Deer Hunting Archives - Page 171 of 247

May 6, 2026

Zach Satterfield killed this great Rockingham County buck last fall during blackpowder season. It was just one of many trophies killed in the northern Piedmont county last season.

Head for the Rock – Why has Rockingham County become North Carolina’s No. 1 county for trophy bucks? Who knows?

Where did all these big bucks come from? […]

Bucks will be chasing does in the weeks leading up to the peak of the rut, but as the peak approaches, they’ll spend more time with receptive does.

Get into a rut this November

If North Carolina hunters could change a season by picking a month to extend longer than usual, it’d be November and deer season. […]

C.J. Brown of Edgefield believes that the peak of the rut in late October and early November is the best time to kill a trophy buck in South Carolina.

Roll with the rut – Don’t count on a South Carolina buck’s breeding urge to put you in range; appeal to his other senses as November arrives

Phillip Gentry

Deer hunting in November can be easy on the one hand and difficult on the other. […]

This Richmond County hunter loves his “bad luck buck.”

The bad luck buck – A day of horrible luck turns out to be the best of one Richmond County hunter’s career

Craig Holt

A hunter may have everything in his favor — especially during November’s deer rut — and still not put venison in his cooler or a big rack on his wall. […]

Randy Lambert gets a head start on big buck like this one by looking at maps and aerial photos to find funnels and pinch points.

Expert deer hunter shares secrets of success

Dan Kibler

When Randy Lambert of Barnwell may not be a poker player, but he knows how to play the cards he’s been dealt at the beginning of every deer season. […]

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. […]

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. […]