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Maintain green fields for deer
For the past four months, hunters have taken thousands of photos and sat for hundreds of hours in deer stands in hoping to take a trophy deer to peg on the wall. […]
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Deer of the Year
Blind hunter kills deer with help of technology, good friend
Michael Edmonds of Inman, S.C. lost his sight during an industrial accident about four years ago, and with the loss of his sight, he thought his hunting days were over. […]
Deer of the Year
Burlington hunter kills huge 14-point buck after thinning out his hog problem
Gary Gusler of Burlington knew an astounding whitetail lived at a farm where the hunter had taken three nice bucks the previous three seasons, but he didn’t have a trail-camera photo of the 14-point non-typical wall-hanger. On Nov. 22, he finally got a close up look at the deer after he shot it. […]
Deer Hunting
Youth deer hunting day is Jan. 6
This special opportunity is available statewide on all private lands and select WMAs for youth who are ages 17 and younger. Youth hunters must be accompanied by a licensed adult 21 years of age or older. […]
Deer of the Year
Gastonia hunter downs 12-point, 159-inch buck
As Aaron Loftin of Gastonia, N.C. sat in his climbing stand 300 yards from his friend Mike May of Indian Trail, NC on the afternoon of Dec. 9, he had already made his mind up to let a big buck walk if it was headed in May’s direction — and he did just that. […]
Deer of the Year
Oxford, NC hunter kills 159-inch, 10-point buck in Granville County
Through a chance meeting with a landowner, Michael Vargo of Oxford, NC gained hunting access to a piece of property that he had been eyeballing for a while. […]
Deer of the Year
Last ditch effort produces huge drop tine buck in Person County
It almost took the entire season for Person County’s Phillip Scott to have a face-to-face encounter with a monster 11-pointer donning a drop tine, but Scott finally killed the deer on Dec. 13 on an early afternoon hunt. […]
Deer of the Year
Liberty, NC hunter kills 15-point buck that may make Boone and Crockett book
Jeff Ferguson of Liberty, N.C., saw a big buck on Wednesday, Dec. 6, while scouting on a piece of land about 15 minutes from his house for a place to put up a climbing stand. The buck was so big, he almost immediately called his boss and asked what he needed to do to get Thursday off so he could hunt the buck. […]
Deer of the Year
Upstate hunter kills 10-point, 151-inch buck after four year quest
The father and son team of Andy and Cody Lemere managed to close the books on a four year quest for an Oconee County buck late last month. Back in 2013, the Lemeres captured several photos on game camera of a nice buck that had shown up on the family farm near Walhalla. […]
Deer of the Year
Durham hunter kills 8-point buck, 11-point buck on same hunt
Sevin Carter was short on hunting time while in the process of moving to a new home last month when he decided it was time to put a buck on the ground, even if it wasn’t the 11-pointer he’d been pursuing for over two years. […]