2025-26 Big Buck Photo Contest
All contest voting will conclude on Feb. 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Prize: The winner of the year’s contest will receive a $100 gift card 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.
RULES
— All entries must be made online through the ALBBAA website, and the photo must show a buck harvested from within the 23-county Black Belt region.
— The buck must be taken during 2025-2026 whitetail deer season.
— The winner of the contest is selected exclusively through online voting.
— Voters may cast one vote per day, per entry, per IP address. In the case of any dispute, the decision of ALBBAA is final.
— Photo contest winners from the previous two years are not eligible for entry.
— ALBBAA reserves the right to approve or reject any photo submitted. Cause for a photo’s disqualification can include, but is not limited to, the following:
- The photo content presents the subject in an unethical or disrespectful composition.
- The photo content is perceived to cast a negative perception of hunters and their contribution to the management of wildlife.
- Voting violation which imposes an unfair advantage to others.
