The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department reports that with approximately 915,000 hunters, Texas ranks second in the nation for number of people engaged in hunting. It adds that these hunters spend annually over 4.5 billion. For this reason in 1986 the Laredo Chamber of Commerce decided to organize the Cola Blanca Big Buck Contest. This event was designed to encourage the safe harvesting of wildlife and the safe and lawful use of firearms; but, primarily the contest was charged with the mission of supporting the local economy.

Over the last 23 years, the Cola Blanca Big Buck Contest has risen to become one of the best recognized hunting contests in the state. With support of Webb County and the City of Laredo, members of the Laredo Chamber's Cola Blanca Committee travel across the state to participate in hunting trade shows and promotional events. Cola Blanca ads appear regularly in Texas and regional magazines and television broadcasts.

The success of Cola Blanca can only be rated by the growing number of registrations recorded annually by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. Contest participants hail from different parts of the state and from areas of the country as distant as the states of New York and Minnesota. Ranch leases, retail stores, hunting stores, outfitters, hotels, restaurants, even welding shops, all benefit from the economic impact generated by local and out of town hunting enthusiasts.

The Laredo Chamber of Commerce is proud to be the home of the

Cola Blanca Big Buck Contest.

1st, 2nd AND 3rd place trophies and jackets for every buck category!

Jackets for 160 + bucks and embroidered shirts for 140-160 B&C bucks! All children entered collect prizes!