Deer of the Year
Elon bowhunter scores 150-class 9-point buck
After getting 600 trail-camera photos of does and scrub bucks, Alex Hughes of Elon wasn’t expecting too much action the first week of archery season. […]
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Elkin bowhunter kills NC pending state-record non-typical buck
When he killed a couple of bucks last season with racks that scored better than 150 points, Nick Davis of Elkin said several people he knew told him he’d never kill another one that big. […]
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Record $1.6 million fine levied in Ohio deer trafficking case
A $1.6 million fine — the largest for a wildlife crime in U.S. history — was ordered in an Ohio whitetail deer trafficking case, according to media reports. […]
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Marion County hunter kills dream piebald buck
For more than 30 years, Jeff Kirkley of Marion County has trampled the Palmetto State in search of trophy bucks, taking many deer big enough to put a smile on the face of any hunter. […]
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Chatham County hunter downs early morning velvet buck on opening day
Pittsboro’s Jake Muehlbach didn’t have to wait long to get a deer worthy of entering in this year’s Bag-A-Buck contest. […]
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Make mock scrapes
Before the rut arrives, bucks are confined to bachelor groups, traveling together and very close to groups of does. When the mating season begins, hormones fly, and the entire deer herd busts out of the frame, going out in all directions. […]
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Bowhunting safety rules make sense
North Carolina had its first fatal hunting accident that involved a bowhunter shooting another hunter by mistake last September. […]
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Use photo surveillance
Isn’t the easiest way to kill a trophy buck to know when and where he’s going to be the next day? There wouldn’t be any mature bucks left if it was that easy. […]
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Hunt those wet spots
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. […]
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Plant fall food plots early
Throughout the Carolinas, September still feels like summer, and the only tasty foods available to deer are the soybeans and peanut crops on farms. […]