Deer of the Year
Carolina Sportsman’s 2018 Deer of the Year
Hunters in both Carolinas tagged plenty of trophy bucks during the 2018 season. Here are some of the best. […]
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SCDNR holding antler-scoring sessions in March
Throughout the month of March, the SCDNR will hold numerous antler-scoring sessions to see which whitetail deer make it into the state records list. […]
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Virginia hunter’s Illinois non-typical is new world record
Luke Brewster, a Virginia bowhunter, arrowed a huge non-typical buck in Illinois in November of 2018. The buck has been crowned as the largest non-typical bow-killed buck, and as the largest buck ever taken by a hunter in North America. […]
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Snowstorm helps Raleigh hunter kill palmated buck
With the help of trail cameras and a snowstorm, Sam Holder of Raleigh, N.C. killed a palmated buck on Dec. 23, 2018 in Granville County. […]
Deer of the Year
Hamlet hunter kills trophy buck on Christmas day
Jake Williams of Hamlet, N.C. killed a mostly nocturnal trophy buck during a rare daylight encounter on Christmas day 2018. […]
Deer of the Year
Mooresville hunter’s best trophy buck isn’t his biggest
Kyle Gilliland killed a mainframe 6-point buck near Mooresville, N.C. in late November 2018 after pursuing the deer for more than four years. […]
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Siler City hunter kills huge Alamance County buck
Caleb Alcorn, an N.C. State University student from Siler City, N.C., killed a massive buck in Alamance County during Christmas break. […]
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Greenville, S.C. hunter bags “moose” buck
Lee Hornbeck of Greenville, S.C. killed a big Upstate buck that had a set of unique, palmated antlers. The buck has been green-scored at over 147 inches. […]
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Belton, S.C. hunter downs trophy buck in Anderson County
Brian Davis of Belton, S.C. killed a huge buck that’s been green-scored at 172 5/8 inches during a morning hunt in Anderson County on Nov. 1, 2018. […]
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Fairfield County buck may be new South Carolina state record
James Sims of Blythewood, S.C. shot a 13-point buck that has been green-scored at 188 inches while hunting in Fairfield County. The buck may become the new S.C. state typical record after it is officially scored following the 60-day drying period. […]