A hunting tradition kicking off every autumn for more than two decades will soon be underway once more—the annual competition sponsored by Star Feed & Seed of Spur.
Star Feed & Seed’s Big Buck Contest is open to all licensed hunters who hunt in Dickens County and the eight surrounding counties: Cottle, Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Kent, King, Motley and Stonewall.
The contest categories are: Overall White-Tail, Straight 8, Mule Deer, Bow and Big Pig.
Top scorers in each category win a monogrammed jacket; the winner of the biggest whitetail wins $1,000 and a monogrammed jacket.
Entry fee for the contest is $25, and hunters must be signed up before their animal is harvested. Star Feed & Seed has the signup sheets.
The general firearms season for white-tailed deer begins Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, according to Texas Parks & Wildlife: North Zone: General season runs from November 2, 2024 to January 5, 2025.
South Zone: General season runs from November 2, 2024 to January 19, 2025.
Youth-only: Season runs from October 25–27, 2024 and January 6–19, 2025 in both the North and South Zones.
Special Late: Season runs from January 6–19, 2025 in the North Zone and January 20–February 2, 2025 in the South Zone.
White-tailed deer harvested and tagged with a hunting license tag in the counties listed below during any open season (archery, general muzzleloader, and youth) must be reported within 24 hours of harvest via the “Texas Hunt & Fish” mobile application or online version.
More details are available online at https://tpwd. texas.gov/regulations/ outdoor-annual/regs/animals/
Star Feed and Seed typically announces the winners right after the close of deer season in mid-January.
