Pop’s BBQ Pit is Headed to the Buckmasters Expo — Come See Us in Montgomery!
There’s nowhere we’d rather be in mid-August than downtown Montgomery, surrounded by 25,000 fellow hunters, families, and outdoor folks who get it. This year, Pop’s BBQ Pit is proud to announce we’ll be a vendor at the 2026 Buckmasters Expo, running August 14–16 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Convention Center.
This is Buckmasters’ 31st year putting on the show — and their 40th anniversary as a brand — so you know it’s going to be a big one. More than 300 exhibitors, the free Bulls & Buckmasters bull riding show, the Young Bucks Ballroom for the kids, celebrity guests, and three straight days of everything hunting and outdoors. If you’ve never been, it’s one of the best-run expos in the Southeast, and we couldn’t be prouder to set up a booth right in the middle of it.
Why Buckmasters Makes Sense for Us
Pop’s BBQ Pit didn’t start in a boardroom. It started in Eclectic, Alabama, with Pop’s sauce recipes, Granny’s kitchen know-how, and a family that’s spent generations hunting, processing, and cooking wild game the right way. Our Wild Game Collection — built for hunters, deer processors, and anyone who’s ever stood over a grinder at 10 p.m. trying to figure out what to do with a freezer full of venison — was made for exactly the crowd that walks through Buckmasters’ doors every August.
What We’re Bringing to the Booth
We’ll have our full lineup on hand, including:
- Signature Series BBQ Sauces — Sweet Heat, Peach, Apple, and Honey Mustard
- Hot Honey Collection — our rub, wild game rub, jerky seasoning, sausage seasoning, and wing rub, all built around a heat-to-sweet balance that’s been road-tested at festivals across the Southeast
- Wild Game Collection — seasonings made specifically for deer, duck, and other wild game processing
- Granny’s Country Kitchen — apple butter, pickles, and pear relish, for the folks who want a taste of home to go with their gear
Expect samples, real conversations about what works on wild game versus store-bought beef, and a few Pop’s-brand stories along the way. If you’ve been curious about how our Hot Honey rub holds up on venison backstrap or what makes our sausage seasoning different from the big commercial blends, come find us and ask — we love talking shop.
Come Say Hey
Buckmasters draws thousands of people who hunt, process their own meat, and care about what goes on it. That’s our people. Whether you’re a longtime customer who’s tried our sauces at the City of Wetumpka Farmers Market or you’ve never heard of Pop’s BBQ Pit before, we’d love to meet you face to face, let you taste what we’ve built, and talk about what’s coming next from the Wild Game Collection.
Buckmasters Expo 2026 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Convention Center, Montgomery, AL August 14–16, 2026 Free admission with a canned food donation or $1 to Friendship Mission
We’ll be there all three days. Bring your appetite — and maybe a cooler.
See you in Montgomery. — Pop, Granny & Boo Jean
