Arkansas Big Buck Classic Hempstead County Winner
HEMPSTEAD COUNTY- William Smith of Hempstead County places as the Relyance Bank Arkansas Big Buck Classic Hempstead County winner! The buck scored a 187 1/8 determined by the Boone and Crockett scoring system. County awards are based on full credit scoring, meaning that all inches of the antler are counted including the spread without any deductions.
This is the first buck that Smith has shot. He brought along his hunting partner, five year old Gunner Smith who was in the blind when the deer was shot.
Smith is entered in two other contests, the Rack4Stacks Big Buck contest on February 1-3 and the Simmons Contest in Bastrop, Louisiana held the first weekend in March.