Deer Hunting Archives - Page 161 of 247

June 27, 2026

Consider wearing hunter orange on your way to and from your deer stand during bow season as a measure of added safety precaution.

Bowhunting safety rules make sense

North Carolina had its first fatal hunting accident that involved a bowhunter shooting another hunter by mistake last September. […]

Hunters can more readily observe bucks’ patterns and habits in the early season when feeding and sleeping are their only concerns.

Hunt those wet spots

Jeff Burleson

Even though fall arrives in September, the thermometer tells a different story. Average daily temperatures remain on the hot side for most of the month, and wildlife are still hovering near one of their most vital assets, water. […]

Getting fall food plots in the ground by the first week of September will allow production of forage that will gives hunters a chance to take advantage of deer using the groceries through the fall hunting season.

Plant fall food plots early

Jeff Burleson

Throughout the Carolinas, September still feels like summer, and the only tasty foods available to deer are the soybeans and peanut crops on farms. […]

Young coyotes are especially vulnerable to hunters’ efforts early in fall before they develop their survival instincts.

Take out juvenile coyotes now

Jeff Burleson

Originally from the great plains, coyotes are battling the feral hog in population increases across the South. […]

Sisters-in-law both kill their biggest bucks ever on the same day.

The sisters-in-law bucks

Dan Kibler

Jennifer Morris and Nancy “Tootie” Morris have something in common besides living in the tiny Person County community of Moriah: they married brothers. […]

A robotic deer decoy was provided to SCDNR by the QDMA, and will help stop poaching.

Poachers beware

Brian Cope

Things just got a little tougher for South Carolina poachers. Thanks to a grant from QDMA’s Foothills Chapter, the SCDNR has received a new robotic deer decoy which will be used by game enforcement officers to catch illegal hunters. […]

Olivia Pace's Bag-A-Buck story is almost as interesting as her mom's from 2010.

Homework in school clothes leads to two bucks at once

Brian Cope

One of the newest entries in SCSportsman.com’s Bag-A-Buck contest comes from a 13-year old whose family has a tradition of entering this contest with nice deer. […]

Putting in a fall food plot will benefit your wildlife herd

Jeff Burleson

It’s not too late to put in a food plot that will benefit your deer herd all the way through the spring. […]

A mixture of oats, peas and brassicas will provide wildlife with a long-lasting fall and winter food source.

Mix up a good fall plot

Jeff Burleson

With fall on the way, hunters are behind the 8-ball if they’re only just getting started with plans for the 2015 deer season. Fortunately, the Carolinas are blessed with a liberal deer season spanning several months, from the end of summer to the first few weeks of winter. […]

Ray Adcock won last year's grand prize in the Bag-A-Buck contest.

Bag-A-Buck Contest begins Sept. 12

North Carolina Sportsman

The Bag-A-Buck Contest will return to North Carolina Sportsman and www.NorthCarolinaSportsman.com this fall for the 18th-straight year. […]