2025 LOS CAZADORES PREDATOR CONTEST
BUCHANAN DAM REGISTRATION CLOSES: 02/01/2025 at 12:00PM SHARP
STONEWALL REGISTRATION CLOSES: 02/15/2025 at 12:00PM SHARP
PEARSALL REGISTRATION CLOSES: 03/08/2025 at 12:00PM SHARP
ENTRY FEE: $300.00 PER TEAM – 4 Person Max
ENTRY FEE INCLUDES: $20 Admin Fee and $20 Polygraph Team. $160 Main Pot Payout and $20 Each Side Pot Payout.
MAIN POT PAYOUT: 1st place 70% and custom buckle  2nd place 20%   3rd place 10%
HEAVIEST COYOTE SIDE POT: Winner Takes All
HEAVIEST BOBCAT SIDE POT: Winner Takes All
MOST FOX SIDE POT:Â Winner Takes All
MOST RABBITS SIDE POT:Â Winner Takes All
MOST RACCOONS SIDE POT:Â Winner Takes All
BUCHANAN DAM :Â 02/01/2025 – 02/02/2025
STONEWALL : 02/15/2025-02/16/2025
PEARSALL : 03/08/2025 – 03/09/2025
ALL LOCTIONS WILL ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE FOR THEIR WEEKEND:
REGISTRATION ENDS SATURDAY AT 12PM SHARP
HUNTING STARTS SATURDAY AT 12PM (Hunters can start at desired their location)
CHECK-IN AT LOS CAZADORESÂ SUNDAY AT 12PM SHARP (PEARSALL & STONEWALL) AND SUNDAY AT 2PM (BUCHANAN DAM ONLY)Â NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR LATE CHECK-IN.
LOS CAZADORES 2025 PREDATOR CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES:
- Teams cannot start hunting until 12 pm on Saturday.
- Ties will be broken by most kills
- All animals must be called in or spotlighted in the 24 hour limit.
- No baiting, trapping, roadkill, or pooling between teams.
- Frozen animals will result in disqualification.
- Wet animals will not be weighed
- Silencers, Thermals, and night vision are allowed.
- All team members must hunt the same vehicle/together during the 24 hours.
- No trapped, snared, caged-raised, or frozen animals will be allowed
- No pooling of animals between teams
- No modifying the weight of animals in any way. WE WILL NOT weigh wet animals.
- No use of Aircraft, drones or dogs. A dog may be used to help find a wounded animal, but not to hunt.
- All registered team members must be present at 12 pm on Sunday for check-in.
- All team members must have a hunting license along with a hunter’s education number.
- Anyone under the age of 16 must have a parent or guardian on their team.
- Hunters are responsible for finding their own land and the disposal of animals.
- All winners are subject to a polygraph. (Portion of the entry fee is used if necessary)
- There will be a protest fee of $300. The deposit will be forfeited if the protest is not sustained.
DISCLAIMER: All county, state, and federal hunting laws must be followed. Judges, sponsors, contestants, or anyone affiliated with the contest is not responsible in the event of an accident or laws broken by contestants or teams.
BUCHANAN DAM ELIGIBLE COUNTIES: No Restrictions. All Texas counties.
STONEWALL ELIGIBLE COUNTIES:Â Â Gillespie, Blanco, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, & Mason
PEARSALL ELIGIBLE COUNTIES: No Restrictions. All Texas counties.
ALL LOCATIONS WILL FOLLOW THE SAME POINT SYSTEM LISTED BELOW:
MOUNTAIN LION:Â 25 points
COYOTE:Â 10 points
RED FOX:Â 8 points
BOBCAT:Â 6 points
GREY FOX:Â 4 points
RACCOON: 1 point
RABBIT: 0.5 points
IMPORTANT: NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR LATE CHECK-IN AT ANY LOCATION
BUCHANAN DAM CHECK IN: 02/02/2025 at 2:00PM SHARP
STONEWALL CHECK IN: 02/16/2025 at 12:00PM SHARP
PEARSALL CHECK IN: 03/09/2025 at 12:00PM SHARP
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 PREDATOR CONTEST SPONSORS!
