Deer of the Year Archives - Carolina Sportsman

April 18, 2021

SC hunter is Bag-A-Buck grand-prize winner

Gerald Murray of Hopkins, S.C. won the 2020-21 Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck grand prize, which includes a two-day hunt at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield County, S.C. […]

Cancer survivor kills wide-racked Carolina buck

Brian Cope

Chase Tedder killed a wide-racked Stokes County buck during a Nov. 25, 2020 evening hunt. […]

Laura Kluge’s Onslow County New Year’s buck

Brian Cope

Laura Kluge killed a New Year’s Day buck to close out North Carolina’s 2020-21 deer hunting season. […]

Retired professor is latest Bag-A-Buck winner

Dan Kibler

Retired college professor Charles Joyner is the Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck winner for December 2020. […]

Surry County hunter has wild encounter with 17-point buck

Brian Cope

On Nov. 20, 2020, Jordan Jessup of Pilot Mountain, N.C. killed a Surry County 17-point buck with his muzzleloader. […]

Troy hunter kills late-season 31-point buck

Brian Cope

Jason Threadgill of Troy, N.C. was on a late-season hunt with his brothers and dad on Dec. 30, 2020 when he killed a 31-point buck. […]

Hunting close to home pays off for Pomaria huntress

Brian Cope

Pomaria, S.C. huntress Ashlyn Bowers has access to plenty of hunting land, but she’s had great success hunting close to her parents’ house. […]

Efland hunter downs Chatham County bruiser

Brian Cope

Chad Staples was hoping to tag a doe or two during a Chatham County hunt on Dec. 18, 2020. But when a big buck showed up, his plans changed. […]

Weeks-long pursuit finally pays off for Rockingham County huntress

Brian Cope

Alisha Ricketts killed a big Rockingham County buck on Dec. 22, 2020. It’s a buck that regularly appeared on trail cam, but was elusive when Ricketts was in the stand. […]