Meridian - Entries and Rules

  1. NO PRE-REGISTRATION OR ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE CONTEST.
  2. HUNTER MUST HAVE VALID MISSISSIPPI HUNTING LICENSE, UNLESS HUNTING OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS.
  3. DEER MUST BE TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: MISSISSIPPI: WINSTON, NOXUBEE, LEAKE, NESHOBA, KEMPER, SCOTT, NEWTON, LAUDERDALE, SMITH, JASPER, CLARKE.
  4. ANY DEER PRESENTED FOR SCORING MUST HAVE BEEN HARVESTED LAWFULLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL JURISDICTION REGULATIONS.
  5. ONLY NATIVE MISSISSIPPI 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/ 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 ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHY TAXIDERMY.
  10. ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHEY 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 ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHEY TAXIDERMY BY FEBRUARY 2ND 2024 at 5:00 P.M. CENTRAL TIME.
  13. IF HUNTER DOES NOT INTEND ON HAVING ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHEY TAXIDERMY MOUNT HIS OR HER DEER, DO NOT BRING DEER IN FOR SCORING UNTIL THE LAST DAY DEER ARE RECEIVED FOR CONTEST (FEB. 2ND, 2024 AT 5PM) TO AVOID CAPING AND STORAGE FEES.
  14. ALL DEER ANTLERS AND CAPES MUST REMAIN AT ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHEY TAXIDERMY ONCE ENTERED IN CONTEST UNTIL AFTER THE AWARDS CELEBRATION (DATE TO BE DETERMINED).
  15. ALL WORK DONE BY ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY OR MURPHEY TAXIDERMY WILL BE CHARGED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCORING ENTRIES.
  16. THE TOP EIGHT SCORING DEER IN THE OPEN DIVISION, 1ST PLACE WINNER IN THE BOW DIVISION, AND 1ST PLACE WINNER IN THE YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT DIVISION WILL RECEIVE THE MOUNT FREE OF CHARGE AS A PRIZE AT THE CLOSE OF THE CONTEST.
  17. ALL ENTRIES PICKED UP UNMOUNTED AFTER FEBRUARY 16TH, 2024 WILL BE CHARGED A SKINNING, STORAGE, AND SCORING FEE.
  18. ALL DEER ARE SCORED USING BUCKMASTER SCORING SYSTEM.
  19. ALL SCORING IS FINAL. NO PROTESTS ALLOWED.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO ENTER THE OPEN AND/OR BOW DIVISIONS. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT DIVISION, THE HUNTER MUST BE 20 YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER ON THE DAY THE DEER WAS HARVESTED.
  23. ALL CONTEST WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY PHONE OR USPS ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 8TH, 2024.
  24. ALL PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN APRIL 1ST, 2024 OR THEY WILL BE FORFEITED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  25. PROPER IDENTIFICATION MUST BE PRESENTED TO CLAIM PRIZE. WINNERS WILL BE ASKED TO FILL OUT A WINNER’S AFFIDAVIT AND RELEASE. YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT WINNERS MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
  26. INDIVIDUALS WHO WIN PRIZE/PRIZES VALUED AT OR OVER $600 WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN IRS FORM W-9 AND WILL BE ISSUED A 1099 FOR TAX FILING.
  27. WINNER OF PRIZES IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL APPLICABLE TAXES AND ADDITIONAL FEES.
  28. 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.
  29. IN THE EVENT A PRIZE SHOULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRIZE WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR AND OF EQUAL VALUE.
  30. PRIZES ARE NONTRANSFERABLE AND CANNOT BE EXCHANGED UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. PRIZES HAVE NO CASH VALUE.
  31. THE PRE-OWNED VEHICLE PRIZE IS BEING GIFTED “AS-IS”. THE WINNER RECEIVING THIS PRIZE AGREES TO HOLD MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, DBA DIGIO STRATEGIES, WOKK, WJDQ, WZKS, WJXM, DATA STREET MARKETING, MURPHEY TAXIDERMY, ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY, AND/OR ANY SPONSORS HARMLESS AND WITHOUT LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DISCLOSED OR UNDISCLOSED FAULTS.
  32. PROMOTERS OF THIS CONTEST RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR MODIFY RULES AT ANY TIME BY POSTING CHANGES ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: BIGBUCKBOUNTY.COM, 97OKK.COM, Q101RADIO.NET, 104KISSFM.COM, THEBEAT951.COM, AND PRAISEMERIDIAN.COM
  33. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU GIVE MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, LLC, DIGIO STRATEGIES, WOKK, WJDQ, WZKS, WJXM, WMOG, WYHL, DATA STREET MARKETING, MURPHEY TAXIDERMY, ATKIN’S 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. WEEKLY WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED DURING THE 10 WEEKS OF GUN SEASON. RELATED PRIZES WILL BE RELEASED TO WINNERS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTEST ONCE ALL OVERALL DIVISION WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
  37. WEEKLY PRIZE WINNERS ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE OVERALL OPEN DIVISION PRIZES.
  38. IN ADDITION TO THE PRIZES AWARED TO THE TOP SCORING ENTRIES INTO THE YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT, BOW, AND OPEN DIVISIONS, DIGIO STRATEGIES WILL GIVE AWAY $100 TO ONE RANDOM PARTICIPANT DURING EACH OF THE TEN FULL WEEKS OF GUN SEASON. PARTICIPANTS COUNTED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE WEEKLY $100 PRIZE INCLUDE ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO SUBMITTED A SCORE FOR THE BIG BUCK BOUNTY CONTEST (A CHANCE IS GIVEN FOR EACH SCORE SUBMITTED), ALONG WITH ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTER, FREE OF CHARGE, FILLING OUT THIS ENTRY FORM HERE, OR IN PERSON AT 3436 HIGHWAY 45N, MERIDIAN, MS 39301, OR BY MAIL TO THE SAME ADDRESS.
  39. ALL ENTRANTS AND WINNERS AGREE THAT MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, LLC, DIGIO STRATEGIES, WOKK, WJDQ, WZKS, WJXM, DATA STREET MARKETING, MURPHEY TAXIDERMY, ATKIN’S TAXIDERMY, 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.
  40. EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OWNERS, SPONSORS, AND AFFILIATES OF MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, LLC, DBA DIGIO STRATEGIES, WOKK, WJDQ, WZKS, WJXM, WMOG, WYHL, AS WELL AS THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF ALL OF THE ABOVE, ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS CONTEST.

WHERE TO ENTER

taxidermist

Murphey Taxidermy

372 Pine Forest Rd, Chunky, MS 39323

601-513-4813

Atkins Taxidermy

100041 Co Rd 321, Union, MS 39365

601-416-0350

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