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May 2, 2026

David Boroughs' 162-inch buck (on left) is unofficially the Dixie Deer Classic's Best North Carolina typical gun winner. Official results will be announced tomorrow during the final day of the event.

Dixie Deer Classic unofficial results

Scoring for the 2010 Dixie Deer Classic class awards wrapped up today (March 5), although official results won’t be announced until tomorrow. […]

More than 200 deer were scored during the very first day of the Dixie Deer Classic, making it one of the most-successful Fridays in show history.

Dixie Deer Classic on record pace after first day

North Carolina Sportsman

More than 200 deer were scored during the first day of the Dixie Deer Classic, making it one of the largest Fridays in the history of the event. […]

Chad Everett of Mebane killed this fine buck last November after deciding to pass up a morning of hunting and help sweep up his grandmother's leaves. One good turn obviously deserves another, and his accidental buck won the Bag-A-Buck grand prize.

Good deal helps Mebane man kill big buck, win Bag-A-Buck grand prize

Dan Kibler

A good deed turned into a really good day for Chad Everett of Mebane. Last Nov. 17, Everett, a fireman for the city of Burlington, decided since it was raining, he would pass up hunting and head to his grandmother’s home near Hillsborough to get her leaves up. […]

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The 30th annual Dixie Deer Classic will open its three-day run on Friday, March 5, at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. […]

Although bucks are highly aggressive during the rut, they periodically engage in conflict throughout the offseason. Once two mature males of equal status clash, they may battle for dominance through the act of “flailing.” Here they stand upright and, while balancing themselves, swat with their sharp front hooves like boxing contenders.

Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season. […]

Brian Davis of Liberty dropped this fabulous Guilford County buck with a shot at better than 220 yards.

2009-10 Deer of the Year

Craig Holt

Trophy deer hunting seems to get better in North Carolina every year. The 2009 season was no exception. […]

Bucks that survive the rigors of the rut can be cut up from antler tines during fights. There can be serious gashes to the chest and sides as well as the neck.

Deer Dynamics: Post-Rut

Tommy Kirkland

Exhaustion sets in, forcing the battle-scarred buck to seek refuge. An eye is wounded, and missing fur and cuts prevail all around its face and neck. […]

Salisbury's Andy Eifird won North Carolina Sportsman's final Bag-A-Buck contest winner of the 2009-10 season.

Eifird takes season’s final Bag-A-Bucks contest

Dan Kibler

Andy Efird waited until almost the last minute to make his 2009-10 hunting season a successful one. […]

High schooler Evin Coombes of Columbia won December's South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest after killing the 15-pointer he father had been chasing for two years.

Coombes’ birthday present earns final Bag-A-Buck win

Dan Kibler

Evin Coombes’ 17th birthday was Dec. 30, between Christmas and New Year’s Day. […]

Prior to the rut, young males are constantly testing one another. They will even instigate mature bucks to engage. Yet as females enter estrous and signposting intensifies, the dynamics of these interactions turns highly aggressive and dangerous.

Deer Dynamics

Tommy Kirkland

When the rut is in full swing, mature bucks are tending and breeding estrous does while young bucks, instinctively desperate to test their testosterone, attempt to spoil the party. […]