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June 19, 2026

Lake Norman anglers can't do without a Sabiki rig when it comes to catching every species of gamefish imaginable.

Sabiki rigs working over various Lake Norman species

Craig Holt

Lake Norman, like many other reservoirs in North Carolina, has seen major changes in its fish species. […]

Dylan Kirby of Ruby killed this huge wild hog with a bow on Monday on the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge.

Chesterfield County teen arrows enormous hog on NWR

Dan Kibler

It’s all downhill from here for Dylan Kirby from the Chesterfield County community of Ruby. […]

Bear hunters can head to the Upstate woods this Friday, Oct. 7, for a week-long still-hunting season, to be followed by a week of dog-hunting.

Great mast crop could make it tough on Upstate bear hunters

Pete Rogers

Conditions may not be the best for hunters, but they’ll still be in the Upstate woods when the still-hunting segment of bear season opens on Friday, Oct. 17, running through Oct. 23 on public and private lands in Game Zone 1. […]

North Carolina may change the way it manages captive populations of whitetail deer, elk and other deer species.

Public hearing on changing deer-farm management is Tuesday in Raleigh

Craig Holt

The second of two public hearings will be held on Tuesday night at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s headquarters on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh as the Commission decides whether to allow for an increase in the number of deer farms in North Carolina. […]

Brian Hudson, Ricky Moore and Ryan Hardee boated this 95-pound wahoo while fishing for king mackerel out of Beaufort Inlet on Oct. 3.

Huge wahoo was big surprise for king mackerel fishermen

Dusty Wilson

Three fishermen made the right call when they left the nearshore waters of Beaufort Inlet after trolling for king mackerel on Oct. 3 to head offshore to a piece of livebottom, a spot that produced the fish of a lifetime: a 6-foot wahoo that destroyed a trolled menhaden and strained the scales at 95 pounds. […]

Plenty of big redfish are being caught just off the beaches of lower Brunswick County around schools of menhaden.

Big reds and inshore triple have lower Brunswick County fishermen in heaven

Jerry Dilsaver

There’s been more than enough rain along the Brunswick County coast this fall to put a damper on inshore fishing, but so far, it hasn’t. […]

Guide Inky Davis said the topwater bass fishing on Lake Marion has been off the charts lately.

Lake Marion bass fishing is off the charts, especially topwater action

Terry Madewell

The fall largemouth bass fishing is on fire at Lake Marion, and bass are literally exploding in the upper half of the lake. […]

Ron Berry killed these two nice bucks about 10 minutes apart on opening day, then had his entry drawn as the first monthly winner in South Carolina Sportsman's Bag-A-Buck contest.

High school senior from Pelion is first Bag-A-Buck winner

Dan Kibler

Ron Berry, a 17-year-old high-school senior from Pelion, had a big opening day of deer season back in mid-August. […]

Jason Carter's entry of this big 8-point buck was drawn as winner of North Carolina Sportsman's first monthly Bag-A-Buck contest.

Snow Camp hunter is first Bag-A-Buck contest winner

Dan Kibler

Jason Carter of Snow Camp, aka “jcarter” has won North Carolina Sportsman’s first monthly Bag-A-Buck contest for 2014 with his entry of a big 8-point buck from Alamance County. […]

Anglers fishing Port Royal Sound are catching plenty of bull redfish.

Port Royal Sound full of hungry bull redfish

Brian Cope

As the weather continues to cool and water temperatures drop, bull redfish are on fire in Port Royal Sound, and they aren’t all that particular about what they’ll bite. […]