Youth hunter bags 8-point in velvet for first buck

What a great first buck for youth hunter Jordan Singleton

Winning the Buck of the Week contest at Cordray's

A perfect shot by nine-year old youth hunter Jordan Singleton on August 27 put a big Orangeburg County 8-point in velvet on the ground for good. Alex Singleton is the MeadWestvaco Harvest Manager for the South Region, and he began taking his son Jordan hunting in 2010 on a property near Eutawville that is managed for trophy bucks. Armed with a brand new Remington .243 the father and son hunt team watched four or five does early on that August afternoon before two bucks stepped out - one small and one BIG. The big buck was facing them about 80-yards away offering no shot, but Jordan could see that this was a BIG buck and he began to nearly hyperventilate with excitement. His father coached him on how to breathe and try to be calm in case the buck stands broadside to them. Jordan's older sister had already killed her first buck and he was anxious to collect his first buck. When the buck finally turned, the rifle barked one shot at 7 p.m. and the buck went down like a sack of potatoes! After whooping out loud, Jordan asked to call his sister, and then they took the deer down to Cordrays Processing where the buck weighed in at 202-pounds. The heavy buck was good enough to win the "Buck of the Week" award from Cordray's and were awarded with a tanned deerskin. Jordan has added to his 2011 buck total by knocking down a 4-pointer as well.

To read past blog entries about bucks in velvet click here.