Deer of the Year Archives - Page 58 of 93

May 1, 2026

Andy Caudle heard a rumor that the big buck he'd been hunting hard had been killed by another hunter, so he was relieved when the deer stepped into range.

Huge buck comes back to life for Yadkin County hunter

Andy Caudle was beside himself when Thanksgiving rolled around. A contractor from Boonville, N.C., Caudle had a huge 10-point buck in multiple trail-camera photos from two different places he hunts, but an uncle told him, the buck might have been killed. […]

Gerald Foster of Seneca killed this big 8-point buck at Botany Bay WMA near Edisto Island.

Seneca hunter kills trophy 8-point buck at Botany Bay WMA

Glenn Corley

Gerald Foster of Seneca, S.C. and some friends have been drawn to hunt several different Wildlife Management Area (WMA) properties over the last 10 years. Foster said that Botany Bay is probably the most beautiful and now, his all-time favorite. […]

A tip from the September issue of Carolina Sportsman Magazine helped David Andrews kill this Alamance County brute on Nov. 26, 2017.

Dedicated Carolina Sportsman Magazine reader pops 163-inch giant buck

Jeff Burleson

For over four decades, David Andrews of Alamance County, N.C. has beaten the bushes after good bucks. While he has taken dozens of respectable bucks over his hunting career, nothing compares to the 163-inch, 12-point giant he drilled at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 26. […]

This buck surprised Nick Mead one morning when the hunter was looking for a doe he'd shot at the previous evening.

Fountain Inn hunter kills 8-point, 150+ inch buck

Pat Robertson

On the morning of Nov. 21, Nick Mead of Fountain Inn, S.C. was looking for signs of a doe he had attempted a long shot at in an area called “the hayfield” on the previous evening when he was surprised by the buck of a lifetime. […]

Adrian Whitson of Burnsville killed this beast of a buck on Thanksgiving morning on a hunt deep in the forests of Yancey County.

Deep Yancey County forest hunt produces big 10-point buck

Brian Cope

Up until Thanksgiving morning, Adrian Whitson of Burnsville had not killed a buck in eight years, and normally only hunts with a bow. But it was rifle season, and Whitson carried his Ruger .223 into a stand deep in the forest of Yancey County, and a buck showed up that was worthy of Whitson pulling the trigger. […]