NRV Big Gobbler

04/14/2026

🦃THATS A WRAP NRV BIG GOBBLER 2026.

Again we want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of our sponsors for your support—this event wouldn’t be possible without you. Your generosity helps keep this tradition going strong year after year.

To all the hunters who participated: thank you for your passion, dedication, and sportsmanship. You are the heart of this event, and it’s because of you that this competition continues to grow and thrive.

And a special shoutout to our youth hunters—seeing the next generation out there learning, putting in the work, and carrying on the tradition is what this is all about. We are incredibly proud of each of you and can’t wait to watch you grow in the years ahead.

We’re proud to be part of a community that values the outdoors, conservation, and the traditions that bring us joy.

—Sponsors—

•NRV Sportsmen for Kids
•Local 10 Plumbers and Steamfitters
•Fisher Welding and Fabrication
•Paintings by Stephanie
•NayNays Grab and Go
• Fox Pro
•Taylors Fencing
•New Millennium
•Brandon and Courtney Hamblin
•Holbrook Plumbing and excavating
•Dylan Bolt
•Remembrance of Al Smith
•Whitetail Outfitters
•Jason Grosclose
•Duraset Power Solutions LLC
•TA’s Property Services
•Elite Art Taxidermy
•Coble Taxidermy
•S&A Towing
•Linkous Auction Group

04/14/2026

🦃WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR!

Thank you to each and everyone of you who continue to support this event each year!

Special thank you to all of our sponsors this would not have been possible without you!

Lastly thank you to the friends who dropped everything to help us prepare for this day. The smile on these kiddos face makes it all worth it!

Also (Not pictured)- The lady behind the camera! Thank you beyond words! You did amazing! Stay tuned for the rest.

04/12/2026

⭐️WINNERS

🔴ADULT DIVISION

•FIRST PLACE— Ethan Hinton
$1,000.00, Mossberg 835 Tactical Turkey 12ga (Donated by Linkous Auction Group)

•SECOND PLACE— Wyatt Boyle
$500.00, Alps Pro Turkey Vest (Donated by TA’s Property Services)

•THIRD PLACE—Kody Hill
$240.00, Fan Display (Donated by Elite Art Taxidermy)

🔴YOUTH DIVISION

FIRST PLACE— John Henry
$200.00, Tri Star Viper g2 20ga (Donated by NRV Sportsmen For Kids, $100 Gift Certificate to Coble Taxidermy

SECOND PLACE— Waylon Weaver
$90.00, Tidwe Turkey Vest (Donated by Sam Halsey)

THIRD PLACE— Channing Gallimore
$50.00, T-Shirt (Donated by Whitetail Outfitters)

🦃SMALLEST BIRD—
Cole Wilson $75.00

⭐️YOUTH CONTESTANTS
All youth entries received a participation award as well as $20.00 Cabelas Gift Card Donated by NEW MILLENIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS.
**IF YOUR YOUTH WAS NOT PRESENT TODAY, I will be in touch tomorrow to set up arrangements for them to receive this.

📍Since Ethan Hinton won First Place he donated $500 of his winning to raffle as well as the Mossberg 835 Tactical Turkey 12ga.
Wayne Breedlove— $500.00
Dave Bergman- Mossberg 12ga

Photos to come.

04/11/2026

‼️‼️‼️‼️ please let the monster truck people know that you are not hear for the show.

They are directing traffic. We do apologize for this inconvenience.

04/11/2026

🦃GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

🚨NRV Dublin Fairgrounds
PLEASE FOLLOW PARKING SIGNS
THE FARRIS BUILDING (left)

•Doors Open at 12:00pm
•Weigh in starts at 1:00pm-2:00pm being cut off.
•YOU must be present with your bird.
•VDGIF number will be checked at weigh in so please have this ready.
•SHOTGUN ONLY
•Smallest GOBBLER

•Awards will follow weigh in.

🔴Come out and enjoy a fun filled day! Good company and good food. Several door prizes for all ages and raffles!!

04/10/2026

🦃ENTRY CLOSED

🦃Adult Total: 87
🦃Youth Total: 17

Chris Lewis Darrell Sowers
Terry Fields Dustin Smith
Mike Wood Jed Singleton
Wayne Breedlove Cole Wilson
Trayvon Lewis Eddie Farmer
Blair Linkous Jared Linkous
Taylor Linkous Randy Oquinn
Nick McNeal Matt Martin
Dustin Taylor Justin Ferguson
Jerry Keith Peyton Brewer
Austin Howery Justin Johnston
Jason Howell Derek Klug
Dylan Bolt Jeff Hinton
Brandon Hamblin John Conner
Courtney Hamblin Rassie Wright
Carly Hamblin Chase Cook
Landon Smith Ricky Crowder
Dustin Martin John Milstead
Benji Smith Johnathan Taylor
Sam Halsey Boyd Coffey
Leo Nester Todd Saul
Jaxon Nolen Wayne Conner
Matt Fisher Brandon Fisher
Nathan Fisher Michael Goad
Hope Lewis Justin Hoke
Ethan Hinton Kody Hill
Harry Hoke Michael Carbaugh
Johnathan Cecil Zach Worrell
Hunter Arehart Carter King
Melissa Bakley Brandon Ditmar
Chad Williamson Bob Booth
Luke Boothe Landon Hughes
Wyatt Bun Chris Wimmer
Thomas Weaver Cody Spradlin
Hunter Wimmer Dave Bergman
John Songer Josh Lambert
Matt Jones Shonda Taylor
Micah Taylor Aaron Hancock
Justin Farmer Dave Mullins
Russell Coble Natalie Coble
Tammy Holbrook Jason Groseclose
Cory Phillips Tanner Brown
Drew Osborne Wyatt Boyle
Warren Crandell

⭐️Youth Division

Carson Hamblin Gatlin Cullip
Kaylee Goad Eli Halsey
Channing Gallimore Evan Halsey
Klay Hill John Henry Osborne
Blu Cullip Jeremiah Smith
Caleb Weaver Waylon Weaver
Karsen Lambert Blakely Farmer
Owen Osborne Keagan Osborne
Dylan Sowers

04/09/2026

🔥 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON 🔥
Just 2 HOURS LEFT
Entries CLOSE at 9PM! 🦃🔥

04/09/2026

🛑TODAY IS THE DAY‼️

🔴ENTRIES are due TODAY— 9:00pm is the cut off.

—We would like to answer some questions we have received.
•This is a SHOTGUN ONLY event.
•Event “opening” 12:00pm
•Weigh in starts at 1:00pm to 2:00pm anyone after 2:00pm will be disqualified.
•You MUST BE PRESENT with YOUR Bird.

📍This is the current list. If you have reached out to us and do NOT SEE YOUR NAME please reach out again.
We have had several people wanting to enter but have not received the entry yet.

⭐️Adult Division

Chris Lewis
Terry Fields Dustin Smith
Mike Wood Jed Singleton
Wayne Breedlove Cole Wilson
Trayvon Lewis Eddie Farmer
Blair Linkous Jared Linkous
Taylor Linkous Randy Quinn
Nick McNeal Matt Martin
Dustin Taylor Justin Ferguson
Jerry Keith Peyton Brewer
Austin Howery Justin Johnston
Jason Howell Derek Klug
Dylan Bolt Jeff Hinton
Brandon Hamblin John Conner
Courtney Hamblin Rassie Wright
Carly Hamblin Chase Cook
Landon Smith Ricky Crowder
Dustin Martin John Milstead
Benji Smith Johnathan Taylor
Sam Halsey Boyd Coffey
Leo Nester Todd Saul
Jaxon Nolen Wayne Conner
Matt Fisher Brandon Fisher
Nathan Fisher Michael Goad
Hope Lewis Justin Hoke
Ethan Hinton Kody Hill
Harry Hoke Michael Carbaugh
Johnathan Cecil Zach Worrell
Hunter Arehart Carter King
Melissa Bakley Brandon Ditmar
Chad Williamson Bob Booth
Luke Boothe Landon Hughes
Wyatt Bun

⭐️Youth Division

Carson Hamblin Gatlin Cullip
Kaylee Goad Eli Halsey
Channing Gallimore Evan Halsey
Klay Hill John Henry Osborne
Blu Cullip Jeremiah Smith

Send a message to learn more

04/09/2026

🚨ADULT RAFFLE


⚫️ Steven’s 301 Turkey 20 gauge
⚫️Primos Decoy
⚫️Foxpro Electronic Call
⚫️Tidewe Blind

There will be ADULT DOOR PRIZE as well!

•YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN‼️

🛑DOORS OPEN AT 12:00pm.
🛑WEIGH IN STARTS AT 1:00pm
🛑CUT OFF 2:00pm anyone after this will be D/Q.

04/09/2026

🚨SNEAK PEAK

⭐️YOUTH DOOR PRIZES

⚫️Youth door prizes are separated into age
categories.

•Ages 0-8
•Ages 9-15

🛑 At the door if you are youth, please let us know the age to insure you receive the correct ticket!!

Several other door prizes will be given out as well.

YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.

04/08/2026

🚨Two more days left to enter!!

⚫️ ENTRY IS DUE APRIL 9TH by 9:00pm‼️

Currently there are 70 total entries.
With 9 entries being YOUTH!!

🛑ADULT DIVISION

•FIRST PLACE•Cash, Mossberg 835 tactical turkey 12ga donated by: Linkous Auction Group, Fan Display donated by: Elite Art Taxidermy

•SECOND PLACE•Cash, Alps Pro Turkey Vest donated by: TA’s Property Service

•THIRD PLACE• Cash, $100 Gift Certificate donated by: Coble Taxidermy

•FOURTH PLACE•Depending on entry total.

🛑YOUTH DIVISION

•FIRST PLACE•Cash, Tristar Viper G2 Youth 20ga, Tidewe Turkey Vest donated by: Sam Halsey

•SECOND PLACE•Cash, $100 Gift Certificate donated by: Coble Taxidermy

•THIRD PLACE•Money, Tshirt donated by: Whitetail Outfitters

🛑SMALLEST GOBBLER- $50
(ANY DIVISION)

—Stay Tuned for a sneak peak at some of the awesome RAFFLES and DOOR PRIZES.
We truly could not have done this without the SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY and for that we are GRATEFUL!

04/06/2026

🔴 Payment Options

🚨All entry fees are due by THURSDAY, APRIL 9th at 9:00pm🚨

Please send the page a message and we will get your entered. You can also reach out to Kody Hill, Justin Hoke, Ethan Hinton or Chris “bubba” Lewis.

These are the payment options. Let us know how you would like to pay, if cash we can arrange a time to meet. Once we receive your entry fee you will be entered!!

🚨If you pay through an app, please make sure your full name as well as turkey comp/comp is stated.