TOUGH BUCK

Date: February 13, 2027
Location: Western Hunting & Conservation Expo: 100 S W Temple St. Salt Lake City, UT US 84101

Note: You will need your favorite hunting backpack for the workout!

Win a Sitka blacktail deer and sea duck hunt for two, Weatherby firearms, and premium gear!

Our goal is to raise over $50,000 for the Mule Deer Foundation. Every registration directly supports that mission.

Complete the hunt workout, and you’ll be entered to win a Sitka blacktail deer and sea duck hunt for two. In addition, participants have a 1-in-30 chance of winning prizes from their wave sponsors. All registrants also receive a free T-shirt, swag bag, and finisher buckle.

Every participant who completes the workout also earns an entry into a once-in-a-lifetime guided fly-in hunting package. This premier experience includes full outfitting, expert guiding, lodging, meals, and a complete gear package featuring packs, optics, and Weatherby rifles and shotguns. Everything is provided for an unforgettable adventure in one of the most legendary Sitka blacktail destinations on Earth. The winner will select their hunt window for the 2027/2028 season, with exact dates coordinated through Big Timber Outfitters.

Only 510 spots are available.

Win Wave Prizes

Each TOUGH Buck wave is made up of 30 participants, with prizes tied to every wave. That means you’ll have a 1 in 30 chance to win amazing gear and swag from our partner brands — giving every finisher a shot at something special.

Plus, every registrant receives three FREE months of MTNTOUGH+ Training, MDF Annual Membership, and a swag bag!

What to Expect

• The event is capped at 510 participants to ensure amazing draw odds
• 30-person waves — choose your start time
• Designed to simulate the demands of a backcountry deer hunt
• Depending on your fitness level, the workout should take 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete
• Challenge yourself to race the clock, but remember—the real victory is simply finishing the workout
• Athletes will bring their favorite hunting pack and complete a workout designed to replicate a backcountry hunt. The workout requires packs loaded with weights—40 lbs for males and 30 or 20 lbs for females. MTNTOUGH will supply these weights.
• Exercises include lunges, box step-overs, burpees, Zurcher squats, and a ruck, all performed with the loaded pack to simulate real hunting conditions.

Wave Prize Drawing

Wave prizes are drawn at the end of the event, at approximately 2:00 PM. Winners need not be present to win.

SITKA Blacktail Hunt Drawing

The Sitka blacktail drawing will happen at the end of the event, at approximately 2:15 PM. Winner MUST be present to win.

*Schedule may change slightly. Keep checking back here!

Friday, February 13

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

• Swag bag pickup (1 flight of stairs above the South Temple Entrance)
• Course walk-through

Saturday, February 14

7:00 AM

• Check-in opens
  • Pick up your race bib at least 30 minutes before your wave start time.
• Swag bag pickup

8:00 AM

• Weatherby Wave begins
• Subsequent waves start every 15 minutes
• Participants must be attentive to their assigned wave start times
• Load your sandbag into your backpack no sooner than 15 minutes before your wave start time!

1:00 PM (approx.)

• Wave prizes start!

1:30 PM

• Draw the deer hunt winner! *
  • *Talk to the race director if you cannot be present for the drawing.

*Workout(s) may decrease in intensity slightly. Keep checking back here!

TOUGH BUCK 2026 Workout

Win a Sonora Mule Deer Hunt Saturday, February 14th! 

***HUNTING BACKPACK REQUIRED***We will provide the weight!***

• Men’s Backpack Weight: 40lbs
• Women’s Backpack Weight: 30lbs

Watch the workout here: https://youtu.be/Ntad6NpsJGE