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May 4, 2026

QDMA's "Deer Camp" will be held this weekend at Drake Landing outside Fuquay-Varina.

QDMA program for novice deer hunters is this weekend

The Cape Fear River branch of the Quality Deer Management Association will hold hunter-education event this weekend designed to give novice deer hunters a leg up on next season. […]

South Carolina deer hunters saw the 2012 harvest decrease by almost 4 percent over 2011 levels, according to the SCDNR.

Deer harvest off 3.8 percent in 2012, SCDNR reports

Terry Madewell

After a slight upswing in the 2011 deer harvest, South Carolina hunters didn’t do quite as well during the 2012 season, according to data recently released by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

The 2012 statewide deer harvest was down 3.6 percent from 2011 levels, according to statistics released by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Deer harvest is down from than 6,000 from 2011 season, Commission reports

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission has announced recorded a statewide decline in the 2012 deer harvests over the previous season, with six of nine wildlife districts reporting decreases. […]

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Pre-planting herbicide treatments are crucial for spring plots

Jeff Burleson

Any unwanted competition should be nipped in the bud on warm-season food-plot sites before planting the first seed. Early chemical treatment to soils will promote a full and lush food plot. […]

Spring plantings of warm-season food plots will provide deer with tremendous nutrition at a time it’s most needed.

Proof’s in the pudding

Jeff Burleson

The next few months rank high for producing quality and healthy deer for the fall season and for the future of deer on your property. […]

Jeremy McSwain's Anson County buck scored 168 6/8 points and was the top entry in the Dixie Deer Classic's annual Big Buck Contest.

Anson County buck tops Dixie Deer Classic Big-Buck Contest

Craig Holt

Jeremy McSwain was reluctant to publicize his harvest of an Anson County buck, but his wife, Jennifer, took the mount of the main-frame 12-point typical to the 33rd Dixie Deer Classic while her husband stayed home. […]

Greenville man takes home rifle, optics package as Bag-A-Buck grand-prize winner

North Carolina Sportsman

J.O. Teel of Greenville picked up his grand prize from North Carolina Sportsman’s Bag-A-Buck contest at the Dixie Deer Classic in Raleigh last Saturday, promising to waste little time in trying out all of his winnings. […]

Baiting for deer in the Upstate has passed its last hurdle and could be signed into law this week.

Bill to legalize Upstate deer-baiting passes S.C. House

Pat Robertson

A bill that allows baiting for deer in the Upstate has passed both houses of the South Carolina legislature and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Nikki Haley, who is expected to sign the measure into law. […]

SCDNR personnel will score antlers for possible inclusion in the South Carolina record book at seven locations across the state in March.

SCDNR releases schedule for March antler-scoring sessions

Scott Keepfer

Charles Ruth has been part of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ antler-scoring efforts for the past 18 years, but he still gets excited when March rolls around — namely because he never knows what the SCDNR’s annual statewide scoring sessions might reveal. […]

J.O. Teel of Greenville is the grand-prize winner in North Carolina Sportsman's Bag-A-Buck contest.

Greenville man wins North Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck grand prize

Dan Kibler

J.O. Teel of Greenville killed a great 10-point buck last Nov. 10 on an N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission permit hunt on the Roanoke River Game Lands. […]