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    Texas Big Game Awards now searchable online.

    For a long time TBGA has only had the top 5 all time listed on the website... With no way to search previous years... Now... You can fully search... Biggest buck by county? By season, property etc etc... 34,000 entries of Texas big game... Pretty cool

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    May 20, 2015

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    Texas Big Game Awards Announces New Trophy Search Tool

    San Antonio – For 24 years, the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA), a partnership of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), has been the leader in recognizing the contributions that landowners, land managers and responsible hunters make to managing and conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat on Texas’ private lands.

    The TBGA is excited to announce the “TBGA Trophy Search Tool.” The first of its kind in Texas, this web-based search tool provides hunting enthusiasts with the ability to search over 34,000 big game harvested entries taken in Texas since 1991, which have been officially entered in the Texas Big Game Awards program since its inception.

    “This is very exciting news,” said David Brimager, Director of Marketing for the Texas Wildlife Association who oversees the TBGA program. “For the first time in the program’s history, hunters can research trophy animals taken in Texas through a variety of avenues. You can search by region, animal, category, year, county, or last name.” Brimager continued, “Hunters ask us all the time about historical entries, and more specifically about certain counties. This search tool gives them the opportunity to do that research and so much more.”

    After each awards season is complete, that season’s data will be uploaded to the website tool. Species recognized by the Texas Big Game Awards include: white-tailed deer, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn, and javelina. Under the program, awards are given to all “scored entries” that meet minimum regional scoring requirements using the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system. Also recognized are first-time hunters, youth hunters, and landowners. There are no entry fees to enter the annual recognition program. All program information, program history, entry rules, photos, and sponsors are featured on the TBGA website.

    For more information on the TBGA Trophy Search Tool, please visit http://www.TexasBigGameAwards.org/ and at the top of the home page you will see a link to the search tool.

    #2
    Very Cool. Great Organization and Great Program!

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      #3
      I used it yesterday and was very happy to see they finally did it. I had heard rumblings they were working on it.

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        #4
        Cool!! Found my name in there. 1998

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          #5
          My Speedgoat is in there. 2005

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            #6
            I am a scorer for them and it is a great program.

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              #7
              Very cool, I can see some time being spent with this.

              I like to seach local area big buck contest as well for a visual of what a trophy is and looks like regionally. This could be used in much the same way.

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                #8
                I'm hoping this will make entry more appealing and we will see a bump in trophies submitted

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Encinal View Post
                  I'm hoping this will make entry more appealing and we will see a bump in trophies submitted
                  It seems like there's plenty of animals submitted but relatively few pictures. I personally don't look at the scores much, I'm much more interested in seeing the actual animals.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Encinal View Post
                    I'm hoping this will make entry more appealing and we will see a bump in trophies submitted
                    They need to break it down by weapon and fence height like all the other contests do. That would make it more appealing. Everyone has their own category to enter.

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                      #11
                      There are options to submit photos for trophies.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Grayson View Post
                        They need to break it down by weapon and fence height like all the other contests do. That would make it more appealing. Everyone has their own category to enter.
                        It is broken down by fence height as of 2? Years ago.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Encinal View Post
                          It is broken down by fence height as of 2? Years ago.
                          To clarify I mean the top 5 all time awards.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Grayson View Post
                            To clarify I mean the top 5 all time awards.
                            Fence height is.

                            Weapon type is not.

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                              #15
                              Very nice...I'm sure glad to see the new ability to search.

                              I'll be using that on a regular basis!!!

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