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Joey Brunson was familiar with this Clarendon County buck, having let it walk throughout the 2016 deer season. It paid off for the Manning hunter.

Manning hunter kills 200-pound, 138-inch, opening day buck

For the opening day of Clarendon County’s rifle season on Sept. 1, Joey Brunson of Manning started his season off strong with a 200-pound, 138-inch buck with several tines reaching out 12 inches long. And this wasn’t just any deer. […]

Thanks in part to his Covert Scouting Camera alerting him of this buck's presence, Jack Lloyd killed this trophy in Colleton County, S.C.

Colleton County hunter kills big 10-point buck

Dusty Wilson

Few hunters are lucky enough to get a wakeup call from a buck on their hit list, but while hunting in Colleton County, South Carolina, Jack Lloyd came pretty close. […]

The NCWRC recently confirmed a rare case of rabies in a deceased deer in Cherokee County, NC.

Rabid deer confirmed in Cherokee County, N.C.

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently confirmed a rare case of rabies in a deceased deer in Cherokee County. […]

Zac Mellott joined his wife in the velvet buck club, then surpassed her a minute later on an Aug. 16 hunt that produced these two trophy bucks.

North Augusta hunter kills 12-point, 134-inch velvet buck…

Brian Cope

Zacheriah Mellott killed two trophy bucks, both in full velvet on Aug. 16, and if that sounds greedy, it was anything but. He could have shot quite a few more if he’d wanted to, but after his wife killed a velvet buck on opening day last year, he was just happy to join — then pass her — as a member of the velvet club. […]

Caroline Reid killed this velvet buck in Allendale on Aug. 29. The deer weighed 165 pounds and was green scored at 110 inches net.

Little Mountain huntress kills 10-point velvet buck

Dusty Wilson

Caroline Reid of Little Mountain, South Carolina is no stranger to a deer stand. In fact, thanks to proper raising from her dad and brothers, she’s been hunting all her life. […]

Spencer Evans had to wait a year to kill this buck, but the time was well worth it.

Horry County archer drills 12-point in velvet

Jeff Burleson

It took more than a year, but one South Carolina hunter finally got the deer he almost missed out on thanks to 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. And it was a good one — a 12-point buck in velvet with an 18-inch inside spread. […]

Josh Wall killed this buck -- his best ever -- on Aug. 19 in Allendale County

Allendale hunter downs 14-point, 147-inch buck

Jeff Burleson

With one of the earliest deer seasons in the country, South Carolina hunters get the opportunity to take velvet bucks long before the rest of the country’s deer hunters are even thinking about looking at one of these mysterious beasts. […]

Michael Jones killed both of these bucks within minutes of each other on South Carolina's opening day of 2017.

Orangeburg County hunter bags two dream bucks on opening day

Dusty Wilson

Fueled by trail cam pictures depicting a gang of nice bucks on one of his corn piles, Michael Jones of Gaston, S.C. was itching to get into the woods on opening day, Aug. 15. […]

Anna Elaine Sanders killed this 9-point buck on opening day of SC's 2017 deer hunting season in Hampton, SC.

Hampton huntress drops 9-point buck in velvet

Brian Cope

Many times, especially early in the season, deer hunters pull the trigger too soon and never even know it. This happens when a decent buck walks into range and looks nervously into the woods, either in the direction where it came from or in another direction. […]