THE DATA BUCK SWEEPSTAKES
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID IN FLORIDA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, AND WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Sponsor
The Data Buck Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is sponsored by Robert Harris d/b/a Hunting Ranch Research ("Sponsor"), 274 Nursery Rd., Victoria, TX 77904. Email: data@huntingranchresearch.com. Prizes may be provided by third-party businesses ("Prize Providers"), identified in Section 6. Prize Providers are not sponsors of the Sweepstakes.
2. Eligibility
The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, excluding Florida, New York, and Rhode Island. Entrants must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in their state if higher (19 in Alabama and Nebraska, 21 in Mississippi), at the time of entry.
The following are not eligible: Sponsor; Sponsor's immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their spouses) and people living in Sponsor's household; and anyone involved in running or administering the Sweepstakes.
Youth hunters: a parent or legal guardian may submit a youth hunter's harvest or photos. The parent or guardian is the entrant, and any prize is awarded to the parent or guardian.
3. Entry Period
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. Central Time (CT) on October 3, 2026, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT on January 25, 2027 (the "Entry Period"). Mail-in entries must be postmarked by January 25, 2027, and received by February 3, 2027. Sponsor's computer is the official clock for the Sweepstakes.
4. How to Enter
Each completed action below earns one (1) entry. There is no limit on the total number of entries a person may earn.
a. Survey/Registration: complete the online survey at https://huntingranchresearch.com/concept-validation-survey with your name, email, phone number, and mailing address. Social media usernames are optional. One entry per person.
b. Harvest Submission: submit measurements and photos of your harvested buck through the form at https://huntingranchresearch.com/harvest. One entry per harvested buck.
c. Harvest Trail Cam Photos: submit trail camera photos of the specific deer you harvested. One entry per submission. You may make multiple submissions, and each earns one entry. https://huntingranchresearch.com/harvest
d. Trail Cam Only Submission: submit trail camera photos of other deer. One entry per submission. You may make multiple submissions, and each earns one entry. https://huntingranchresearch.com/trail-camera-upload-form
e. Contest Placement: finish in the top three of any Sponsor-run contest during the Entry Period. One entry per placement. Each contest has its own separate rules.
f. Braggin' Board: submit a photo to the Braggin' Board at https://huntingranchresearch.com/braggin-board. One entry per photo submission.
g. Youth Hunter Photo: submit a photo of a youth hunter with their harvest. One entry per youth harvest.https://huntingranchresearch.com/youth-braggin-board
h. Social Follow: follow Hunting Ranch Research on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. One entry per platform, for a maximum of three.
i. Social Comment: comment on a Hunting Ranch Research post or video. One entry per post or video, no matter how many comments you leave on it. Comments must be relevant to the post. Spam, copy-paste, or offensive comments earn no entry.
j. Free Mail-In Entry: print the mail-in card at https://assets.zyrosite.com/VN7k0L5yBhm3Z5yV/data_buck_sweepstakes_mailin_card-Z4mnbbWLuY7xSsv1.pdf, or hand-print on a 3x5 card: your full name, mailing address, city, state, zip, phone number, email, the statement "I am 18 years of age or older (or the age of majority in my state) and a legal resident of an eligible state," your signature, and the date. Mail it to: The Data Buck Sweepstakes, Hunting Ranch Research, 274 Nursery Rd., Victoria, TX 77904.
Each envelope must contain one card, and each card earns one entry.
There is no limit on the number of envelopes a person may send, but each must be mailed separately.
A mail-in entry has the same value and the same chance of winning as any other single entry.
Social entries: Social entries (h and i) are recorded under the username used for the follow or comment. Completing the survey is not required to earn social entries. If a social entry is drawn and the entrant has not already given Sponsor their full name, mailing address, age, and state of residence, they must do so within the 7-day response period in Section 8 to be verified as eligible.
Entries that are incomplete, illegible, late, generated by script, bot, or other automated means, or submitted in bulk or through a third-party entry service are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, or postage-due mail, or for technical failures of any kind. If there is a dispute over an online entry, the entry is considered made by the authorized holder of the email address or social media account used.
5. Photo and Data Submission Standards
By submitting photos or data, you state that:
you took the photos or have the right to submit them;
anyone shown in them has consented (and a parent or guardian has consented for any minor shown);
any animal shown was lawfully harvested under the laws of the state where it was taken;
the photos have not been altered in any way that changes the animal's appearance, size, or features, and are not AI-generated.
The following earn no entries and may disqualify the entrant from the Sweepstakes:
Photos that are altered, edited to misrepresent the animal, AI-generated, or taken from another person or source.
Duplicate photos, meaning the same photo submitted more than once by the same person or already submitted by someone else. Only the first valid submission counts.
Submitted photos may contain metadata such as date, time, camera, and location. Sponsor will not publicly display the precise location of any photo.
6. Prizes
Prize
Description
Quantity
ARV
Prize Provided By
Grand Prize
[Description]
[#]
$[___]
[Provider]
[Prize 2]
[Description]
[#]
$[___]
[Provider]
[Prize 3]
[Description]
[#]
$[___]
[Provider]
[Prize 4]
[Description]
[#]
$[___]
[Provider]
Total ARV of all prizes: $[___].
Sponsor may add prizes during the Entry Period by updating these Official Rules at https://huntingranchresearch.com/data-buck-sweepstakes-rules. Prizes will not be removed or reduced once published.
Limit one (1) prize per person. If a person is drawn more than once, the extra selections are void and alternates will be drawn.
Prizes are awarded "as is," cannot be transferred, and cannot be exchanged for cash. Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a listed prize becomes unavailable.
Firearm prizes:
Must be transferred through a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) in the winner's state of residence.
The winner must complete and pass all required federal and state background checks.
The winner must meet federal and state age requirements (21 or older for handguns).
The winner is responsible for all transfer fees.
If the winner cannot legally receive the firearm, the winner may receive an alternate prize of similar value chosen by Sponsor, or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
7. Winner Selection and Odds
On or about February 6, 2027, Sponsor will select winners in a random drawing, using an online random selection tool, from all eligible entries received. Each eligible entry will be assigned a number before the drawing. The drawing will be recorded. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Sponsor's decisions are final.
8. Winner Notification
Potential winners will be contacted by one or more of the following: phone, email, Facebook Messenger, Instagram direct message, or a public announcement on the platform they entered through.
A potential winner must respond within seven (7) days of notification. Before receiving a prize, the winner must return a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release, and (where allowed by law) Publicity Release, plus an IRS Form W-9 if required, within seven (7) days of receiving them.
If a potential winner does not respond, cannot be verified as eligible, or does not return the required forms on time, the prize is forfeited and an alternate winner will be drawn.
Sponsor will never ask a winner for payment, bank information, or a fee to claim a prize. Report impersonators to data@huntingranchresearch.com.
9. Taxes
Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes on their prizes. A winner who receives prizes with a total ARV of $2,000 or more in a calendar year must provide a Form W-9 and will receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC.
10. License to Submitted Content
Entrants keep ownership of the photos and data they submit. By submitting, each entrant grants Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, copy, store, modify, analyze, display, and distribute the submitted photos, measurements, and data. This includes using them to research, develop, train, and improve artificial intelligence and machine learning models, software, and products, and in Sponsor's marketing. Entrants receive no compensation other than their Sweepstakes entries.
Removal requests: entrants may email data@huntingranchresearch.com to ask that their photos be removed. Sponsor will remove them from public display and from future training datasets within a reasonable time. Removal cannot undo use in AI models already trained before the request.
11. Publicity
Except where prohibited by law, accepting a prize is the winner's consent for Sponsor to use their name, photo, city, state, and submitted content in advertising and promotion, without further compensation.
12. Communications
Entrants who check the separate, optional email opt-in box will receive Hunting Ranch Research emails and can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
Sponsor will call or text entrants only about their entry (for example, to clarify a submission or to notify a winner), never for marketing. Standard message and data rates may apply.
Personal information is handled under Sponsor's Privacy Policy at https://huntingranchresearch.com/privacy-policy. Sponsor does not sell entrants' personal information.
13. General Conditions
Sponsor may disqualify any person who tampers with the entry process, violates these rules, or acts in a fraudulent or disruptive way.
If the Sweepstakes cannot run as planned because of fraud, technical failure, or any other cause beyond Sponsor's control, Sponsor may cancel, modify, or suspend it. In that case, Sponsor may award prizes from eligible entries received before the event.
14. Release and Limitation of Liability
By entering, entrants release Sponsor and Prize Providers from any claims arising from participating in the Sweepstakes or from accepting or using a prize.
15. Platform Disclaimer
This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Meta, YouTube, or Google. Entrants release those companies from all liability related to the Sweepstakes.
16. Governing Law
These rules are governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Any dispute will be resolved in the courts of Victoria County, Texas.
17. Winners List
To get a list of winners, email data@huntingranchresearch.com or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Sponsor address by March 31, 2027.
18. Official Rules
These Official Rules are available at https://huntingranchresearch.com/privacy-policy at all times during the Entry Period.