Youth Day buck weighed 185 pounds
James Cocke, 7-years-old, was hunting on South Carolina’s first Youth Day of 2025 when he killed an 8-point buck in full velvet in Orangeburg County, SC.
The buck weighed 185 pounds.
Killing bucks in full velvet is something many hunters never get a shot at. But in South Carolina, the deer hunting season opens on Aug. 15 in more than half the state, and the state’s first Youth Day of the season takes place the Saturday before the 15th.
This early in the season, many bucks are still in full velvet, some are in the process of shedding, and some have completely shed.