Big Buck Bounty Dothan

Big Buck Bounty

Dothan, Alabama

2026–2027 SEASON

Big Buck Bounty is back for another hunting season in the Wiregrass! Compete for great prizes from our local partners with eligible, free-range Alabama whitetail deer harvested lawfully in the participating counties. Find scoring locations, sponsors, prizes, official rules and past winners all in one place.

Scoring Locations

Take eligible deer to one of the official Big Buck Bounty Dothan taxidermists for scoring.

Important: If you do not intend to have Seago’s Taxidermy or Greg Holmes Taxidermy mount your deer, do not bring the deer in for scoring until after February 17, 2027 and before February 28, 2027 to avoid caping and storage fees. All deer must be received no later than February 28, 2027 at 7:00 PM Central Time.
Eufaula, Alabama

Greg Holmes Taxidermy

Eufaula, AL 36027

(334) 695-7093

Samson, Alabama

Seago’s Taxidermy

105 E Main Street
Samson, AL 36477

(334) 726-2639

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Sponsors

Big Buck Bounty is made possible by these local and regional partners. Click a sponsor logo to learn more.

Gilland-Chevrolet-GMC Big N Small Storage Solutions Causey Collision Crosshairs Marianna Broadband by Pea River Cooperative Hobo Pantry Insurance Center of the Southeast King Outdoors King's Furniture and Appliances Dothan Rex Lumber Riverbend General Store RoadMart Tire and Auto Repair RV Connections Southeastern Cooling Southeast Dental Sleep Associates Southside Bingo Graceville Talon Range of Dothan Thompson Gas Metered Propane Touchstone Energy Group Zaviar Firearms
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Prizes

2026–2027 Big Buck Bounty Dothan prize information.

2026–2027 Prizes Coming Soon

We’re finalizing this season’s prize packages with our sponsors. Check back for the complete Open, Youth, Bow, Women’s and State Winner prize lists.

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Official Rules

Big Buck Bounty Dothan official rules for the 2026–2027 season.

  1. NO PRE-REGISTRATION OR ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE CONTEST.
  2. HUNTER MUST HAVE VALID ALABAMA HUNTING LICENSE, UNLESS HUNTING OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ALABAMA DEPT. OF CONSERVATION.
  3. DEER MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: AL: BARBOUR, COFFEE, COVINGTON, CRENSHAW, DALE, GENEVA, HENRY, HOUSTON, PIKE.
  4. ANY DEER PRESENTED FOR SCORING MUST HAVE BEEN HARVESTED LAWFULLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL JURISDICTION REGULATIONS.
  5. ONLY NATIVE ALABAMA WHITETAIL DEER HARVESTED IN THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER CONTEST.
  6. NO ROAD KILLS ARE ALLOWED INTO THE CONTEST.
  7. DEER KILLED WITHIN A HIGH FENCE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE CONTEST. ALL DEER ENTERED MUST BE FREE RANGE (I.E. FAIR CHASE) ANIMALS.
  8. ANTLERS AND SKIN MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE SKULL WHEN DEER IS PRESENTED FOR SCORING (I.E. FULL CAPE). DEER CANNOT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SKINNED OUT FOR MOUNTING.
  9. DEER MAY BE DELIVERED FRESH OR FROZEN TO SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY IN SAMSON OR GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY IN EUFAULA FOR SCORING.
  10. SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY AND GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY WILL NOT ACCEPT FULL, UNGUTTED DEER.
  11. ANY DEER KILLED WITH A BOW DURING GUN SEASON MUST HAVE ENTIRE CAPE TO PROVE IT WAS AN ARCHERY KILL.
  12. ALL DEER TO BE SCORED MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY OR GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027 AT 7:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.
  13. IF HUNTER DOES NOT INTEND ON HAVING SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY OR GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY MOUNT HIS OR HER DEER, DO NOT BRING DEER IN FOR SCORING UNTIL AFTER FEBRUARY 17, 2027 AND BEFORE FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027 TO AVOID CAPING AND STORAGE FEES.
  14. ALL WORK DONE BY SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY OR GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY WILL BE CHARGED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCORING ENTRIES.
  15. ALL ENTRIES PICKED UP UNMOUNTED AFTER FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027 WILL BE CHARGED A SKINNING, STORAGE, AND SCORING FEE.
  16. ALL DEER ARE SCORED USING A MODIFIED SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL SCORING SYSTEM.
  17. ALL SCORING IS FINAL. NO PROTESTS ALLOWED.
  18. THE TAXIDERMISTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RELEASE CONTEST STANDINGS OR THE SCORES OF OTHER ENTRIES. SCORES WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY DIGIO STRATEGIES AFTER THE CONTEST IS CLOSED.
  19. VIOLATIONS OF ANY OF THESE RULES OR ATTEMPTS TO WIN ANY CONTEST BY FRAUD, DECEPTION, OR CHEATING SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR DIGIO STRATEGIES AND/OR THE CONTEST SPONSORS TO DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL FROM PARTICIPATING IN ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE CONTESTS AND EVENTS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF DIGIO STRATEGIES AND/OR THE CONTEST SPONSORS, AS WELL AS FORFEITURE OF ANY PRIZE OR PRIZES WON BY FRAUDULENT MEANS. ANY OR ALL WINNERS COULD BE SUBJECT TO POLYGRAPH.
  20. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE YOUTH DIVISION, THE HUNTER MUST AGE 15 OR UNDER ON THE DAY THE DEER WAS HARVESTED.
  21. ALL CONTEST WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON-AIR SOMETIME DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. IF YOUR DEER PLACED IN THE CONTEST, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15TH, 2027 IF YOU ARE A WINNER.
  22. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SCORING, CAPING, STORAGE, AND MOUNTING IS AVAILABLE FROM SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY IN SAMSON AND GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY IN EUFAULA.
  23. ALL PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN MARCH 30, 2027 OR THEY WILL BE FORFEITED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  24. PROPER IDENTIFICATION MUST BE PRESENTED TO CLAIM PRIZE. WINNERS WILL BE ASKED TO FILL OUT A WINNER'S AFFIDAVIT AND RELEASE. YOUTH WINNERS MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
  25. INDIVIDUALS WHO WIN PRIZE/PRIZES VALUED AT OR OVER $2,000 WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN IRS FORM W-9 AND WILL BE ISSUED A 1099 FOR TAX FILING.
  26. WINNER OF PRIZES IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAXES AND ADDITIONAL FEES.
  27. ANY FIREARM PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL GUN REGULATION. IF THE WINNER OF A FIREARM IS DISQUALIFIED OR LEGALLY PROHIBITED FROM OWNING A FIREARM, THERE WILL BE NO SUBSTITUTION OF THE PRIZE.
  28. IN THE EVENT A PRIZE SHOULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRIZE WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR AND OF EQUAL VALUE.
  29. PRIZES ARE NONTRANSFERABLE AND CANNOT BE EXCHANGED UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. PRIZES HAVE NO CASH VALUE.
  30. DIGIO STRATEGIES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MODIFY RULES AT ANY TIME BY POSTING CHANGES AT SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY OR GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY, PLUS THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: BIGBUCKBOUNTY.COM, 955WTVY.COM, 1067WKMX.COM, 969THELEGEND.COM, AND NEWSTALK1039.COM.
  31. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU GIVE GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC., DIGIO STRATEGIES, WTVY, WDJR, WKMX, WDBT, DATA STREET MARKETING, SEAGO’S TAXIDERMY, GREG HOLMES TAXIDERMY, AND/OR ANY SPONSORS AND MEDIA PR PROMOTERS THE RIGHT TO USE YOUR NAME, PICTURE, VOICE, VIDEO, ETC. ON RADIO, INTERNET, TV, OR PRINT AS PART OF THE PROMOTION OF THE BIG BUCK BOUNTY CONTEST, AND YOU AGREE TO HOLD THESE ENTITIES HARMLESS AND WITHOUT LIABILITY FOR SUCH PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR USE. THESE ENTITIES ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE OR REFUSE THE USE OF ANY PHOTO POSTED BY ANY PARTY.
  32. ANY PHOTOS OF MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 POSTED ONLINE AT ANY OF THE PROMOTER’S WEBSITES OR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR ANY PURPOSE OR FOR ANY CONTEST MAY ONLY BE POSTED WITH PERMISSION BY PARENT/GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR. BY ALLOWING PERMISSION, PARENT/GUARDIAN HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SAID PHOTOS BY THE PROMOTERS AND CO-SPONSORS OF THE CONTEST.
  33. CONTESTANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE WINNING ENTRY PER CATEGORY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WEEKLY PRIZES. CONTESTANTS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE MULTIPLE WINNING ENTRIES ACROSS THE WEEKLY PRIZES.
  34. WEEKLY PRIZES ARE AWARDED DURING THE SEASON, BEGINNING THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18TH, 2026.
  35. WEEKLY PRIZE WINNERS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO WIN PRIZES FROM THE DIVISION THAT THEY ENTER.
  36. ALL ENTRANTS AND WINNERS AGREE THAT THE CONTEST PROMOTERS, THEIR EMPLOYEES, OWNERS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND SPONSORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY, MISFORTUNE, LOSS, CLAIM, EXPENSE, OR DAMAGE TO EITHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF ENTERING, PARTICIPATING IN, WINNING, OR LOSING ANY CONTEST, OR BY THE USE OR NON-USE OF ANY PRIZE RECEIVED.
  37. EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OWNERS, SPONSORS, AND AFFILIATES OF GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC., DBA DIGIO STRATEGIES, WTVY-FM, WDJR-FM, WKMX-FM, WDBT-FM, WIREGRASS DAILY NEWS, AS WELL AS THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF ALL OF THE ABOVE, ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS CONTEST.
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Past Winners

Congratulations to our 2025–2026 Big Buck Bounty Dothan winners.

Open Division

1st Place Collin Chandler — Donalsonville Custom Hunting Buggy – The Kart Doctor
$100 Cash + Swag Bag – Knight’s Wrecker Service
Shoulder Mount
2nd Place Clint Ludlam — Headland $500 Cash – Digio Strategies
$150 Crosshairs Gift Certificate – Marianna
Shoulder Mount
3rd Place Heath Collier — Georgetown $400 Cash – Digio Strategies
Minn Kota Charger + Tru Glo Rifle Sight – Big N Small Storage Solutions
Shoulder Mount
4th Place Drake Flournoy — Quincy, FL $100 Cash – Gutter Buddy of the Southeast
$150 King’s Furniture & Appliances Gift Certificate
$50 Gas Card – Hobo Pantry
5th Place Chase Mercer — Chancellor $100 Cash – Digio Strategies
Hunting Knife Set + Tactical Gear Slinger – King Outdoors

Youth Division

1st Place Jerry Shivers — Fort Gaines $300 Cash – Digio Strategies
$200 Academy Sports Gift Card – Broadband by Pea River Cooperative
Shoulder Mount
2nd Place Brent Devriendt — Greenwood, SC $200 Cash – Digio Strategies
$100 Academy Sports Gift Certificate – Southeastern Cooling
3rd Place Chase Ferguson — Hartford $150 Cash – PDC Bodyworks RV Collision Repair
4th Place Levi Chadwick — Skipperville $100 Cash – Digio Strategies
5th Place Maddox Hick — Newville $100 Cash – Digio Strategies

Bow Division

1st Place Chris Meadows — Ashford $500 Cash – Digio Strategies
$50 Gas Card – Hobo Pantry
Shoulder Mount
2nd Place Mike Brown — Ariton $400 Cash – Digio Strategies
$50 Gas Card – Hobo Pantry
3rd Place Braylon Culpepper — Fort Gaines $300 Cash – Digio Strategies
$50 Gas Card – Hobo Pantry

Women’s Division

1st Place Betty Mims — Ozark $500 Cash – Digio Strategies
Shoulder Mount
Oil Change – RoadMart Tire & Auto
2nd Place Terri Flournoy — Quincy, FL $400 Cash – Digio Strategies
Electric Smoker – Touchstone Energy Group
Oil Change – RoadMart Tire & Auto
3rd Place Jennifer DeFeo — Ozark $300 Cash – Digio Strategies
Oil Change – RoadMart Tire & Auto

State Winners

Alabama State Winner Clint Ludlam — Headland $200 Cash – Thompson Metered Propane
$100 Cash – Digio Strategies
Georgia State Winner Collin Chandler — Donalsonville $200 Gift Cards – Talon Range of Dothan
$100 Cash – Digio Strategies
Florida State Winner Jameel Wilson — Marianna $200 Gift Cards – Zaviar Firearms
$100 Cash – Digio Strategies
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