NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 

By participating in The Rich Outdoors Elk Hunt Giveaway (“Contest”), you (“entrant” or “you”) agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (The Rich Outdoors, LLC), which are final and binding in all respects and not subject to appeal.

1. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is offered and open only to legal residents of the United States of America and the District of Columbia (U.S.). Void elsewhere and where prohibited by law. On or before March 1, 2019, each entrant must be at least 21 years or older. Employees, directors, and officers of The Rich Outdoors and its affiliates, subsidiaries, suppliers as well as the immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and/or those living in the same household of each such employee, director, or officer are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

2. SPONSOR. The Sponsor of the Contest is The Rich Outdoors LLC (“The Rich Outdoors” or “Sponsor”).

3. CONTEST PERIOD. There is one (1) CONTEST entry periods, which begins and ends at the corresponding times (all times are Mountain Daylight Time (“MDT”)) as set forth below (each, an “Entry Period”), and for each Entry Period, a random drawing will occur on approximately the corresponding drawing date set forth below for the 5 Grand Prize Finalists. All entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period.

Prize		Start Time				End Time
Over-the-counter elk tag issued by the State of Idaho, fees associated with an Idaho guide/drop-camp guide service, and electronic research related to the elk tag and guide service.		12:01AM MDT March 7, 2019				11:59PM MDT May 30, 2019

4. PRIZES AND ODDS OF WINNING.

The Sponsor will award one (1) grand prize (a “Prize”). The total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of Prizes is $3571.50. 

Entrants must submit their entries in accordance with these Official Rules. Deadlines are identified under “Contest PERIOD.” No purchase is necessary to win. The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. It is expressly understood that Sponsor is under no obligation to the entrants, potential winners, and winners, other than as expressly set forth herein.

5. ENTRY FOR SWEEPSTAKES. There are two (2) methods of entry:

(a) Patreon Member Method: Become a Rich Outdoors Patron a website at https://www.patreon.com/therichoutdoors select the desired tier, and provide the required information as instructed to complete the purchase of the entry.

Entries will be retroactively added to all previous months of Patreon membership for current members.  Patreon members must still be a member upon the finalist drawing date of June 1, 2019 to have all entries considered.

1. Woodsman Tier Patrons will receive 1 entry per month of membership to Patreon.
2. Jeremiah Johnson Tier Patrons will receive 3 entries per month of membership to Patreon.

Entries for this entry method are not valid until the member’s credit card or check is processed. Sponsor is not responsible for technical or human malfunctions of any kind in processing credit cards and checks.

(b)3×5 Note Card Method: You may submit personal information, including a valid personal email, first and last name, and your top 3 elk hunting over-the-counter units in Idaho via mail to:

Th Rich Outdoors
599 Cottonwood Rd.,
Bozeman, Mt. 59718

Applicants will then be put into a spreadsheet, each receiving their respective number of entries as a line in the spreadsheet. The Sponsor will then use Google’s Random Number Generator to choose 5 grand prize finalists.

6. DRAWING AND AWARD. The schedule for the Prize drawings is as follows:

Drawing Date

Prize		Drawn and Announced
Top 5 Grand Prize Finalists Grand Prize Winner		June 1, 2019 June 15, 2019

If the Prize can be shipped, the Prize will be shipped to the winner within six (6) weeks of Sponsor’s receipt and verification of any and all required paperwork from the potential winner. Potential winners have the right to forfeit any Prize, which forfeiture must be done in a signed writing. If a potential winner forfeits a Prize, that Prize may be awarded to an alternate entrant for that Prize, selected at random. To the extent the award of any Prize is prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction, Sponsor will award an alternate prize of Sponsor’s choice of equal value to the potential winner of such Prize.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS. Prizes are transferable but are not redeemable for cash and there are no substitutions for any Prizes; however, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute Prizes of equal or greater value. If the winner of a Prize transfers the Prize, the winner and the transferee are responsible for filing any and all taxes and/or paperwork required, including executing and returning a Declaration or Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability & Publicity Release, to execute such transfer

. Sponsor is not responsible for and the winners will not receive the difference, if any, between the actual value of the prize at the time of award and the ARV stated in these Official Rules or in any Sweepstakes-related correspondence or materials. The depiction of the Prizes in any advertising or promotional materials may not reflect the actual Prizes delivered to the winners.

8. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.

(a) By entering, you (i) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Entrants who have not complied with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification and their entries will be void.

(b) If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder or email address provided at the time of entry and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

(c) Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entrant’s registration in the Sweepstakes if Sponsor determines or suspects that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other fraudulent, deceptive or unfair playing practices. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes at any time if fraud, technical failures, or any other errors or other causes corrupt the administration, security, integrity, or proper play of the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will select potential winners from among all eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation, in a manner determined by Sponsor to be fair, appropriate, and consistent with these Official Rules.

(d) Sponsor does not warrant that access to the Sweepstakes will be uninterrupted. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems that may arise, including but not limited to: (i) lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, websites, or other connection, availability or accessibility problems arising in connection with or over the course of the Sweepstakes; or (ii) failed communications or communications that are jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone, or cable transmissions or hardware or software malfunctions, failures, or difficulties; or (iii) failure of personal computers and/or software and hardware configurations, any technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties, printing errors, clerical, typographical, or other errors in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of mail or entries, the offering or announcement of the Prize or in any Prize notification documents; or (iv) any other errors of any kind relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, whether human, mechanical, clerical, electronic, or technical in nature; or (v) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information in connection with the Sweepstakes; or (vi) damage to a user’s system occasioned by participation in this Sweepstakes or downloading any information necessary to participate in this Sweepstakes.

9. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. Sponsor and each person or entity supplying Prizes awarded under this Sweepstakes and their respective affiliates, employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives, successors, assigns, and licensees (“Released Parties”) shall not be liable for any property loss, damage, personal injury, or death or any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or from the acceptance or use of the Prize awarded. Any dispute shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action. As a condition of entering, you agree to release the Released Parties from any and all liability, loss, or damage incurred with respect to participating in the Sweepstakes or the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any Prize or any travel or activity related thereto; and that under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages (other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses) from Sponsor, and in no event will you be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or court costs. Some jurisdictions may not allow certain limitations on damages, so some of these restrictions may not apply to you.

10. LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE. If a potential winner or transferee fails to execute an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of Sponsor issuing such affidavit and release and prior to receipt of the respective Prize, the potential winner or transferee forfeits the Prize. Except where prohibited by law, by submitting an entry and participating in this Sweepstakes, an entrant hereby irrevocably transfers, grants, and assigns to the Sponsor, its affiliates, and its respective successors, assigns, and licensees (unless prohibited by law), the worldwide right in perpetuity to use entrant’s name, address (city and state/province of residence), likeness, voice, photograph, and statements relating to the Sweepstakes or Sponsor in any and all media for any advertising and promotional purposes without additional notification or compensation, as well as on the Sponsor’s website in connection with this Sweepstakes and other promotions, and hereby releases Sponsor and any entity acting on behalf of Sponsor from any liability with respect thereto.

11. All potential winners must fill out all appropriate paperwork prior to receiving a firearm. Potential winners of guided hunt Prizes must execute the respective outfitting organization’s safety and liability agreements and fulfill any other of the outfitter’s requirements before participating in the hunt. Failure to properly execute such paperwork may result in potential winner forfeiting the Prize in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

12. GOVERNING LAW. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Montana, without regard to conflicts of law principles. All entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate state or federal court located in Montana.

13. PRIVACY POLICY. Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy locaed at http://www.therichoutdoors.net/about/privacy-policy/ . Entrants should be aware that Sponsor may be collecting non-public, personally-identifiable information about them in connection with the operation of the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is hosted on servers in the United States, and the personal information entrants provide may therefore also be subject to laws of the United States. Subject to applicable law, Sponsor and Sponsor’s agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, or service providers may use entrants’ personal information submitted with entry for purposes of Prize fulfillment and/or for future marketing by Sponsor, such as to notify them of a product or Sweepstakes that Sponsor thinks may be of interest. Sponsor will not sell personal information submitted with entry to third parties.

PRECEDENCE. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in other Sweepstakes materials (including, without limitation, any point of sale, online or print advertising), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

14. INFORMATION. A copy of these Official Rules can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Rich Outdoors First Lite Giveaway – Rules Request, 7599 Cottonwood Rd., Bozeman, Mt. 59718. A list of the official winners can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope toThe Rich Outdoors First Lite Giveaway – Rules Request, 7599 Cottonwood Rd., Bozeman, Mt. 59718. Vermont residents may omit return postage.