8-point buck was in full velvet
Eric Steele of Cleveland, NC killed a Rowan County 8-point buck on Sept. 7, 2024. He shot the buck from 18 yards away while sitting in a stand 18 feet off the ground. He was using a compound bow, and made a nice lung shot on the deer.
“I watched a young small 8-point for about an hour, and a more mature 7-point for about 30 minutes,” said Steele. “The small 8 laid down under my stand and was biting at his ticks. The 7 was walking all over the place making me nervous. Then, the 8 I harvested walked in like he owned the place and went straight to the food plot. He gave me a perfect angle for a clean shot. I had never killed a buck with a bow before, and I was silently yelling when I heard him crash about 50 yards away.”
Bag A Buck Contest
Congratulations to Steele, who is now in the running for our monthly prize of a free 1-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine, a Sportsman hat, a two-pack of Lowcountry Seasonings, as well as our Grand Prize, which includes a 1-year-subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine, a Sportsman hat, and a 2-day, two-person hunt at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield, SC.
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