Qualifying for the 2009 Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge kicks off at 49 Bass Pro Shops across the nation April 25th and 26th. Thousands will be shooting (and casting) for one of 200 available slots in the four Regional finals. From those 200 Regional finalists, 12 competitors will receive an invitation to the finals at Dogwood Canyon.

If you’re interested in competing, here’s the abridged version of how to participate: Search the list here of the Bass Pro Shops hosting Qualifiers. Register, show up at the scheduled event, and compete in skill disciplines: archery (competitors must bring their own bow and arrows), air rifle, and bait casting. Your score will be passed on to the event staff that will rank every competitor from all 48 Qualifiers.

If you are in the top 10 percent (approximant), you will receive an invitation to advance to the next stage—the TOC Regionals. All four Regionals have 50 slots. Register to compete at the Regional that’s closest to you—but hurry, because the registration process is first, come first serve. (Regional sites are Bass Pro Shops in Grapevine, Texas, Harrisburg, Pa., and Independence, Kan. The fourth will be in Nashville, Tenn., at the CMA Music Festival.)

Finish in the top three at your Regional, and you get your shot at a new Yamaha ATV—and $25,000—in the National finals.

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