TROUT UNLIMITED SPRING 2026 SWEEPSTAKES
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR DONATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.
A PURCHASE OR DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Entry Period: The Trout Unlimited Spring 2026 Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 5/15/26 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on 7/15/26 (“Entry Period”).
Eligibility: Open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of Minnesota and Washington) who, at the time of entry, are age 18 years of age or older (or at least the age of majority as legally mandated by the entrant’s jurisdiction of residence if greater than 18). Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void in Minnesota and Washington and where prohibited by law. Employees and their immediate families (parents, children, spouse, siblings) of Trout Unlimited (“the Sponsor”), its advertising and promotion agencies, prize donors and their collective respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, sales representatives and/or distributors, and their immediate families, and those living in the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter.
How To Enter: There are three (3) methods of entry. Method #1: Complete & return the official Entry Form per instructions provided elsewhere in the personalized direct mail offer you received, including returning as many sweepstakes entry ticket(s) as you wish (up to the maximum available, which you have fully separated prior to enclosing) with or without a contribution (“personalized mail-in entry”). Method #2: To enter online & make a contribution (“online entry”), visit the URL indicated on the front of this form or elsewhere & follow all online entry instructions to enter the sweepstakes, including indicating how many sweepstakes entry ticket(s) you wish to submit. Online entries must be received between 9:00 AM ET on 5/15/26 & 11:59 PM ET on 7/15/26. All online entry notices posted at website apply, including but not limited to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, online entries are deemed to be made by authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. Method #3: To enter by mail with or without making a contribution and as an alternate method of entry to online entry (“mail-in entry”), visit the URL indicated on the front of this form or elsewhere & follow all entry instructions including printing sweepstakes entry ticket(s), hand-printing all information requested on the sweepstakes ticket(s), completely separating them & enclosing in a #10 envelope & mailing via First Class U.S. Mail to: Trout Unlimited Spring 2026 Sweepstakes Entry, P.O. Box 98166, Washington, DC 20090. For Entry Methods #1 & #3: Sweepstakes entry tickets that are not completely separated from each other WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. Ensure that your name & correct entry information appear on every sweepstakes ticket you return. Entries must be postmarked by 7/15/26 & received by 7/22/26. For all entry methods: Use of any automated program to enter will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, deleted, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, illegible, misdirected or postage due mail/entries. Sponsor will not assume responsibility for any third party’s failure to act in accordance with its instructions pertaining to Sweepstakes implementation. No mechanical reproductions of entries accepted. All entries become Sponsor’s property and will not be returned or acknowledged.
CONSUMER DISCLOSURES: No purchase or contribution of any kind necessary to enter or win. You have not yet won. Ends 7/15/26. 38 prizes will be awarded. Maximum verifiable retail values (“VRV”) of all prizes: $65,150.45. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received, estimated at 1:160,090 for Grand Prize; 1:22,870 for First Prize; 1:20,011 for Second Prize; 1:7,277 for Third Prize. Limit: One prize per person or household. SPONSOR: Trout Unlimited, 1700 N Moore Street, Suite 2005, Arlington, VA 22209.
One (1) Grand Prize: 4-Days/5-Nights for two at Linehan Outfitting Co., Yaak Valley Cabins, MT (“destination”) [Verifiable Retail Value (“VRV”): $5,050.00]; two (2) Orvis Wader Mud Room Bags with TU Logo (VRV: $158.00); travel allowance of $1,500.00; two (2) Trout Unlimited Family Life Memberships (VRV: $3,600.00); two (2) Orvis Hip Pack Guides (VRV: $358.00); two (2) Orvis Helios D 9ft. 6wt. 4pc. (VRV: $2,396.00); two (2) Orvis Safe Passage Pack & Go Duffle with TU Logo (VRV: $298.00); two (2) Orvis Mirage LT III Reel + 6wt PRO Textured WF Line + Backing (VRV: $1,398.00). All other expenses not specifically mentioned herein, including but not limited to, fishing licenses, private water fishing fee of $150 per angler/day, airfare, airport shuttles, lodge guide gratuities, and any and all other unspecified costs associated with claiming and/or using the Grand Prize are the responsibility of winner & guest. Prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winner will be given instructions on how to redeem prize. Travel and lodging arrangements must be made by the winner. Travel and lodging are subject to availability; certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. If winner cannot travel for any reason after the trip is booked, or the fishing is cancelled due to weather conditions or any other reason beyond control of the Sponsor or destination, the trip or portion of the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and the Sponsor will have no further obligation to the winner or guest. Winner & guest are solely responsible for obtaining the proper travel documentation, (e.g., valid photo ID, etc.), prior to travel. Winner’s guest must be at least the age of majority as legally mandated by his or her jurisdiction of residence and by the state of Montana. Guest will also be required to sign a Liability Release prior to travel. Winner & guest must travel on same dates & itinerary. Trip must be taken by 12/31/2027 or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further obligation to winner or guest. Winner and guest understand and agree that, in response to economic and/or social conditions due to pandemic/endemic situation, Sponsor may be compelled to cancel the trip with little (if any) advanced notice. Total Grand Prize VRV: $14,758.00.
Seven (7) First Prizes: Fishpond Cutbank Gear Bag, Fishpond Sagebrush Pro Mesh Vest, Hardy TU Perfect 4wt. Reel (TU Tealweight, 3/4wt.), Fishpond Ripple Reel Case Medium. VRV: $1,734.85 each prize.
Eight (8) Second Prizes: Sage R8 CORE 590-4 Fly Rod, Simms Tailwind Rod Cannon 9ft. 4pc., Sage LT 5/6. VRV: $1,538.95 each prize.
Twenty-two (22) Third Prizes: Scott Sector 9ft. 8wt. 4pc. with TU Inscription, RepYourWater TROUT Skin Hat, Simms Guide Lanyard (Orange), Simms Freestone Nipper (Pacific). VRV: $1,178.95 each prize.
Prize images depicted in advertising and promotional materials may vary from the actual prize and any depiction of a prize is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the images of the actual prize won. The trademarks associated with prizes are the property of their respective owners. Winners acknowledge the Released Parties (as defined herein) do not make, nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the quality, conditions, fitness or any aspect of any merchandize prize.
Winner Selection & Notification: Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about 8/1/26 from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period. Random drawing will be conducted by an independent judging organization (“judges”) whose decisions are final & binding in all respects. Potential winners will be notified via email, overnight mail and/or carrier within approximately five days after random drawing. In order to receive a prize, potential winners may be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability which must be signed, notarized and returned within 14 days of date printed on notification or the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be determined. If a potential winner fails to respond within 14 days, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, that potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate will be determined. All prizes will be awarded within approximately 60 days of winner verification, except in cases of delay of availability. Sponsor is not responsible for such delays. All federal, state, local & other taxes, costs & expenses relating to the use, acceptance & possession of any prize are the sole responsibility of winners. Prizes are non-transferable & no substitution. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value in its sole discretion. Winners of prizes valued at $2,000 or more will be required to provide Social Security number to Sponsor or Sponsor’s representative for tax reporting purposes before prizes are delivered. An IRS 1099-Misc Form will be prepared & filed in the name of each winner of a prize valued at $2,000 or more.
General: By participating in the Sweepstakes, you (i) agree to be bound by these official rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use each winner’s name, photograph, video, comments, hometown, likeness, and prize won (all at Sponsor’s discretion) for future advertising, publicity in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, release, or permission. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of any prize or for any suspension of the Sweepstakes or inability to implement the Sweepstakes or award the prizes as contemplated herein due to any “force majeure” event beyond its control, including delays or interruptions caused by acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, utility outages, acts of terrorism, pandemic/endemic or any federal, state, or local government law, order, or regulation, order of any court or regulator. Sponsor reserves the right to take action to: (i) permanently disqualify from any sweepstakes it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules; (ii) suspend entries if the Sweepstakes becomes unfairly impaired or technically corrupted in any way and to select winners from among all eligible entries received prior to such action. This Sweepstakes shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. Any claims, judgments and/or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes. Entrant hereby waives any rights or claims to attorney’s fees, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages of entrant, whether foreseeable or not and whether based on negligence or otherwise. Legal Warning: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER WITH OR VANDALIZE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Release: Entrants on their behalf, and on behalf of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns (“Releasing Parties”), release, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, any entity involved in the fulfillment of the prizes or the administration of the Sweepstakes, and their respective employees, officers, directors and agents of each (“Released Parties”), from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, lost profits, indirect or direct damages, consequential damages, incidental damages, punitive or exemplary damages, judgments, extent, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law, admiralty or equity, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, against Released Parties which any one or more of the Releasing Parties ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall or may have which in any way arise out of or result from entrant’s participation, acceptance and use or misuse of any prize, including travel activities, property damage, personal injury or death.
Privacy: By entering any sweepstakes or contest, you agree Trout Unlimited may provide its judging organization with your contact information for the purposes of prize winner selection, clearance and fulfillment processes, and any required regulatory and/or tax reporting. In addition, you may be contacted by the Sponsor with future promotional offers. Information provided by you to participate in this Sweepstakes is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, located at http://www.tu.org/privacy-policy.
Winners List: For a copy of the winners list (available after 10/1/26), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by 10/1/26 to: The Trout Unlimited Spring 2026 Sweepstakes Winners List, 1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 2005, Arlington, VA 22209, or visit www.TU.org or email trout@tu.org after 10/1/26.
Opt-Out: To opt-out of Sponsor’s future sweepstakes mailings, send your request to: Trout Unlimited, 1700 N Moore Street, Suite 2005, Arlington, VA 22209 or email trout@tu.org, Attn: Sweepstakes Opt-out.
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NOTICE TO ONLINE ENTRANTS
In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the email address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) lost, late, deleted, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes.