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August 12, 2026

Cover: February 2018

Carolina Sportsman Content, Deer Hunting

The biggest of the big: Patrick Williams of Belews Creek, N.C., killed this potential state-record archery buck last Oct. 25 in Rockingham County.

The one worth waiting for First Buck on Youth Day

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Ryder Smith of Summerville, SC killed an 8-point buck in Williamsburg County, SC on 08/08/2026. He shot the buck with a Browning 7mm during an evening hunt while sitting in an elevated stand from 167

Sauls Varn kills Bamberg County brute

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Youth hunter Sauls Varn killed a nice velvet buck in Bamberg County, SC on Aug. 8, 2026. […]

Mason Kennington’s Youth Day buck

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12 year old Mason Kennington killed this 8 point velvet buck on youth day in Darlington County […]

Youth Day Brute

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Riggins Bell of Gilbert, SC killed a 9-point buck in Lexington County, SC on Aug. 8, 2026. […]

Zach Neill’s Lake Junaluska largemouth

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Zach Neill was fishing at Lake Junaluska on Aug. 7, 2026 when he caught this 6+ pound largemouth bass on a Megabass Sleeper Gill. […]

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