Deer Hunting
NCWRC offering youth-only deer hunt Dec. 10
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering a youth-only deer hunting opportunity on Dec. 10 at Weyerhaeuser-Cool Springs Environmental Education Center in Craven County. […]
Deer Hunting
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Rougemont hunter arrows huge 16-point Person County non-typical
After getting caught reaching to turn on his camera by a wary 16-point buck, Scottie Morris of Rougemont kept calm and reached for his bow instead. Before the buck bolted, Morris arrowed the Person County beast and dropped him in his corn pile on Oct. 5. […]
Deer of the Year
Durham hunter wins 1st Bag-A-Buck contest of 2016
Brent Grady, a 33-year-old law-enforcement officer from Durham, N.C., is the first monthly winner in Carolina Sportsman’s Bag-A-Buck contest for his entry of an 11-point buck he killed with a crossbow. […]
Deer Hunting
Food plots for acidic soils
Every deer hunter dreams of shooting a Boone and Crockett-class buck, but unfortunately, of the 6,000 entries in that record book, North Carolina and South Carolina only boast a minute percentage. However, the Carolinas produce hundreds of fine bucks every year, pushing 200 pounds and wearing racks more than 130 inches. […]
Deer Hunting
Tink’s Power Scrape
The Tink’s Power Scrape All Season Kit includes the Power Scrape Starter, a Scrape Bomb and the Power Scrape Finisher. […]
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Here’s the rub – How to unlock the secret of rubbed trees
Every January, deer hunters begin preparing for the next opening day, with postseason scouting the first task. Most who specifically target big bucks begin looking for rubbed trees that went unnoticed during the fall. […]
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Fields of dreams – Crop fields can mean great deer hunting in the Carolinas
A common denominator for deer-hunting hot spots in the Carolinas is the presence of agriculture fields. Not all terrain is suited for large-scale crops of soybeans, corn, peanuts, sorghum and cotton, but a lot is utilized for this purpose […]
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Don’t worry about the whitewash
At the beginning of each deer season, hunters thumb through thousands of trail-camera photos, glass peanut or soybean fields, and think about ways to get a wall-hanger into range. […]
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Follow the move – Deer behavior changes as September gives way to October
Deer hunters know scouting is an important part of success, but many don’t know, like everything in the natural world, changes occur that alter deer patterns. […]
Deer of the Year
Crossbow hunter kills 150-inch Surry County buck
On September 20th, Daniel Gibson of Ararat rushed to his ladder stand on the family farm to catch the last couple hours of daylight. After laying eyes on a trophy 10-point that he’d been watching on his trail camera for the last 3 years, Gibson shouldered his crossbow and managed an incredible shot that dropped the 150-inch Surry County monster in his tracks. […]