1. NO PRE-REGISTRATION OR ENTRY FEE. ANY TURKEY TAKEN TO BACKYARD CABIN TAXIDERMY IN OZARK, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY IN SAMSON, OR TROPHY TAKER TAXIDERMY IN DOTHAN WILL BE SCORED AND ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST.

2. HUNTER MUST HAVE VALID AL, FL or GA HUNTING LICENSE.

3. WHOLE AND INTACT TURKEYS MAY BE DELIVERED FRESH OR FROZEN TO  BACKYARD CABIN TAXIDERMY IN OZARK, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY IN SAMSON, OR TROPHY TAKER TAXIDERMY IN DOTHAN FOR SCORING.

4. ALL TURKEYS MUST BE TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAME LAWS.

5. ALL TURKEYS ARE SCORED USING A MODIFIED SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL SCORING SYSTEM.

6. NO ROAD KILLS.

7. TURKEY MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: AL: BARBOUR, COFFEE, COVINGTON, CRENSHAW, DALE, GENEVA, HENRY, HOUSTON, PIKE. FL: BAY, CALHOUN, GADSDEN, GULF, HOLMES, JACKSON, LIBERTY, OKALOOSA, WALTON, WASHINGTON. GA: BAKER, CALHOUN, CLAY, DECATUR, EARLY, MILLER, QUITMAN, RANDOLPH, SEMINOLE.

8. ONLY NATIVE EASTERN WILD TURKEYS FROM THE LISTED COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST.

9. ANY OR ALL WINNERS SUBJECT TO POLYGRAPH.

10. WINNER OF PRIZES (GUNS, ETC.) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAXES.

11. ALL TURKEYS BROUGHT TO EITHER TAXIDERMIST WILL BE SCORED WITH NO REQUIREMENT TO PURCHASE TAXIDERMY SERVICES.

12. ALL TURKEYS TO BE SCORED MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF ONE OF THE TAXIDERMISTS NO LATER THAN MAY 16th at 8:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.

13. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE YOUTH DIVISION, THE HUNTER MUST AGE 15 OR UNDER ON THE DAY THE TURKEY WAS HARVESTED.

14. YOUTH WINNERS MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

15. IF YOUR TURKEY PLACED IN THE CONTEST, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED ON OR BEFORE MAY 30TH, 2023 IF YOU ARE A WINNER.

16. ADDITIONAL CONTEST RULES AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM ANY OF THE CONTEST TAXIDERMISTS.

17. ALL PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2023 OR THEY WILL BE FORFEITED. NO EXCEPTIONS.

18. ALL SCORING IS FINAL. NO PROTESTS ALLOWED.

19. IN THE EVENT A PRIZE SHOULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRIZE WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR AND OF EQUAL VALUE.

20. ANY TURKEY LEFT AT EITHER TAXIDERMIST AND NOT PICKED UP BEFORE JUNE 30TH, 2022, WILL BE FORFEITED AND BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE TAXIDERMIST.

21. PROMOTERS OF THIS CONTEST RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MODIFY RULES AT ANY TIME BY POSTING CHANGES AT BACKYARD CABIN TAXIDERMY, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY, OR TROPHY TAKER TAXIDEMY, PLUS THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: BIGBEARDBOUNTY.COM, 955WTVY.COM, 1067KMX.COM, AND 969THELEGEND.COM.

22. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU GIVE DIGIO STRATEGIES, WTVY, WDJR, WKMX, BACKYARD CABIN TAXIDERMY, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY, OR ANY OTHER MEDIA PR PROMOTERS THE RIGHT TO USE YOUR NAME, PICTURE, ETC. ON RADIO, TV, OR PRINT AS PART OF THE PROMOTION OF THE BIG BEARD BOUNTY CONTEST.

23. CONTESTANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE WINNING ENTRY PER CATEGORY.

24. ALL WORK DONE BY BACKYARD CABIN TAXIDERMY, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY, OR TROPHY TAKER TAXIDERMY WILL BE CHARGED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCORING THE TURKEY.

25. ONLY FREE RANGING NATIVE TURKEYS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST.

26. THE TAXIDERMISTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RELEASE CONTEST STANDINGS OR THE SCORES OF OTHER ENTRIES. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY DIGIO STRATEGIES, BOTH ON THE AIR AND ON THE VARIOUS WEBSITES, AFTER THE CONTEST IS CLOSED.

27. GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJUST THE RULES IF THEY SEE NECESSARY