Redemption buck wins October Bag-A-Buck

Maverick Skipper shot this 10-point buck on public land in Cumberland County, NC in early October.

Maverick Skipper missed same buck a year earlier

On Oct. 3, Maverick Skipper of Fayetteville, NC killed a huge 10-point Cumberland County buck. The trophy buck was green-scored at 165 2/8 inches.

Skipper’s buck won our October Bag-A-Buck Contest, and was awarded a 1-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine, a Sportsman hat, and a package of Lowcountry Seasonings. It also puts him, along with everyone else who enters the contest, in the running for our Grand Prize, which includes a 2-day, two-person hunt at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield, SC.

Hunting from an Ol’ Man elevated tree stand on public land, Skipper shot the buck with his Traditions muzzleloader.

Oct. 3, 2024 wasn’t the first meeting for Skipper and this buck. He’d encountered the deer exactly one year earlier, and took a shot at it, but missed. And that encounter took place in the exact same spot as it did when the hunter got his redemption.

Because big, mature bucks like this one are known for being nocturnal, Skipper felt that a little bit of luck was in his favor when the buck stepped out during his hunt.

“The buck daylighted in the same exact spot, on the same exact day, a year later. That ultimately was how the buck met his demise. All the stars aligned. It was meant to be,” he said.

To see all the bucks that have been entered in this season’s Bag-A-Buck Contest, and to enter your own, visit carolinasportsman.com/bag-a-buck.

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Brian Cope is the editor of Carolina Sportsman. He has won numerous awards for his writing, photography, and videography. He is a retired Air Force combat communications technician, and has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of South Carolina. You can reach him at brianc@carolinasportsman.com.

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