Star Feed and Seed of Spur has announced the winners of the 2023-24 Big Buck Contest. The deer hunting competition, which runs through deer season each year, is available to those in Dickens County and eight counties surrounding it, including Floyd, Motley, Cottle, King, Crosby, Kent, Garza and Stonewall. This year, according to Star Feed and Seed’s Zoe Robertson, more than 130 hunters registered for the contest, which helps bring hunters and their trade and tourism business to the region.
The winner of the Overall Whitetail Division is Wellington Moore. Moore, a Motley County resident, killed his buck on Dec. 4, 2023 in Motley County. Moore’s buck scored 167.375. The inside spread was 17, with 14 points being scored. Moore has won $1,000 and a monogrammed vest.
The winner in the Bow Category was Landon Hinson, a Spur resident who shot his whitetail buck in Dickens County on Oct. 6, 2023. The buck had 11 points and with an inside spread of 17.25, it scored 156.00. Hinson has won a monogrammed vest.
The winner of the Straight Eight Category is Hayden Harris of Ralls, who shot his buck in Crosby County on Jan. 4, 2024. The eight points and the inside spread of 22.875 buck scored him a 151.875. Harris won $1,000 and a monogrammed vest.
The winner of the Mule Deer Category is William Allen. Allen, a Springtown resident, shot his mule deer in early October 2023, in Dickens County. The mule deer had 10 points and with an outside spread of 19.75, scored 154.375. Allen won a monogrammed vest.
Landon Hutchison won the Youth Division winner and the Youngest Hunter winner. His 8-point whitetail buck scored a total of 145.25. The buck had an inside spread of 16.25 and was killed in Motley County early December 2023. Seven-year-old Landon won a monogrammed vest.
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