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April 29, 2026

Boats are a necessity on two WMA draw hunts, but big watercraft are unnecessary in most cases.

For boaters only

Two WMAs involved in draw-only hunts — Santee Delta West and Bear Island West — require hunters to provide their own transportation. […]

Hunters gather around the skinning shed at Thornbury Plantation after a successful hunt.

Thornbury has storied history

Craig Holt

Thornbury Plantation has been in existence for 180 years, but the original land grant from King George III of England totaled 18,000 acres. […]

Kyle Griffin bagged this great Lee County buck the very first time a new stand overlooking a fallow field was hunted.

Lee County gives up monster 11-point

Brian Cope

It was a day of firsts for Sumter’s Kyle Griffin that led to a dream buck in Lee County on Oct. 25. […]

Jason Shive holds a big red drum taken at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Hatteras surf fishing good when wind lays

Craig Holt

Fishing should be excellent at the Outer Banks now — except for a consistent north-northeast-northwest wind that has been blowing for days. […]

High schooler Leslie Mills killed this 160-class buck Monday afternoon while hunting a Chesterfield County cornfield.

High-school girl kills huge Chesterfield County buck

Dan Kibler

Chesterfield County keeps spitting out big bucks, and the the latest one may be the biggest yet. […]

The care exercised by the hunter after the hunt will play a large role in the quality of the mount the taxidermist can provide.

Local ‘tax tips’

Phillip Gentry

For its widespread abundance across North Carolina, many waterfowl hunters still relish the thought of commemorating a wood duck hunt by having one of the brightly colored drakes mounted. […]

Danny Rourk said a big speckled trout might miss a topwater bait on its first attack, but if you can put the bait back in front of it, you’re likely to attract another strike from the same fish.

If they miss it…

Dan Kibler

A topwater bait isn’t the easiest thing for a trout to hit, so it’s not unusual to have a speck hit a big topwater plug and knock it completely up in the air — but not get hooked. […]