Lane McNeely’s Rowan County buck

Lane McNeely of Cleveland, NC killed a Rowan County 10-point buck on Sept. 9, 2024. He shot the buck with a Barnett crossbow from 25 yards away while sitting in a ground blind.

He shares the details of his hunt here:

“Had seen him on Camera with other bucks through August. We have and 6,8,9, and 10 that we had seen. He followed a small doe into my shooting lane. I couldn’t tell which one of the bucks he was until he shook his head, then I knew was the one I’d been after. Probably the biggest deer I’ll ever shoot in Rowan County in my lifetime. Still in velvet.” –Lane McNeeley