Justin Lucas of Carthage, NC killed a 10-point buck in Moore County, NC on Nov. 9, 2026.
He shot the buck with a Browning X-bolt .30-06 during an evening hunt while sitting in an elevated stand from 265 yards away.
Lucas summed up the hunt with these words:
“The evening hunt started out slow. My daughter sat quietly beside me in the box blind, her eyes scanning the edge of the timber just as eagerly as mine.
For the first hour, not much was moving and then two does slipped out from the thicket, cautious and alert. We watched them eat for a while.
And then, he stepped out.
It was the big 10-point I’d been hoping for. I ranged the edge—265 yards. I picked up the .30-06, settled the crosshairs right behind his shoulder, and waited for the exact right moment as my daughter watched, holding her breath beside me. A memory that we will never forget!”
Lucas is now entered in our Bag-A-Buck Contest, and is eligible to win our monthly prize pack, which includes a set of Ultimate Eyes & Ears Combo from ShellShock Pro, a YETI Rambler bottle, a prize package from Buck Commander and Duck Commander, and a Carolina Sportsman hat, as well as our Grand Prize, a 2-day hunt for two to Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield County, SC.
