Fishing Hotspots
Big bluefish arrive off Cape Lookout this month
Target big, chopper blues of Cape Lookout in April, and make sure your gear is up to the task. […]
Articles by Craig Holt
Fishing Hotspots
Neuse River shad providing plenty of action
It’s that time of year to tussle with Neuse River shad, and anglers should note that a little scouting goes a long way. […]
Fishing
Target NC stripers in lower Roanoke River this month
Sportsmen attend boat shows and fishing seminars across North Carolina in February, but if all they do is learn, they’re missing out on some great winter fishing for striped bass on three of the coastal river systems that drain northeast and east-central North Carolina: the Neuse, Pamlico and Roanoke. […]
Deer of the Year
Sophia hunter kills Guilford County giant buck
Tyler Ransom was hunting a trophy 10-point Guilford County, N.C. buck on Dec. 11. But another, even bigger, 10-pointer showed up, and Ransom killed that one instead. […]
Deer of the Year
Edneyville hunter kills Polk County trophy buck
Polk County, N.C. is a tough place to find a trophy buck, but Kyle Owenby killed a massive 10-pointer there on Dec. 12, 2019. […]
Deer of the Year
Snow Camp hunter downs Alamance County trophy
After deciding he was going to shoot a doe to stock his freezer, this Snow Camp, N.C. hunter changed his mind when an Alamance County trophy 10-pointer showed up. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Backwater reds give NC anglers plenty to think about
The marshes behind barrier islands from Emerald Isle to Sunset Beach are full of redfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Catch Winter Crappie On N.C.’s Jordan Lake
Finding baitfish is the key to catching winter crappie on North Carolina’s Jordan Lake. […]
Deer of the Year
Forbush hunter kills 235-pound Yadkin trophy buck
Eighteen-year-old Colton Hanes killed a massive buck in Yadkin County, N.C. on Nov. 12, 2019. […]
Bear
N.C. hunter downs 553-pound Tyrrell County bear
A Lexington, N.C. hunter killed a 553-pound black bear in Tyrrell County on Nov. 12, 2019. […]
Deer of the Year
Roxboro hunter downs trophy Person County buck
Bug Long hunted a Person County buck for more than three years before finally killing it on Nov. 22, 2019. […]
Deer of the Year
Father, son kill trophy bucks days apart
Months after another member of their family killed a new N.C. state record non-typical buck, this father-son duo killed their own trophies eight days apart. […]
Deer Hunting
100-yard shot drops Cleveland County trophy buck
Dustin Jones missed a shot at a trophy buck in Cleveland County, but 10 days later, he got a second chance at the deer. And this time, he didn’t miss. […]
Bear
N.C. bowhunter sticks 460-pound bear
With a lot of help from two other novice bear hunters, Jerry Alcon of Gibsonville, N.C. killed his first bear during a Washington County hunt on Nov. 14, 2019. […]