Big Time Bird Hunt

One Big Time Bird Hunt winner will enjoy three unique bird hunting trips.

Bonus in 2025: Acclaimed wild game chef, hunter and author of 3 hunting books, Jesse Griffiths, will join the turkey hunt and give a private cooking lesson. “Griffiths is a serious outdoorsman who serves venison ceviche and slow-cooked wild boar at his wild game restaurant and teaches classes in hunting and fishing on the side,” says Garden & Gun Magazine.

Purchase by October 15, 2025

$9.00 per online entry*

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James Sanford, 2024-25 winner of the Big Time Texas Bird Hunt, and his very nice mature Rio Grande gobbler. And, Chef Jesse Griffith was there to demonstrate how to field dress and prepare turkey for the table and cooked several delicious wild turkey dishes.
Winner James Sanford and his friends enjoyed an exceptional hunt for duck and geese in the 2024-2025 season.
The 2023 Big Time Texas Bird Hunt Winner, Gabriel Gonzalez, hunting waterfowl during the 2023 fall/winter migration.
Gabriel Gonzalez, the 2023 Big Time Bird Hunt winner, and guests hunting waterfowl at sunrise.
Gabe Gonzales (middle), the 2023 Big Bird Hunt winner, with professional guides and his Rio Grande Turkey.
The 2022 Big Time Texas Bird hunt winner, Bryce Walker, with his waterfowl harvest at Central Flyway Outfitters.
2021 winner, Ronnie Miller, and his guest.
Lacy Way and three of his guests after the dove hunt portion of the Big Time Bird Hunt 2019.
Chad Snow was the winner in 2020 and displays his turkey harvest.
Three young guests of winner also enjoyed the guided hunt.
Professional waterfowl guides will accompany you on the hunts.
Dove hunter with his harvest.
Hunters with their Rio Grande turkeys from Gene Howe WMA.
Hunter with his Rio Grande gobbler from Gene Howe WMA. The tom had a 9” beard.

The lucky winner will:

Experience two afternoons of dove hunting with up to three of their favorite hunting buddies.
Hunt geese and ducks on some of the best waterfowl areas in Texas.
Pursue turkeys on a guided spring hunt with one hunting guest and acclaimed wild game chef, Jesse Griffiths, who will also demonstrate and assist the winner with preparing and cooking the harvest. Jesse is author of three books on hunting, co-founder of a wild game restaurant (Dai Due) in Austin and head-instructor of the New School of Traditional Cookery.
Enjoy food and lodging at premium wildlife management areas and private ranches.
Be accompanied by professional guides on each hunt.

Three Curl Outfitter Inc - DFW

Three Curl Outfitters offers some of the best guided dove hunting opportunities in the DFW area. The winner and his/her companions will enjoy hunting on 1,200 acres of sunflower fields in Avalon, TX, Ellis County at Wild Acres Ranch. Rest easy, recount the day and enjoy fantastic meals in the 14,000 square foot lodge.

Central Flyway Outfitters - Texas Gulf Coast

Lying directly in the annual migration path of hundreds of thousands of waterfowl, Central Flyway Outfitters is one of the best hunting locations in Texas. Winners will get to hunt geese and ducks on thousands of acres of Texas Gulf Coast, during the 2025 fall and winter migration.

Hunting blinds are located just north of Anahuac Wildlife Refuge in the daily feeding path of birds. Skilled guides, trained dogs, decoys and ATV transportation will be provided.

Sunrise at Central Flyway Outfitters.
Duck harvested at Central Flyway Outfitters.
Hunters with their harvest at Central Flyway Outfitters.
Hunters enjoying an evening fire.

Dos Arroyos Ranch - Hill Country

This amazing hunt destination is on private land in the Hill Country of Texas and offers high-quality turkey hunting across 9,300 acres. Hunters will have an unforgettable experience on one of the most beautiful ranches in the Texas Hill Country.

Guides, meals, lodging and onsite transportation are included during this exclusive three-to-five-day hunt. And as mentioned above, wild game chef, Jesse Griffiths, will join you on this one-of-a-kind hunt.

*Please note that a $5 online administrative fee is required, but you can purchase unlimited entries or licenses in a single transaction and only pay one fee.

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