TEXAS BIG GAME AWARDS, 3: Celebrating antlers, horns and 
habitat ... on Passport to Texas.

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Hunting is about more than trophies. It's about creating 
healthy habitat. 

05 -- That's exactly right. And our tagline at TGBA is Hunting 
equals Habitat.

Justin Dreibelbis [DRY-bul-bliss] is Hunting Heritage 
Program Director at the Texas Wildlife Association, which 
coordinates the Texas Big Game Awards, or TBGA.

25 -- Those big deer are not an accident. They are a direct 
response to the habitat that they were grown on. And that's why 
we celebrate antlers and horns at Texas Big Game Awards. Not 
because it's some big trophy and that's what's important. We 
celebrate antlers and horns because we recognize that's a direct 
result of the habitat that that animal was raised on - and that's 
what we're trying to get back to. It's all about habitat and our 
hunting heritage.

The TGBA is currently accepting entries of white-tailed 
and mule deer, pronghorn antelope, Desert Bighorn Sheep 
and javalina. Find a list of certified volunteer scorers at 
texasbiggameawards.org.

18 -- Contact them and they'll get the animal scored for you. 
You fill out the form and send it in to us - it's completely free. If 
it's a youth or first harvest category, you don't even have to 
contact a scorer. All you have to do is go to 
texasbiggameawards.org, print out a copy of the youth and first 
harvest form, fill it out and send it in. And that's all there is to 
it.

Deadline for entries if February 15, 2015. Three Regional 
Sportsman's Celebration banquets will be held to honor 
winners and program participants. Find more information 
at texasbiggameawards.org.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 



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