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GON's 36th Annual Truck-Buck Contest

There's is no deer contest anywhere in the country like the one Georgia deer hunters have in GON's Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. Back for the 36th year during the 2024-25 Georgia deer season, Truck-Buck again has weekly and wildcard winners who earn scoring-period prizes and qualify for the Shoot-Out finals. With a grand prize truck, a second grand prize Firminator, and weekly prize packages valued at more than $1,500, this contest is crazy good. You must be an annual GON subscriber before a buck is killed to be eligible for the contest (monthly subscribers are not eligible).

We couldn't do it without our subscribers and our generous sponsors.

• 17 weekly winners & 4 wild-cards gives us a total of 21 shooters

• You're only competing against bucks taken in the same week

• More than 100 prizes given away worth more than $75,000!

Visit our sponsors shown below and tell them thanks!

Our generous sponsors help us give GON subscribers more than 100 prizes worth over $75,000! When you have a choice to do business please show them support. Heck drop them an email and let them know Georgia hunters appreciate them.

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Weeks 1 - 4 :

Winners Receive An Obsession Bow

Week 5 :

Winner Receives a CVA Optima V2 Muzzleloader

Weeks 6 - 17 :

Winners Receive A Savage 110 Storm Deer Rifle

Each Weekly Winner Also Receives A Prize Package From 4S Advanced Wildlife Solutions and Safety Harness From Hunter Safety Systems

Each Of 4 Wildcard Winners Receives A Prize Package Including Products From: 4S Advanced Wildlife Solutions, Hunter Safety Systems, Agri Supply and Rugged Road Outdoors 

Plus A Separate Contest Exclusively For Youth Hunters

Thanks to our sponsors GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest is back. It's all about the kids! Each weekly winner will receive a personalized Shoot-Out jersey from Realtree, a Flashback trail-camera from Stealth Cam, a high performance ultralight cooler from Rugged Road Outdoors and some awesome scent products from Scrape Juice.

Of course, the Grand Prize winner will win a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Plus, the hunter will get to spend a weekend deer and hog hunting, and spending time with the great folks at Woods-N-Water Outfitters for a three-day trip. The second-best shooter in the finals will receive a CVA Scout break-action .243 centerfire rifle from BPI Outdoors.

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