Deer of the Year Archives - Page 82 of 93

April 30, 2026

Gary Wicker’s 160-inch 10-pointer will likely move into the South Carolina records books as the third-largest buck ever taken in Newberry County.

New Newberry No. 3

Newberry County may not be the county with the most record-book bucks reported, but it has produced 167, which ranks 11th among all of South Carolina’s counties. […]

A decision to climb down from a tree stand and sit on a log proved to be a good one as Sands Williamson killed a great Lee County buck on Oct. 15.

Lee County trophy falls to hunter on a log

Pat Robertson

Sands Williamson did not like the view from the deer stand into which he had climbed late on the afternoon of Oct. 15, so he climbed down and walked a couple of hundred yards down the edge of the pasture on a Lee County farm and sat on an old pine tree that had been cut down. […]

Ashley Mills’ big buck has 17 points, including three different drop tines.

For an old buck, it was his time

Pat Robertson

Ashley Mills of Blair first saw the buck with the huge rack of unusual antlers on opening day of deer season in Fairfield County. […]

Karley Davidson skipped school on Nov. 19 to kill this big 10-point Randolph County buck.

New home, new land, new big buck

Craig Holt

Karley Davidson may be 16, but she approaches hunting like a 40-year veteran. […]

Kenny Snyder’s big 10-point buck from Orange County fell on Nov. 25, 2014.

Father’s fingerprints “all over” big Orange County buck

Craig Holt

Kenny Snyder of Efland and his wife, Rhonda, have enjoyed a run of successful deer hunts for trophy bucks in recent years. […]

John Del Papa killed this 145-inch Wake County 8-pointer on Nov. 21 with a compound bow.

Raleigh teen archer had the right stuff

Craig Holt

Sometimes it’s an easy read when encountering people, even younger ones, who have the right stuff. […]

A chase of more than 4 hours ended when Tim Willliams killed this 12-pound Gates County buck in front of his beagles.

Gates County beagles come through

Dan Kibler

Timothy Williams’ pack of beagles earned their dog food for an entire year on Nov. 29, when a chase that lasted more than four hours ended with Williams putting a great 12-point buck on the ground. […]

Scott Niemitalo took this 140-inch Randolph County 8-pointer last Nov. 23.

Passing on little bucks results in Randolph County trophy

Craig Holt

Scott Niemitalo grew up in eastern Oregon where he hunted mule deer and elk with a bow and arrow. But tagging a large Randolph County whitetail buck provided one of his most satisfying experiences. […]