Registration closes at 5pm on 24th May 2024.

Adults - $35

Children - $20

• Hunting can commence from  6am on Friday the 31st May 2024.
• Weigh in is 11am - 2pm on Sunday the 2nd June 2024 (no late arrivals).
• Prizegiving Sunday 3.30pm, followed by Black Betty BBQ and music from Dirty Secrets!
• Waiwhare Bar open 6pm 2nd June 2024.

Please register your team via RSVPing to this event. You will be automatically taken to the registration form. 

Payments will have to be made to the following bank account, before the event:

ANZ 01 0646 0253 832 00

Reference: Your Name + Team Name

Categories are as follows: Adult (15+) Heaviest Deer Heaviest Pig Heaviest Goat Heaviest Hare Heaviest Duck Average Deer & Pig

Children (under 15) Heaviest Deer Heaviest Turkey Heaviest Goat Heaviest Hare Average Turkey & Hare

Preschooler Best Gather: any creature that can be gathered

Open categories Most Hares & Rabbits Most Possums Best Head Sika Best Head Red

Please make sure you are aware of the rules and guidelines for this event:

• All animals presented must be from the wild. No commercially farmed animals.
• Dear, Goat and Pig species must be killed during the competition dates and completely gutted with their heads intact.
• All stags weighed in go into the best head
• All animals must have a valid WCC ID tag for weigh-in and be handed to the record tent
• Pre-school gather section - animals must be gathered from the wild by the pre schooler.
• weigh station is at the front of the Waiwhare Community Centre on River Road
• Only teams are eligible to win the team trophy
• team members cannot change during the duration of the competition unless ok'd by judges
• teams mustn't have more than 5 members
• all species must be weighed in to be eligible for team prizes
• all animals, including children's entries, must be removed from the community centre grounds on completion of the weigh-in
• entries are to be official and must be accompanied by the correct entry payment prior to the event via bank transfer to the WCC bank account
• Waiwhare Community Centre and B2R accept no responsibility for the action of any entrant or breach of law or regulations.
• Waiwhare Community Centre and B2R accept no responsibility for any accidents that may occur during the hunting for this event. 
• All prize winners must be present at the registration night or prize giving to receive prizes
• in the event of a tie, the first weighed-in will receive the respective prize
• the decisions of the organising committee are final and binding on all entrants
• poaching or any other activity that is deemed harmful to the event will result in disqualification and possibly further action deemed necessary by the organizing committee
• all hunters and gatherers are expected to execute good and safe hunting practices
• all hunters and gatherers must be aware of the risk of operating a firearm and/or hunting weapon and be able to do so safely.