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High-school senior bags Rockingham trophy
At 18 years of age, Will Croker of Randolph County doesn’t have worlds of deer-hunting experience. […]
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Wanderlust: Don’t miss the chance to scout for next fall after deer season ends
It wasn’t your normal stroll through the winter woods, but as in years past, the walk had a purpose. We were looking for something, and if necessary, we would walk the entire property to find it.
For at least a decade, this mid-winter stroll has marked the beginning of our deer hunting. Even though the season was nine months away, our hunting had begun in earnest. While many hunters are sitting by a fire, anxiously waiting for the winter to fade into spring and marking opening day on their calendars, others are out getting all of the knowledge the woods affords them. […]
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For sale? It’s easy to make
The Carolinas are chock full of great places to hunt, and with the stifling economy, the real-estate market is flooded with available rural properties […]
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December Bag-A-Buck winner goes to hunter’s first buck
NorthCarolinaSportsman.com user “dharper0413” wasted little time entering the magazine’s Bag-A-Buck contest presented by Leupold and Barnes Precision Machinery after he killed the first buck of his hunting career on Dec. 3. […]
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‘Big 16’ wins December Bag-A-Buck contest
When he heard a deer walking behind him on the last morning of a 3-day hunt near St. Matthews, Brandon Groomes expected to see a doe. […]
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Aging is key to managing
The end of another deer season is upon us, but unfinished business remains on the “to-do list” for groups and individuals aspiring towards quality deer management. […]
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Pond Management: Develop schedule for the year
January is the dormant season for most pond activity. While the past few months have provided time for bank and shallow region reconstruction, a year of pond-management tasks will begin in shortly. […]
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Buck with third ‘beam’ protruding from middle of skull killed in Edgecombe County
Rusty Owens of Stantonsburg succeeded in a season-long pursuit of what he calls the “Unicorn Buck” in the last few minutes of the 2012 deer hunting season. […]
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Late to his stand, Fair Play hunter still scores on huge buck
Michael Rogers typically is settled into his deer stand well before daybreak, so he wasn’t feeling too optimistic about his chances for success on Dec. 5 when he had to drop his granddaughter off at school before hitting the woods. […]
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