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‘Lookout’ for big bull redfish
By October, most inshore saltwater species will have moved through the inlets along North Carolina’s northern coast and into the ocean, especially after the water begins to cool. […]
Month: September 2017
Deer of the Year
Laurens County hunter whacks whopper 9-point buck
For years, James Lang of Gray Court, S.C. had hoped to kill a South Carolina record book deer, and when he started getting photos of a big 9-point buck on several of his Laurens County stands, he knew bagging the buck of his dreams was a possibility. […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County huntress kills 9-point, 142-inch buck
Kayla Watson of Guilford County, N.C. is studying to be a dental hygienist, but when she’s not in the classroom, she likes sitting in a deer stand, which is where she found herself on the opening weekend of archery season. […]
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Orangeburg lawyer fined $30,000 for killing red-tailed hawks
Last July, University of South Carolina trustee and Orangeburg, S.C. lawyer Charles Williams pleaded guilty to killing seven federally protected red-tailed hawks, and was fined $75,000. […]
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Southport angler decks 9.6-pound flounder
Jim Barkowski and Bob Paloncy have been enjoying good fishing around Southport, N.C. this summer, and Barkowski added an exclamation point when he boated a 9.6 pound flatfish on Sept. 13 in deeper water than they’d been fishing all summer. […]
Deer of the Year
Madison hunter bags 10-point, 224-pound, Rockingham County trophy buck
Dylan Martin of Stoneville is lucky enough to have 600 acres of family land in Rockingham County, which is widely known as one of the state’s top trophy buck-producing areas. […]
Deer Hunting
Bow stand selection keys
Archery season is open in many areas and fast approaching in others, and hopefully, most bowhunters have their archery equipment set up and dialed in. But what about the tree stands they will hunt from? […]
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Holly Ridge angler catches 12-foot tiger shark from the beach
Shark Week? That’s too confining. David Schmidt of Holly Ridge, N.C. and the Get Bent land-based shark-fishing team celebrate big sharks from late August through October, because that’s when they’re showing up off the beach of Topsail Island. […]
Deer of the Year
Huntress sticks 10-point bow buck in Rockingham County
First blood is something a hunter will always remember whether a doe or small buck. But, for Teresa Turbyfill of Randleman, her first crossbow kill was a stud 10-pointer she downed at 18 yards in her Rockingham County deer stand on Sept. 16. […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County deputy sheriff downs 175-inch behemoth
A few minutes after 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, John Neese, a sheriff’s deputy in Guilford County, looked over his shoulder and saw the biggest buck of his life standing just 24 yards away in his corn pile. […]