For the last two years, Jason Carter of Snow Camp, North Carolina watched a tall racked 10-pointer grow to maturity on his hunting property in Alamance County after his summertime trail camera revealed the deer was still around and had blossomed into a real stud. Needless to say, the buck made the top of the hit list for the 2017 deer season. […]
During opening evening of archery season in Stokes County, King’s Janet Jones arrowed a hefty 10-pointer with her Parker Challenger crossbow. […]
For the last five years, Hunter Stevens of Thomasville, North Carolina has watched a buck grow on his Chatham County land from a small basket rack to a massive 140-class buck with a 21.25-inch inside spread. […]
After receiving multiple reports of dead, dying or sick deer in the Southern Appalachians, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said that hunters may see dead deer this hunting season but that the recent outbreak of hemorrhagic disease (HD) in white-tailed deer is cyclic and the population will rebound. […]
As one of North Carolina’s fastest growing and most populated counties, Wake doesn’t always register with deer hunters. But, that didn’t stop Chris Phinney of North Raleigh from taking the biggest buck of his life — a full velvet 8-point that was given a gross green score just under 130 inches, on Sept. 9. […]
Once your deer is on the ground, how do you turn it into meat for the freezer? […]
During the rut, the action can get hot and heavy. As does come into estrus, odors filter through the deer woods like smoke in a forest fire, driving bucks crazy. Hunters who spend a lot of time in the stand get many opportunities to see deer moving in and out of their property. […]
Luring a trophy buck onto your hunting property is a big feat, but killing it is even better. Quality optics will help you do that even in waning light. […]
With his living room overflowing in buck mounts, Bradley Hughes of Elloree, S.C. admits he’s not really a “horn hunter” anymore. Unless he’s got a real trophy in his crosshairs, he’d rather fill his freezer with doe meat. But, on Aug. 19, he laid eyes on a buck that he could make room for — a full velvet, Orangeburg County 10-point. […]
For over four decades, Joey Johnston of Conway, South Carolina has trampled the woods in search of a buck capable of making the cut into the South Carolina record book. Every few years, Johnston kills a nice buck that always tapes out a few inches short of the 125 net minimum. […]
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