Deer of the Year
Butner man arrows huge Granville County buck
A Butner man who suffered serious injuries in a fall from a tree stand last year got a measure of revenge on the buck he was hunting that day. And what revenge it was! […]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year
Roundo huntress rounds up a trophy buck on opening day
Leslie Lawson of Roundo has been hunting for 20 years, since she was 4, but has only recently found success deer hunting. […]
Deer of the Year
Burlington woman’s double play makes for a great deer season
It’s a rare accomplishment for an archer to take two big whitetails in the same season, but it’s even less common for a female hunter. Consider Burlington’s Lynsey Koury an uncommon hunter. […]
Deer of the Year
Wide, heavy mountain buck carried his velvet extra time for a reason
In the southwestern corner of North Carolina, Clay County is recognized more for black bears than whitetail deer, but Tommy Hogsed, owner of Parker’s Country Store in Hayesville, had seen a heavy-beamed buck chasing a doe in 2012. […]
Deer of the Year
2013 Deer of the Year – Big bucks came this season from all across the Palmetto State
Another season has come and gone for South Carolina deer hunters, but not without considerable bloodshed and a collection of fine bucks on their way into the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ record book. […]
Deer of the Year
Friday the 13th was plenty lucky for Asheboro hunter
A lot of people consider Friday the 13th an unlucky day, but don’t sell that superstition to Cody Caviness of Asheboro. On Friday, Dec. 13, the 22-year-old construction superintendent bagged his career-best whitetail. It has a nearly-perfect 5×5 rack that’s been scored at 1691/8 inches by Denton taxidermist Tommy Freeman. […]
Deer of the Year
Huge buck makes Florida man thankful for Thanksgiving hunt
David Curtis, a native North Carolinian who has lived most of his life in Florida, returns home nearly every November to deer hunt in Alamance County. […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County woman’s huge non-typical may be record-setter
Samantha Evans had a tough deer-hunting season compared to hubby Jeremy Evans — until Dec. 18. That’s when Evans, a Greensboro resident, downed what likely will be the best non-typical Tarheel State buck ever killed by a female hunter. […]
Deer of the Year
2013 Deer of the Year
Recent deer seasons have seen North Carolina hunters tag only a handful of decent but not jaw-dropping bucks. […]
Deer of the Year
Rockingham County buck scored officially as new state-record
North Carolina has its second new state-record archery buck in two weeks. A 12-point buck arrowed by Stoneville’s John R. Tuttle on Oct. 1 in Rockingham County was officially scored on Dec. 12 and became the second buck this season to qualify for the Boone and Crockett Club’s all-time record book and break the previous state record. […]