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June 21, 2026

Admiral, an 18-month-old German shorthair, looks on as his owner, Tommy Jones, lands another nice speckled trout.

Trout bite has been great in Swansboro area as waters cool

If you’re a saltwater fisherman, no month compares to October. Waters get cooler each day and put baitfish on the move, and all kinds of gamefish arrive to follow and eat them. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted not to relax regulations concerning the management of deer farms as far as elk or whitetail deer are concerned, but it will allow expansion of farms where other species, including red deer (above), axis deer and fallow deer, can be raised.

Commission votes to continue restrictions on farm raised elk, whitetails

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission slowed a concerted push to create more deer pens in North Carolina at its regular monthly meeting on Thursday in Raleigh, voting to allow new farms to be built for axis, fallow and red deer – but not for whitetail deer and elk. […]

Flounder fishing has been excellent around Carolina Beach as fish are taking advantage of a big run of mullet.

Flounder keeping Carolina Beach fishermen on their toes

Jerry Dilsaver

Wes Barbour of Carolina Beach fishing is pretty much wide open from the creeks to the Continental Shelf, and the timing is right to enjoy a great day of fishing, catch a bunch of fish for the freezer or both. […]

Speckled trout are suckers for MirrOlures in the backwaters or in the surf, but there are a few adjustments you can make that will increase your catch rate.

Make that MirrOlure work on specks as colder weather moves them into the surf

Dusty Wilson

Hard-bodied baits such as MirrOlures have long been celebrated for their effectiveness in the backwaters of our coastal fisheries, however, they are just as deadly in the surf zone. […]

Greenville's Dale Samples killed this 160-pound black bear with archery equipment.

Greenville hunter takes bear with archery equipment

Phillip Gentry

In what will probably be remembered as one of the more dismal bear seasons in recent memory, Dale Samples of Greenville can hold his head high after taking a 160-pound bruin by bow on Sunday, Oct. 19. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will vote Thursday on a proposal that might ease restrictions on rules managing penned-in deer and add to the chances of North Carolina's deer herd being infected with Chronic Wasting Disease.

Commission faced with big decision Thursday on state’s deer farms

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will meet today and on Thursday morning in Raleigh to discuss a number of issues involving fish and wildlife in the state, but none is likely to be bigger than a proposal that would increase the number of deer farms. […]