Deer of the Year Archives - Page 77 of 93

April 30, 2026

Jeff Burgess killed this beast after oversleeping on Dec. 5. The Rutherford County buck had 18-points and scored 151 1/4-inches.

Rutherford County hunter kills trophy 151 1/4-inch, 18-pointer

We’ve all been there. You’re super excited about the next day’s hunt and for whatever reason, you oversleep. […]

Sheila Black was hunting with her husband on Thanksgiving in Barnwell County when this big buck showed up. It measured over 141-inches, and is Black's first trophy buck.

Barnwell hunter kills trophy, 141 1/8-inch buck on Thanksgiving day

Sheila Black was almost ready to get out of the deer stand on Thanksgiving evening, but since she knew her husband wasn’t ready yet, she decided to sit tight until the hunt was over. […]

Jock Hendricks killed his first trophy buck earlier this season, then killed another one a month later.

Sumter County hunter kills two 130-class bucks on different hunts

Brian Cope

Jock Hendricks of Sumter has killed his share of decent bucks, but he’s never been “that guy” that gets a trophy deer every year. This year was a little different for him though. […]

Justin Faircloth killed this brute on Thanksgiving morning in Alamance County. The buck was green-scored at 142 3/8-inches.

Alamance County hunter kills 9-point, 142 3/8-inch buck

Brian Cope

Justin Faircloth of Alamance County killed his first buck, a 7-pointer, on Nov. 24. On Thanksgiving day two days later, he killed his second one, and that one was a doozy. […]

Brooke Throckmorton of Person County killed her first buck on Nov 25th while on a solo hunt. The buck's rack measured 130-inches.

19-year-old Person County huntress kills big buck on first solo hunt

Brian Cope

Brooke Throckmorton has been hunting for a couple of years with her boyfriend, but their schedules didn’t always mesh and she felt like she was missing out on some good deer by going only when he was available. […]

Josh Medlin of Conway killed this 8-point, 208-pound buck in Galivant's Ferry. The deer's rack green-scored 139 5/8-inches.

Conway hunter kills big 8-pointer in Galivant’s Ferry

Brian Cope

Josh Medlin of Conway killed the biggest deer of his life last month while hunting in Galivant’s Ferry. The 8-point buck was gross green-scored by Stuart Johnston of Wildlife Creations Taxidermy in Conway. It measured 139 5/8-inches, and netted 138-inches. […]

Skylar Martin killed this big buck, which his dad had previously shot, on Nov 28 in Guilford County.

Guilford County hunter bags trophy 10-pointer

Brian Cope

Skylar Martin had been watching a big 10-point buck on trail cameras for the past 5-years without ever seeing it in person until Nov. 28 of this year. […]

Mark Page of Inman took this nice buck that he didn't even know was on his property. It has been green-scored at 164 5/8-inches.

Inman hunter kills trophy 164 5/8-inch buck

Brian Cope

Inman’s Mark Page has been managing a tract of private hunting land in Spartanburg County for about 15-years, and he’s killed some nice deer on it, but he didn’t know one particular deer was even on his land until the day he killed it while hunting last month. […]

Sevin Carter hunted this deer a long time before finally bagging it on Nov 29 in Durham County.

Durham County hunter bags big buck

Brian Cope

Sevin Carter of Durham County hasn’t killed many bucks in his hunting career, but it’s not because he hasn’t had plenty of options. He simply chooses to let them walk if they aren’t what he considers a trophy. […]

Hunter Pegg had to move to a different stand early in his hunt on Nov 19, but the move paid off with this brute.

Guilford County hunter kills trophy 8-pointer

Brian Cope

Hunter Pegg of Guilford County took to the woods on Nov. 19 with every intention of sitting in his stand until dark, but his plans changed when someone on the neighboring property decided to do a little target practice. […]