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Travis Smith was hunting near some crab apple trees from a ground blind when this Guilford County buck showed up.

Bethany, NC hunter kills 146-inch, 8-point buck

Travis Smith of Bethany, N.C. was pleasantly surprised on the afternoon of Nov. 9 from his ground blind when the biggest deer of his life showed up unexpectedly less than 50 yards from his feet. […]

Austin Hanks of Reidsville arrowed this Rockingham County trophy during the final day of central muzzle-loader deer season.

NC bowhunter kills big Rockingham County buck

Craig Holt

Austin Hanks of Reidsville, N.C. is heavily dialed into archery hunting. […]

Laura Tucker of Manson, N.C. won the CarolinaSportsman.com October Bag-A-Buck contest with a nice 8-point buck she killed in a spot that has special meaning for her.

North Carolina huntress wins October Bag-A-Buck Contest

Dan Kibler

Laura Tucker of Manson, N.C., killed a nice 8-point buck in a very special place late in the afternoon on Oct. 27. […]

Michael Camak poses with "Sandman," a big elusive Hartsville County, SC buck that ran out of luck on Nov. 8, 2017.

Hartsville, SC hunter nails big buck on rainy day

Jeff Burleson

After a three year saga, Michael Camak of Hartsville, S.C. finally encountered a true trophy buck while ducking out of the rain in a roofed box stand late morning on Nov. 8. Wet and raining conditions are rarely praised when climbing into a deer stand. But, Camak would beg to differ this week. […]

Bo Gibson shot this Rockingham County buck on a cold, rainy day in early November 2017.

N.C. hunter kills Rockingham County brute

Brian Cope

Bo Gibson killed the biggest deer of his life on the cool, rainy Saturday afternoon of Nov. 4 in Rockingham County, N.C. after sitting in his stand for about five hours. But the hunt for this big deer started much earlier than that day. […]

Thomas Whitt knew his best shot at this big buck would be on NC's Youth Day, and he took full advantage even though he slept through the morning hunt.

NC 8th-grader blasts 139-inch Person County bruiser

Jeff Burleson

For 14-year-old Thomas Whitt of Rougemont, North Carolina, Sept. 23 will be quite the memorable day for him and his family. It was North Carolina’s designated youth day. […]

Mike Kossover poses with his big Spartanburg County buck that he took down with his bow.

Patience pays off for SC bowhunter with record book buck

Terry Madewell

When 51-year old Mike Kossover got into his ground blind early on Nov. 6, he knew he didn’t have much time before leaving for work obligations, but the opportunity to get a shot at the monster buck he had nicknamed “747” was too much to pass up. […]

Brock Martin killed this 8-point buck in Greenwood County while sitting on the ground and sharing a rifle with his hunting buddy.

S.C. hunter kills big-racked buck that started off too close to shoot

Pat Robertson

The problem with the buck with the perfectly symmetrical 8-point rack was that he was just too darn close to shoot. […]

Jonah Knowles killed this big 11-pointer on opening day of NC's central black powder season.

Reidsville youth hunter smokes 150-inch buck with black powder rifle

Jeff Burleson

Eric Knowles of Reidsville, N.C. is one happy daddy after the opening weekend of North Carolina’s black powder central deer season. On opening morning, just thirty minutes after light, his oldest son, 11-year-old Jonah Knowles shot a monster 150-inch, 11-pointer at 20 yards from his stand. […]

She almost didn't go hunting that day, but Abby Cribb is glad she did. She killed this record book buck in Marion County, SC.

Coin flip leads to record book buck for Marion huntress

Brian Cope

Abby Cribb of Marion, S.C. has killed her share of deer with a rifle, but this year, she wanted to try something new. Her boyfriend has always been a very encouraging hunting partner, so he bought her a bow, and assured her that she would enjoy killing a big buck with it even more than the ones she’s killed with a rifle. […]