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2026 Big Buck Registration Sept 1- 30
2026 Big Buck Contest Registration Sept 1 – 30
Do you Have what it takes to Tag the BIGGEST Buck?
Registration is now open for our Big Buck Contest! Get Reregistered, get out in the woods, and we if you can bring home bragging rights! Make sure your hunting crew registers for the 2026 Big Buck Contest September 1 – 30, 2025.
Registration is now open: 2026 Big Buck Registration
As a registered hunter, you’ll be competing for bragging rights, cash prizes and more:
- Grand Prize: $300 for the biggest Buck
- Top 3 adult and youth (21 & Under) racks, win cash prizes
- Every registered hunter wins a prize – even if you don’t bring in a rack!
How to Register:
- Online
- At the Municipal Office: 1 Johnson Drive, Desbarats, ON
- At the Johnson Township Community Centre: 1 Cameron Ave. Desbarats, ON
- All Hunter registrations must be in by September 30, 2025
Rules:
- Enteries must have the tag attached or an associated card and license available
- Bucks must be harvested in WMUs within the Algoma Region: 21B, 22, 23, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, or 45
Awards Dinner & Celebration: After the Hunt, join all the other hunters & their families for stories from the hunt on Saturday, November 28, 2026 at the Johnson Township Community Centre Banquet Hall:
- Measuring begins at 4pm by the Sault College Fish and Wildlife students
- Bar Service opens at 4pm
- Dinner is at 6pm
- Winners and prize draws will take place after dinner
- Families are encouraged to attend and cheer on their hunter!
Cost:
- Hunter Registration & Dinner ticket $35
- Just Dinner $20
- Just Dinner Kids (12 and under) $10