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Jimmy Morrison’s buck, taken on a dog drive, weighed 175 pounds and was estimated by tooth wear on the lower jaw to be 5-1/2 years old. Its non-typical rack scores around 160 Boone & Crockett Club points.

Par Pond Buck

Jimmy Morrison of Shelby, N.C., drove a long way to hunt in Aiken on property managed by the U.S. Department of Energy. […]

Bubba Powers’ great public-lands buck weighed 203 pounds on the hoof and sported four different tines longer than 10 inches. The buck was taken on a draw hunt on the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge.

The Bubba Buck

Jeff Burleson

Charles Ruth, the deer biologist for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, has predicted that some noteworthy bucks would start to show up from public lands across South Carolina. […]

A.J. Barfield, 15, of Fort Mill had an outstanding 2007 season, taking two fine bucks in a 2-week period.

Fountain of Youth

Jim Casada

Sometimes, in hunting as in life, youth will be served. […]

Nick Christ's huge 11-point buck had a basic 10-point rack, one sticker point and a 22-inch outside spread. He took it on Nov. 3 in Beaufort County.

Progressing from a beginning hunter to the buck of a lifetime in just two years, Nick Christ has proven techniques and a little bit of luck to thank for the headlines he’s getting for a huge Beaufort County buck he killed earlier this season. […]

Trey Fitts' big 8-point buck had 11.5-inch tines, a 20-inch inside spread and 9.5-inch brown tines. The buck weighed 200 pounds on the hoof when it was killed in Lee County on Nov. 2.

Late, But Right on Time

Jeff Burleson

Another fine trophy buck has made a terrible mistake — stepping out in front of Trey Fitts of Lugoff late in the afternoon of Nov. 2. […]

Cody Whittle’s 9-point buck was judged by SCDNR personnel to have been 5-1/2 years old when it was killed on a draw hunt at the Webb Center on Oct. 30. The buck is a shoo-in for the South Carolina record book, scoring in the high 130s.

Big Webb Whitetail

Jeff Dennis

Cody Whittle of Leesville had little idea what was in store for him on his draw hunt at the Webb Wildlife Center. […]

Rickey Glenn of Durham bagged his second trophy buck in two years while hunting in northern Durham County.

Racking Up at Rougemont

Craig Holt

Northern Durham and southern Person counties have had a reputation for years as areas that produce some of North Carolina’s most-impressive trophy deer. […]

Hemby and Booth downed bucks the same day, a week after the sightless Hemby killed an eight-pointer.

His Brother’s Keeper

Craig Holt

Thomas Hemby of Ayden was riding a four-wheeler through the woods and fields of a Pitt County farm June 6, 2005.

At the time, Hemby, 32, was a successful sub-contracter who owned a local house-framing business. Life was good and profitable as the building boom was in full bloom. […]

Andrew Watson, 11, of Oxford shot last year’s top gun buck by a youth, but only after a neighbor calmed his nerves.

Paintball Doves & Granville Deer

Craig Holt

When the Wake County Wildlife Club gave out awards for North Carolina’s top white-tailed bucks of 2006 last March at the Dixie Deer Classic, one of the top eight-pointers belonged to 11-year-old Andrew Watson of Oxford. […]

Emery Cribb saw this huge 8-point buck late in the morning on Oct. 6, and he killed him later that afternoon.

A Second Chance

Jeff Burleson

It was just another day in paradise for Emery Cribb, a native of Williamsburg County.

On Oct. 6, the buck of a lifetime gave him not one, but two chances. […]