2026 AWF Birmingham Wild Game Cook-Off Winners

The AWF Birmingham Wild Game Cook-Off was held on September 17, 2026

Lemay Farms
Dish:
Wild Hog Porchetta over Ice Cream
Team: Steve Lemay, John Davis, Charlie Carper, Joel Brown, Curtis Eatman, Lake Lemay, Clark Lemay, John Bissell, Andrew Cartwright, Jackson Eatman

Fish Division

1st Place – Ready Mix USA
Dish: Snapper Tacos
Team: William Lewis

2nd Place – Cox Pool/ Leak Rescue
Dish: Blackened Mahi Crunch
Team: John Burkett

3rd Place– River Bank & Trust
Dish: Catfish Crispito
Team: Brian Ethridge, Brock Burkhalter, Stone Earnest, John Norris Hunter Boren

Fowl Division

1st Place – TEC/Morris Shae
Dish: Dove Rolls
Team: Patrick Thomas

2nd Place – Cox Pool/ Leak Rescue
Dish: Pecan Smoked Duck Birria Tacos
Team: John Burkett

3rd Place – Brasfield & Gorrie
Dish:
Southern Quail Biscuits
Team: Marcus Tino, Jordan Adams, Frank Sisson

Game Division

1st Place – Lemay Farms
Dish: Wild Hog Porchetta over Ice Cream
Team: Steve Lemay, John Davis, Charlie Carper, Joel Brown, Curtis Eatman, Lake Lemay, Clark Lemay, John Bissell, Andrew Cartwright, Jackson Eatman

2nd Place – Altec
Dish:
Venison Cheesesteak
Team: Wesley Standifer, Clay Branch, Tony Philpot, Tyler Dean

3rd Place- Higginbotham
Dish: The Spicy Sam
Team: Samuel Sullivan, Harrison Holland, Larkin, Tanner Graves

Youth Division

Youth 1st Place – Buck Wild Tom
Dish: Turkey Tom Biscuits
Team: Alex Norton, Thomas Norton

BEST PRESENTATION

BEST PRESENTATION:
Lemay Farms

Team: Steve Lemay, John Davis, Charlie Carper, Joel Brown, Curtis Eatman, Lake Lemay, Clark Lemay, John Bissell, Andrew Cartwright, Jackson Eatman

RUNNER-UP :
Alabama Power
Team: Jason Carlee, Dustin Brooks Cale Sellers

JUDGES

David Owen
Richard Lawson
Jay Barze
Lee Martinez
Jim Stewart
Jacob Marsh
Michael Lovett
Brian Willman
Brad Dutton
Michael Howell
Mark Bratton
Ezell Webb
John Avis
 Heidi Ramey
 Chris Bledsoe         

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