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May 16, 2026

Travis Smith was hunting near some crab apple trees from a ground blind when this Guilford County buck showed up.

Bethany, NC hunter kills 146-inch, 8-point buck

Travis Smith of Bethany, N.C. was pleasantly surprised on the afternoon of Nov. 9 from his ground blind when the biggest deer of his life showed up unexpectedly less than 50 yards from his feet. […]

Austin Hanks of Reidsville arrowed this Rockingham County trophy during the final day of central muzzle-loader deer season.

NC bowhunter kills big Rockingham County buck

Craig Holt

Austin Hanks of Reidsville, N.C. is heavily dialed into archery hunting. […]

Chuck Hiatt of Mt. Airy found a water source during a dry spell. It paid off for him with this trophy buck.

Mt. Airy hunter takes water-hole trophy in Surry County

Craig Holt

Chuck Hiatt of Mt. Airy, a native son who has taught construction at North Surry High School for 20 years, arrowed an impressive 10-point buck on Sept. 18. […]

Brandon Campbell almost missed out on this trophy Rockingham County buck, but thanks to his hunting partner, he finally saw it in time to take a good shot on it.

Winston-Salem hunter smokes trophy Rockingham County brute

Jeff Burleson

Brandon Campbell from Winston-Salem, N.C. almost missed the boat on a massive 8-pointer feeding in a soybean field late Friday afternoon, Nov. 3. Thankfully, Campbell’s brother-in-law, Michael Brown could see him from a neighboring tree stand and alerted Campbell of his location. […]

Laura Tucker of Manson, N.C. won the CarolinaSportsman.com October Bag-A-Buck contest with a nice 8-point buck she killed in a spot that has special meaning for her.

North Carolina huntress wins October Bag-A-Buck Contest

Dan Kibler

Laura Tucker of Manson, N.C., killed a nice 8-point buck in a very special place late in the afternoon on Oct. 27. […]

Michael Camak poses with "Sandman," a big elusive Hartsville County, SC buck that ran out of luck on Nov. 8, 2017.

Hartsville, SC hunter nails big buck on rainy day

Jeff Burleson

After a three year saga, Michael Camak of Hartsville, S.C. finally encountered a true trophy buck while ducking out of the rain in a roofed box stand late morning on Nov. 8. Wet and raining conditions are rarely praised when climbing into a deer stand. But, Camak would beg to differ this week. […]

Bo Gibson shot this Rockingham County buck on a cold, rainy day in early November 2017.

N.C. hunter kills Rockingham County brute

Brian Cope

Bo Gibson killed the biggest deer of his life on the cool, rainy Saturday afternoon of Nov. 4 in Rockingham County, N.C. after sitting in his stand for about five hours. But the hunt for this big deer started much earlier than that day. […]

Thomas Whitt knew his best shot at this big buck would be on NC's Youth Day, and he took full advantage even though he slept through the morning hunt.

NC 8th-grader blasts 139-inch Person County bruiser

Jeff Burleson

For 14-year-old Thomas Whitt of Rougemont, North Carolina, Sept. 23 will be quite the memorable day for him and his family. It was North Carolina’s designated youth day. […]

Mike Kossover poses with his big Spartanburg County buck that he took down with his bow.

Patience pays off for SC bowhunter with record book buck

Terry Madewell

When 51-year old Mike Kossover got into his ground blind early on Nov. 6, he knew he didn’t have much time before leaving for work obligations, but the opportunity to get a shot at the monster buck he had nicknamed “747” was too much to pass up. […]

Walker Baldwin, Shane Smith, Clay Walker, and Ross Carroll were fishing out of Masonboro Inlet with they caught this big wahoo while trolling.

Hampstead angler boats 108-pound wahoo out of Masonboro Inlet

Dusty Wilson

Walker Baldwin of Hampstead, N.C., had high hopes for a big day of wahoo fishing as he and the crew aboard the Kool-Aid, a 31-foot Cape Horn owned and operated by Shane Smith of Wilmington, N.C., left Masonboro Inlet and headed for the Gulf Stream on Oct. 20. […]