Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced

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AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reveals the winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH).

TPWD notified the 14 winners of their random selection from the pool of 162,421 entries, which raised more than $1.46 million to support wildlife research, habitat management and public hunting across the state. The BTTH projects webpage lists specific examples of how the funds support TPWD’s mission.

“Big Time Texas Hunts continues to be an important conservation fundraiser for TPWD, and we greatly appreciate the support of our Texas hunters who purchase entries each year,” said Kelly Edmiston, TPWD public hunting coordinator. “If a hunter is lucky enough to win, they will experience the hunt of a lifetime. If they don’t win, they can feel good knowing the funds from their entry go directly to wildlife conservation and public access projects on public hunting lands in Texas.”

Raymon Hedges, Anchorage, Alaska won the Trans-Pecos Aoudad Adventure, a challenging free-range hunt with professional guides for a mature male ram in the Chihuahuan Desert. A portion of the proceeds from this hunt goes directly to desert bighorn sheep restoration and research efforts. Hunting aoudad positively impacts bighorn sheep by lowering the number of competitors and reducing the spread of disease and grazing pressure on the habitat.

Winners from other categories include:

  • Big Time Bird Hunt – Neil Haile, Corinth
  • Exotic Safari – Robert Murrow, Round Rock
  • Gator Hunt – Gerard Contreras, Webster 
  • Nilgai Antelope Safari – Edward Carpenter, Centerville
  • Premium Buck Hunt – Logan Thomas, Henrietta
  • Texas Grand Slam – Matthew Bridges, Elkhart
  • Trans-Pecos Aoudad Adventure – Raymon Hedges, Anchorage, Alaska
  • Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt – Thomas Tietjen, Caldwell
  • Whitetail Bonanza – Dudley Lampley, Yoakum; Roy Garza, Humble; Larry Carollo, Bellville; Patrick Huitt, Sugarland; Guy Rodgers, Mansfield 
  • Wild Hog Adventure – Dylan Henson, Bonham 

“We want to congratulate the winners but also thank all the hunters who bought an entry, and the outfitters and TPWD wildlife biologists who created and implement the hunts,” said Janis Johnson, TPWD marketing manager.

Entries for next year’s Big Time Texas Hunts go on sale May 15.

Big Time Texas Hunts is made possible with support from Toyota and the Texas Bighorn Society.