Matthew Chapman of Morganton, N.C. has killed his share of black bears over the years, but he’d never killed one so big that it broke a scale while determining its weight. That’s exactly what happened when he killed one in Burke County on Nov. 9 during an evening hunt. […]
On the morning of Nov. 21, Nick Mead of Fountain Inn, S.C. was looking for signs of a doe he had attempted a long shot at in an area called “the hayfield” on the previous evening when he was surprised by the buck of a lifetime. […]
Up until Thanksgiving morning, Adrian Whitson of Burnsville had not killed a buck in eight years, and normally only hunts with a bow. But it was rifle season, and Whitson carried his Ruger .223 into a stand deep in the forest of Yancey County, and a buck showed up that was worthy of Whitson pulling the trigger. […]
Jacob Davis of Townville, S.C., didn’t do a lot of deer hunting this season until Nov. 5. That’s when a neighbor showed him a trail-camera photo of a huge buck, a monster 6×6 with a high, wide rack. […]
Since bow season, Coty Ingram of Newland, NC had been trying his hardest to bring down a buck that was the talk of Avery County hunters — a big-bodied 13-point that had turned up on a lot of folk’s trail cameras. […]
Capt. Joe Seegers was just offshore of the East Beach of Bald Head Island on Dec. 3, when a 92-inch bluefin tuna grabbed a bait and headed offshore. He was trolling the Hooked Up and crew to the spot of last year’s encounter with a 900-pounder when he noticed a flock of birds closer to the beach and turned towards them. […]
As we approach the holidays, family gatherings, holiday dinners and all sorts of things involving food will arise, to which many sportsmen will generously share their fish and game. I enjoy this, but I suggest that you label any game or fish dish taken as such. […]
The morning of Nov. 4 was unseasonably warm and nothing was stirring in the woods behind Daniel Nations’ grandparents’ home in Pickens County, S.C. Even the squirrels seemed to be sleeping in. […]
Wayne Louya of Carthage, N.C. hits the woods during deer season every chance he gets from opening day until the season ends. […]
Three Roxboro, N.C. residents are facing serious charges for a laundry list of wildlife violations from night-hunting to killing and possessing wild game out of season. […]
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