Deer season brings competition, tradition and a real opportunity to help fill freezers across Kentucky. Doe Down brings those pieces together.
From September 20th – October 3rd, two-person hunting teams will compete through AW Meat House while every qualifying antlerless whitetail deer is donated in support of Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry.
Zone 1 counties allow unlimited antlerless harvest under applicable Kentucky hunting regulations. Doe Down gives hunters another reason to get in the woods, gives local businesses a way to rally behind them, and directs qualifying deer toward a program built to help feed people in need.
THE IDEA IS SIMPLE
Create a competition that hunters want to win, give local businesses something worth getting behind, and make every qualifying deer count for more than a score.
LOCAL SPONSORS MATTER
- Sponsors help us build participation, expand local visibility and create memorable prizes without reducing the hunters’ cash purse.
- Participating sponsors can recruit teams to represent their business throughout the challenge.
- Sponsor-funded prizes add energy to the competition while keeping the official team-entry purse intact.
- Local businesses can become part of a community effort centered on hunting, agriculture and giving back.
Your Name. Their Deer. Your Trophy.
Every Doe Down team may choose a participating local sponsor to represent. Multiple teams may choose the same sponsor.
Each qualifying deer checked in by a team also counts toward that sponsor’s running total. When the challenge closes, the sponsor represented by teams with the most qualifying deer wins the 2026 Doe Down Sponsor Trophy to display at its business until the next challenge
YOUR TEAM. THEIR TROPHY.
The more hunters that choose your business, the more chances you have to climb the sponsor standings. Participating sponsors are encouraged to recruit teams, share the challenge and give their customers a reason to root for them.
Pick Your Place in the Challenge
| PRESENTING PARTNER $1,500 UP TO 15 TEAMS | – Exclusive top-level partner opportunity. – Prominent logo recognition on approved. – Doe Down promotional materials Featured social-media and email recognition. – Sponsor Challenge participation and eligibility for the Sponsor Trophy – Recognition with winner announcements – Opportunity to build an approved custom prize |
| CHALLENGE PARTNER $1,000 UP TO 10 TEAMS | – Major logo recognition on approved Doe Down materials. – Featured social-media sponsor recognition. – Sponsor Challenge participation and eligibility for the Sponsor Trophy. – Recognition with challenge updates and winner announcement. – Opportunity to provide an approved bonus prize. |
| PARTICIPATING SPONSOR $500 UP TO 5 TEAMS | – Core Sponsor Challenge level – Hunters may select your business to represent – Every qualifying deer from your teams counts toward your sponsor total – Eligibility to win and display the 2026 Doe Down Sponsor Trophy – Sponsor listing and social-media recognition |
| SUPPORTING SPONSOR $250 1 TEAM | – Accessible support level for local businesses – Name or logo on approved sponsor listings – Social-media acknowledgment |
Bring a Prize. Build a Moment.
| EMPTY QUIVER AWARD PARTNER Prize and/or $500+ value | Own the featured Empty Quiver Award with naming recognition tied to the team bringing the most qualifying deer in a single check-in. |
| PRIZE PARTNER Customized / In-Kind | Provide an approved gear package, merchandise, gift card or other bonus prize that adds value to the challenge without altering the official team-funded cash purse. |
This is a first-year challenge. We are intentionally keeping sponsorship opportunities practical, flexible and accessible to businesses in our region.
Have Another Idea? LET’S BUILD IT.
Businesses may propose sponsor-funded prizes, merchandise, gift cards or awards. AW Meat House will work with partners to develop contributions that fit the competition, the sponsor’s audience and the needs of the challenge.
IMPORTANT Sponsorship benefits, quantities, placement and exclusivity are not final until confirmed in a written sponsorship agreement. Sponsor-funded prizes and activations are subject to approval by AW Meat House. Sponsorships are commercial marketing partnerships and are not represented as tax-deductible charitable contributions unless separately documented and confirmed in writing.
