Entries— Entries for the big gobbler photo contest will begin March 31 through May 15, 2025 and is open for photos of any gobbler taken this season in the 23-county Black Belt region. The winner of the contest is selected exclusively through online voting. All contest decisions made by ALBBAA officials are final, and winners from the past two years are not eligible to enter.
Prizes—The winner of this year’s contest will receive aa $100 gift card, Thermacel mosquito repellent, a gun-cleaning kit and a copy of Black Belt Bounty, a coffee table book filled with stunning images, wildlife essays, colorful stories on our hunting and fishing traditions, wild game recipes and more. In addition, the first-place winner will receive a Buckmasters prize pack that includes a hat, buck knife and 1-year subscription to Buckmasters Magazine.
Rules— Participants are limited to one entry and must fully complete the online form with the necessary information, including the county where the gobbler was harvested and identifying everyone in the photo.
Voting will conclude on May 10, which will give voters time to support photos taken during the last days of the 2026 Alabama turkey hunting season.
Visitors to the contest webpage are restricted to voting once per day, per e-mail, per IP address. In the case of any dispute, the decision of ALBBAA officials is final. Photo contest winners from the last two years are not eligible for entry.
The ALBBAA reserves the right to disqualify any photo. Photos may be disqualified if they:
Depict unethical or disrespectful behavior
Portray hunting or wildlife management in a negative light
Involve voting violations or unfair advantages
Show any violation of ADCNR regulations
In addition, any photo depicting any violation of ADCNR regulations will be disqualified.
The Black Belt includes the following counties: Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Wilcox.
