Craig Holt, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Roxboro hunter drills super-wide 6-point buck

Ryan Iglehart of Roxboro, N.C. killed an impressive 6-point buck that green-scored 135 inches. […]

Guilford County 12-point trophy goes down

John Fuller of Oak Ridge, N.C. killed a trophy 12-point Guilford County buck that’s been green-scored at 150 1/8 inches. […]

NC’S Best in the East

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission manages the eastern third of the state in two regions, Northeast and Southeast. Here are three places to go for multi-species hunting opportunities. […]

National Forests, smaller game lands are tops Butner-Falls/Jordan Biologist Chris Baranski of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission classified Butner-Falls of Neuse and Jordan Lake as one game land — 30 miles apart — because of […]

Time to Head for the NC Mountains

Craig Holt

Deer and black bears are the two main big-game animals for hunters in the Pisgah National Forest, which spans 508,847 acres of the Appalachian Mountains’ central-to-northern section. […]

NC bluewater bite is great for fall wahoo action

Craig Holt

Wahoo are thriving in the offshore waters out of Morehead City, N.C. […]

Another nontypical giant killed in Guilford County

Craig Holt

Don Hawkins killed a giant 11-point buck in Guilford County on the luckiest day of any week — Friday the 13th. […]

Spanish mackerel are biting hot at Cape Lookout

Craig Holt

Great Spanish mackerel fishing centers on North Carolina’s Cape Lookout in October. […]

Another Guilford County monster buck goes down

Craig Holt

James McCue’s 9-point, 200-pound buck is one of a few trophies that have already come out of Guilford County during the first few days of North Carolina’s 2019 archery season. […]