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July 9, 2026

After his wife and son both dropped trophy bucks earlier in the season, Kevin Morris decided it was his turn.

Moriah hunter kills trophy 12-point buck

When a man turns his passion for deer hunting into a family affair, he reserves the right to drop a nice one every once in a while himself. […]

This giant buck isn't Calvin McCaskill's first trophy deer, but it is his biggest, and first ever with a bow.

Thomasville hunter kills 160-inch buck in full velvet

Jeff Burleson

On Sept. 13, the second day of archery season, Calvin McCaskill of Thomasville killed his first-ever buck with a bow, and boy, what a start. […]

Shotguns are often overlooked as options for hunting from deer stands.

Shotgunning for deer

Brian Cope

Anyone who has ever been on a dog-drive or a man-drive for deer knows the advantages of using a shotgun for this type of hunting, but shotgunning for deer isn’t just for those on the ground. Some hunters prefer shotguns even when perched in a tree stand. […]

After watching this buck mature for several years, John Cherry decided it was time to harvest it.

Conway hunter drops big Georgetown County buck

Jeff Burleson

Early Sunday morning, just after daylight broke, John Cherry of Conway looked down his fire lane and saw a big buck he and his son had been after for more than three years. […]

Dalton Currie saw trail-cam photos of this buck for five years, but finally saw him off-camera on youth day, and made the best of the sighting.

Youth deer hunting day ends with potential new youth record for Lumberton 12-year-old

Jeff Burleson

For 12-year-old Dalton Currie of Lumberton, North Carolina’s first-ever Youth Deer Hunting Day this past Saturday couldn’t have come at a better time. […]

Smartphones are used for much more than making phone calls, and savvy hunters use apps like ScoutLook to improve their hunting success.

Use your smartphone to improve success while deer hunting

Brian Cope

Trail-cameras are great tools for hunters, and it’s almost unheard of today for anyone to hunt deer without the use of trail-cameras. […]

Chad Gaines passed on this buck for several years to watch it grow, then almost missed the chance to harvest it.

Goldston bowhunter kills 140-inch buck after several years of observation

Jeff Burleson

Chad Gaines of Goldston had a familiar buck under surveillance for four years, even giving it a unique nickname, but their relationship ended this past Monday when Gaines slipped a razor-sharp Rage broadhead through the ribcage of the buck, which had an 18 ½-inch inside spread and measured 140 inches. […]

It took patience beyond his years, but 14-year old Garret Richardson bagged this 210-pound buck on Sept. 20.

Ellerbe teen downs massive buck after 3 years

Brian Cope

Garret Richardson, a 14-year old Richmond County bowhunter, almost didn’t go hunting on Sept. 20, but he’s glad his dad encouraged him to give it a try. […]

Clayton Brummer is just 16 years old, but the Kansas hunter showed extraordinary patience by passing on his first shot at this 230-inch buck.

Kansas youth downs 230-inch monster buck

Andy Crawford

Sixteen-year-old Clayton Brummer did what few adult hunters would have the self-contol to do: He passed on taking a shot at a huge non-typical that stuck its head out of a milo field milo early in the Kansas hunting season. […]

A last-minute change to North Carolina Farm Bill maintains NCWRC as the authority on farms that raise and hold penned deer, elk, moose, and axis.

Last-minute change to proposed bill keeps NCWRC in control of deer farm oversight

Craig Holt

A huge outpouring of opposition from North Carolina hunters and other sportsmen led to a section of the N.C. Farm Bill of 2015-16 that would have shifted oversight of deer farms from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services being stripped from the bill on Thursday. […]