HANGING BOARS: James Turei stands with a line-up of boars ready for weigh in at last year’s Big 3 competition.
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THE Kawerau Big 3 is expected to be as popular as always, according to president Rhys Dawson.
The land-based hunting and fishing event challenges individuals and teams of three to catch the largest snapper, boar and stag from August 25 to 27.
The competition begins tomorrow and tonight a very important briefing will take place at the Ex-Royal Navalmen’s Club at 6pm.
Mr Dawson said that at the briefing competitors would be told the rules and notified of some changes.
This year the competition begins on a Thursday and finishes on Saturday.
At previous competitions the final weigh in was held at Firmin Field in Kawerau. This year it would be held at the Ex-Royal Navalmen’s Club.
The competition’s Whanau Day, which usually took place on the final day, would no longer take place as there was no child category this year.
Mr Dawson said this year the Big 3 was an adult-only competition. A children’s hunting competition would be organised at another time.
Spot prizes would be given away at the briefing and one individual and one team would have the opportunity for their entry fee to be paid.
It’s also a chance to enter the competition as entries close tonight at 7.30pm.
Mr Dawson said usually 200 people entered the annual competition and this year registrations looked to match that.
Cash prizes would be awarded to the individual with the heaviest stag, boar and snapper and the team with the heaviest combined catch weight.
Mr Dawson said a new prize would be awarded for the boar closest to the average weight of all boars.
The final weigh-in, at 3pm on Saturday, would be followed by a prize giving ceremony.