Find Sasquatch And Win $1,000,000 And Other Great Gear From Bushnell, Field & Stream

Overland Park, KS — Bushnell Outdoor Products and Field & Stream magazine want you to find Sasquatch this year and they are providing a good reason to search — one million reasons to be exact — with the “$1,000,000 Sasquatch Photo Challenge” that runs from June 3 through December 15, 2008.


“We’re not saying we believe in Sasquatch,” says Nate Matthews, online editor for Field & Stream. “But if anyone’s ever going to capture an image of one, we’re guessing it’ll be a hunter with a trail camera and we’d like to settle this once and for all.”


Don’t live in prime Sasquatch hunting territory? No problem! Field & Stream and Bushnell are also giving away great Bushnell gear for the best trail cam shots in the following categories: Deer photos, non-deer photos, and funny photos. Three winners every month will receive a Bushnell Excursion binocular, and three grand prizes at the end of the year will receive a Bushnell Trail Scout Pro with Game Call Technology trail camera.


“For all you jokers out there – we’re giving away an additional Bushnell Trail Scout Pro camera for your best attempt to cheat Bushnell out of their $1,000,000 prize,” says Matthews. “So go grab your gorilla suit and head to the nearest woodlot. Just don’t get mistaken for a bear.”



Digital trail cameras have changed the way sportsman and wildlife researchers track animals in the outdoors. The Bushnell line of Trail Scout trail cameras provide 24-hour monitoring and the ability to record high resolution color photos or videos during the day or black and while night vision images without a flash. The cameras rely on a passive infrared sensor that will detect activity out to 90 feet. Images are stored on compact SD cards.



The sweepstakes is open to any eligible adult 18 years or older within the United States who can provide conclusive photographic evidence that Sasquatch (Bigfoot or Yeti) exists. The photo or video must be taken with a trail camera and submitted to a panel of experts for verification. The photo/video must be an original, in black & white or color, taken during the day or night. Photos that have been retouched, altered or changed in any way will be disqualified.



For the “$1,000,000 Sasquatch Photo Challenge, Bushnell will have a panel of experts review all submitted photos. The sweepstakes rules define Sasquatch as any bi-pedal, non-human that cannot be classified under any existing indigenous or non-indigenous species. Humans or statues dressed in Sasquatch costumes do not quality, as well.



The person submitting the winning photo will win $1,000,000 payable as an annuity. The sweepstakes will also award monthly and one yearly prize.



The sweepstakes runs from June 3 through Dec. 15, 2008. For complete sweepstakes information, rules and eligibility requirements, visit www.fstrailcamcontest.com . Consumers can enter online at the Bushnell web site by clicking on the “Win a $1,000,000” icon, or by mail. Mail in entries must be postmarked by Dec. 15, 2008 and received by December 30, 2008.

Utah Buy Deer and Elk Permits

Permits available starting June 12

If you don’t have a permit to hunt buck deer in Utah this fall, your
next chance to get one begins June 12. That’s when permits not taken
in this year’s big game draw go on sale.

Most of Utah’s buck deer permits were taken in the draw, but more
than 9,300 Northern Region rifle and muzzleloader, and 6,600 statewide
general archery permits, are still available.

Bull elk permits to hunt during Utah’s general season also go on sale
June 12.

You can buy a permit starting at 8 a.m. at www.wildlife.utah.gov and
from DWR offices and more than 350 hunting license agents across Utah.

When should you buy a permit?

While you shouldn’t wait for weeks to buy your permit, you probably
don’t need to buy one the moment they go on sale either.

“The morning of June 12 will probably be a busy morning on our Web
site,” says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR.
“Once the site reaches the maximum number of people it can serve, a
message will pop up indicating the site has reached its full capacity.

“If that happens to you, try buying your permit later in the morning
or in the afternoon. You can probably even buy it later that week.”

When did permits sell out in 2007?

Buck deer permits to hunt during Utah’s general archery hunt were the
first permits to sell out last year. They sold out on July 23, a month
before the 2007 archery season began.

Northern Region rifle and muzzleloader permits were the next to go.
They sold out on Aug. 21. That was one month before the start of the
muzzleloader hunt and two months before the start of the rifle hunt.

General bull elk permits sold out on Oct. 3. The general bull elk hunt
started Oct. 6.

For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources
office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.