, TX Texas Whitetail Bonanza * Alan C. Weston, Burnet, TX * David G. Fallin, The Woodlands, TX * Jean J. Astie, , Dallas, TX * Robert Valentine, Houston, TX * Stephen L. Holley, Dallas, TX * Lee R. Jones, , Wichita Falls, TX * Buren A. Haltom, Dayton, TX * Ward M. Cooksey, Sulphur Springs, TX * Miguel Saldivar, Devine, TX * Roberto J. Laurel, Laredo, TX Texas Big Time Bird Hunt * Paulino Silguero, Hebbronville, TX Texas Waterfowl Adventure * Richard A. Pratt, Plano, TX Texas Gator Hunt * Adolfo C. Nabarrette, Odessa, TX All told, hunters bought 79,815 Big Time Texas Hunt entries during this year's sales period from Aug. 15 through the Oct. 15 deadline. This generated $798,150 in gross revenue to support wildlife research, habitat management and public hunting. |
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