ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Monday, October 7, 1996                TAG: 9610080004
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO 

BEST OF THE BIG BUCKS

Virginia Big Game Trophy Show winners

Deer 12 points and above

1. Jimmy Dedmond, Farmville, 23 points, 236 1/16 score, killed in Cumberland County.

2. Clarence Boyd, Madison, 20, 222 10/16, Madison.

3. Chris Parker, Bedford, 13, 213 6/16, Bedford.

Deer 9 to 11 points

1. Richard Garrett III, Lexington, 11 points, 214 14/16, Rockbridge.

2. Albert Tucker, Covington, 10, 207 10/16, Alleghany.

3. Rodney Atkins, Elkton, 10, 197 1/16, Greene.

Deer 7 and 8 points

1. Marc Hite, Waynesboro, 8, 181, Nelson.

2. Steve Morgan, Schuyler, 8, 180 11/16, Albemarle.

3. John Millholland, Spotsylvania, 8, 179 6/16, Fauquier.

Deer 6 points and under

1. Willie Sturgill, Norton, 6 points, 145 9/16, Buckingham.

2. Phillip Kid Jr., Amherst, 6, 139 4/16, Amherst.

3. Gene Cox, Bedford, 6, 131 10/16, Bedford.

Bowhunting 12 points and above

1. Mike Sawyers, Tazewell, 16, 217 8/16, Tazewell.

2. David Horny, Big Island, 12, 184 12/16, Bedford.

3. Tracy Brooks, Centreville, 14, 178 12/16, Loudoun.

Bowhunting 9 to 11 points

1. Tom Kenner, Dayton, 10 points, 214 2/16, Rockingham.

2. Danny Alderman, Meadows of Dan, 10, 199 10/16, Floyd.

3. Richard Felker II, Suffolk, 10, 195 12/16, Northampton.

Bowhunting 7 and 8 points

1. Randall Gearheart, Blue Ridge, 8 points, 170 8/16, Botetourt.

2. Edward Brown, Mechanicsville, 8, 162 14/16, Goochland.

3. Robert Reid, Troutville, 8, 162 8/16, Botetourt.

Bowhunting 6 points and under

1. Charlie Whaley, Mechanicsburg, 6 points, 140 8/16, Henrico, 6 points.

2. Stephen Brown, Culpeper, 6, 114 11/16, Culpeper.

3. Mark Ferguson, Lynchburg, 2, 38 4/16, Bedford.

Muzzleloading 12 points and above

1. Tony Meade, Spencer, 12 points, 235 14/16, Henry.

2. Bobby Stanley, Palmyra, 14, 226 9/16, Albemarle.

3. Harold Roberts, Pike, 14, 215 8/16, Botetourt.

Muzzleloading 9 to 11 points

1. George Shafer, Buchanan, 11 points, 203 2/16, Rockbridge.

2. E.M. Bowyer, Bedford, 11, 201 10/16, Bedford.

3. Paul Hudson, Big Island, 10, 201 2/16, Bedford.

Muzzleloading 7 and 8 points

1. Jeremy Toms, Bedford, 8 points, 178 4/16, Bedford.

2. Van Meir, Blue Ridge, 8, 177, Botetourt.

3. Donnie Crouch, Mechanicsville, 8, 176 14/16, King William.

Muzzleloading 6 points and under

1. Leslie Allen, Bryant, 6 points, 140 1/16, York.

2. Elton Davis, Shawsville, 6, 133 14/16, Giles.

3. Gary Richard, Maurertown, 6, 129 12/16, Shenandoah.

Turkey

1. Richard Mull, Hampton, 79 10/16, Surry.

2. Louis Norton III, Collinsville, 74 15/16, Henry.

3. Arnold Stone, Hurt, 73 8/16, Campbell.

Bear

1. Charles Carter, Harrisonburg, 29 1/16, Rockingham.

2. Brad Williams, Harrisonburg, 27 7/16, Rockingham.

3. Eddie Ware, Bedford, 26 6/16, Bedford.

LENGTH: Medium:   85 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  The state big game show near Harrisonburg attracted more
          than 300 trophy bucks. color.