Deer of the Year
Charter captain tags great Bamberg County, SC buck
Charter captain Chip Veach of Key West, Fla., has hunted all over for trophy bucks over the past decade or so, including multiple trips to Montana and Canada. […]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year
Weaverville hunter kills trophy buck, wins December Bag-A-Buck
Darryl Fox of Weaverville, N.C., had no idea he was going to kill the biggest buck of his life last fall. A teacher and baseball coach at North Buncombe High School, he didn’t get to do everything he usually does leading up to deer season, or even get in the woods during archery season, because of the sickness and death of his father last year. […]
Deer of the Year
Gastonia hunter scouts trophy buck all season, kills it on last day
Dillon Vaughn of Gastonia, N.C. had an early encounter with a big Gaston County 9-point buck that was just out of bow range. For the rest of the 2017 season, he scouted for this deer, and finally killed it on the last day of the season. The buck carried a 21-inch spread. […]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck completes Granville County hunter’s best season ever
When Marc Cavanaugh of Granville County, N.C. was getting ready for the 2017 deer hunting season, he placed two trophy bucks on his target list. And what a season he had, killing both of his intended goals, making it his best season ever. […]
Deer of the Year
Iredell County hunter kills trophy buck on chilly morning
For Jacob Miles of Statesville, N.C., a chilly December morning brought him the perfect conditions and the biggest buck of his life, a 159-inch mainframe 9-pointer. […]
Deer of the Year
Blind hunter kills deer with help of technology, good friend
Michael Edmonds of Inman, S.C. lost his sight during an industrial accident about four years ago, and with the loss of his sight, he thought his hunting days were over. […]
Deer of the Year
Six year quest ends with trophy buck for Upstate, SC hunter
On the cold morning of Dec. 29, Easley hunter Bryan Crocker ended a six-year pursuit, finally killing a big buck he and his hunting pals had nicknamed “Chippewa” in eastern Greenville County S.C. […]
Deer of the Year
640-pound bear killed in Edgecombe County, N.C.
For Michael Taylor of Raleigh, N.C., a routine bear hunt on Dec. 17 in an Edgecombe County swamp thicket turned into a monumental experience when a 640-pound male black bear stepped out 15 feet from him along the trail without any dogs or any other hunters in sight. […]
Deer of the Year
Burlington hunter kills huge 14-point buck after thinning out his hog problem
Gary Gusler of Burlington knew an astounding whitetail lived at a farm where the hunter had taken three nice bucks the previous three seasons, but he didn’t have a trail-camera photo of the 14-point non-typical wall-hanger. On Nov. 22, he finally got a close up look at the deer after he shot it. […]
Deer of the Year
Aiken hunter kills trophy buck after two-year hunt
Tyler Craig, his dad, and his neighbors had all seen a trophy buck on trail cameras, but no one had seen the buck during the day. But when the deer went looking for love in the wrong place at the wrong time, Craig finally saw it and bagged it. […]