{"id":654589,"date":"2026-01-12T03:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=654589"},"modified":"2026-01-12T03:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:56:29","slug":"a-big-buck-from-a-not-so-big-place-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/01\/12\/a-big-buck-from-a-not-so-big-place-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A big buck from a not so big place"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va.<\/strong> — A Braxton County hunter proved you don’t need a big spread to kill a big buck.<\/p>\n

Jamie Suckow and her husband moved into their new home in Braxton County in October 2024. Both enjoy deer hunting and decided to put out cameras see that the new land would hold.<\/p>\n

“We put up a camera late last year just because we saw some does and were were curious. We had a couple of smaller bucks coming in and we only had him on camera in a blizzard like once or twice, I said, ‘He’s cool I hope he sticks around.'” said Jamie in an interview for West Virginia Outdoors in October 2025.<\/p>\n

They left the cameras up all year and were able to see the big buck reappear with a new rack and literally watched his development for a full year.<\/p>\n

“This year he started to show up more and more and we got to watch him grow into himself,” she said.<\/p>\n

The interesting thing was, Jamie and her husband only own two acres of ground and that includes the plot their house sits on. But every buck needs somewhere to live and Jamie figured this beast had picked their back lot to call home.<\/p>\n

“My husband’s family is all from Braxton County and they literally live the next road over. They all live here and they have a lot of property they can hunt, but this year was the first year we decided to hunt our property,” she said.<\/p>\n

Jamie said because it was limited space, she wanted to be selective.<\/p>\n

Listen to “Jamie Suckow — Braxton County buck” on Spreaker.<\/a>