On September 12, I was at work for 9 straight hours dealing with oil and grease. I decided to go hunting on my grandparents’ land in Davie County, N.C. since I had gotten trail cam pictures at 2 p.m. of my No. 1 hit-list buck and his group, I went home sprayed with Elimishield and went on into the woods.
Around 7:15 I noticed everything got quiet while I was scrolling through Facebook. So I happened to look up and three decent sized bucks came in. My No. 2 hit-list was the first one in. About three minutes later, big boy decided to make an appearance. The little deer stood in front of him for what seemed like forever and finally gave me an opportunity to shoot.
I got half way through my draw and my No. 2 hit-list busted me. As he ran away, the big 8 just stood there looking at me and I told myself it’s now or never. I completed my draw and pin wheeled him with a Ramcat. As soon as I hit him I called my dad, my two buddies and texted me girlfriend. It was honestly the happiest hunting moment I’ve ever had! People sleep on NC when it comes to deer hunting, but we have some big mature deer here!
–Caleb Nichols
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Congratulations to Nichols, who is now entered in our Bag-A-Buck Contest and in the running for these monthly prizes and the Grand Prize package:
Monthly winners will receive:
- MAGLITE XL50 LED Spectrum Red Flashlight
- 1-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine
- More to come!
The Grand Prize winner will receive:
- Barnett Hyper XP 405 Crossbow
- MAGLITE Field Ops Bundle
- Grey Man Tactical Vehicle Hunting Gun Rack RMP package
- Seneca Dragon Claw airgun/arrow gun combo from Pyramyd Air Gun
- 3-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine
- More to come!
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