Deer of the Year
Guilford County trophy buck goes down to bowhunter
Last hunting season, Holden Barley acquired a 20-acre plot of hunting land in Guilford County, and like many hunters do, he immediately hung a trail camera. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Greensboro crossbow hunter sticks big buck in Guilford County
A retired Greensboro police officer used a crossbow to bag one of 2016’s biggest bucks last Wednesday in Guilford County. […]
Deer Hunting
Piebald buck taken by Clarendon County hunter
After capturing on camera the first white deer in over 17 years of hunting on his 600-acre Clarendon County property, Matt Mays figured his chances of encountering this deer with rifle in hand would be dismal. […]
Deer of the Year
Tiny Rockingham County hideaway produces huge buck for North Carolina archer
Brandon Bowman proved on Sept. 12 that it doesn’t take a big piece of land to produce a big buck. That’s when Bowman, from Madison, N.C., connected with a 10-point, 162-inch monster on a 10-acre tract in Rockingham County. […]
Deer of the Year
Spartanburg hunter takes huge buck with crossbow
One look at the massive rack and huge-bodied deer in the 2014 deer season prompted Spartanburg County bowhunter Mike Kossover to commit to hunting that specific buck. Kossover knew his patience would be an asset, but he didn’t realize it would be a three-year quest. […]
Deer Hunting
Make sure you’re ready – Give your archery equipment a good preseason test
Opening day of bow season is already here for a few hunters, and it will be here fairly soon for most of the rest of the Carolinas. It’s time to get your bow setup ready. […]
Deer of the Year
Huge Chatham County 10-pointer taken by sheriff’s deputy
Chad Gaines of Goldston, N.C., patrols the roads of Chatham County as a sheriff’s deputy, and he patrols for deer on his family farm. Late on the afternoon of Sept. 15, he put permanent handcuffs on a 156 5/8-inch whitetail buck he’d been investigating since the end of the 2015 season. […]
Deer of the Year
150-inch Orange County 10-point buck goes down to bowhunter
Mike Venable picked up a lease late last hunting season on some land in Orange County, N. C., and he wasted no time putting up a couple of stands on an oak ridge. […]
Deer of the Year
Huntress arrows 175-inch non-typical 14 pointer in Person County
A visit to Person County on Sept. 14 turned into a once-in-a-lifetime road trip for Carla Inman of Canton, who killed a whopping 175-inch non-typical buck from a ground blind, then arrowed an 8-pointer in full velvet 20 minutes later. […]
Deer of the Year
Huge Caswell County velveteen buck goes down to bowhunter
Jonathan Linens of Ringgold, Virginia lives within a stone’s throw of the North Carolina/Virginia State line. Before his Virginia season commences on October 3rd, he torments the North Carolina herd on every chance he gets as the archery season begins. And opening morning on his lease in Caswell County, the stars were aligned just right to bring a huge 140-class buck right into his kill zone. […]