Deer Hunting Archives - Page 205 of 247

June 25, 2026

Setting up trail cameras can be productive for deer hunters, if you follow Bill Howard's directions.

Set up that trail camera now! But do it correctly!

Trail cameras are an invaluable tool when used properly for scouting. Whether setting up on game trails, food plots and feeding areas, the camera can pick up game animals visiting those areas, providing you with a census of the game you have. […]

Jennifer Morris of Stem killed this great Granville County buck on Monday, Sept. 10. It had 135 inches of antler and rough scored at 135 1/2 inches in full velvet.

Granville County woman tags huge buck in full velvet

Dan Kibler

Jennifer Morris had settled down and decided that her hunting trip last on Monday afternoon was going to be an uneventful one, much like the ones she’d taken the previous two days. […]

Heather Horton's 129-inch Chatham County buck had a 6 1/2-inch drop tine and was still in full velvet when she killed it on the opening day of archery season.

Chatham County buck is trophy for female crossbow hunter

Bill Howard

A hot, humid day and an approaching storm with high winds didn’t deter Heather Horton from completing a memorable hunt on the first day of bow season in Chatham County this past Saturday. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has reported an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease in the whitetail deer herd in Northwest North Carolina.

Commission schedules meeting to dicsuss hemorrhagic disease in Northwest North Carolina

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has scheduled a meeting to present information to the public about the scope and impact of an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease (HD) on deer in western North Carolina. […]

PVC pipe and fittings is all you need to build an inexpensive deer feeder.

Gravity deer feeder easy, inexpensive to make

Bill Howard

Feeders offer a great way to help pattern deer and present temporary holding areas for deer in their normal traveling corridors. […]

You can make this simple gravity deer feeder for less than $20 with materials from your local hardware or home improvement store.

Gravity deer feeder easy, inexpensive to make

Bill Howard

Feeders offer a great way to help pattern deer and present temporary holding areas for deer in their normal traveling corridors. In this video, Bill Howard shares how to build and set up a gravity-feed deer feeder. […]

Will McElveen plans his early-season tactics around hunting for bucks, whether he’s hunting with a rifle or archery equipment.

Early Bird Kills the Buck

Terry Madewell

“Early season deer hunting” means different times to hunters across South Carolina because season opening dates vary from game zone to game zone. […]

The ultimate goal of any deer hunter is to get that trophy deer in the crosshairs, but typically requires a lot of prior work in preparation. In this video, Will Montgomery of Carolina Farm and Wildlife Supply in Pauline, SC offers tips on how to prepare

A last-minute food-plot video primer for Upstate hunters

Phillip Gentry

Hunting whitetail deer over food plots is one of the best ways to enable a hunter to take a trophy buck. Not only do food plots tip the scales in the hunter’s favor by drawing the deer to the hunter, they are an important nutritional food source and management tool to keep deer herds healthy and keep them on your property year round. […]

The Roanoke River Wetlands/National Wildlife Refuge probably has the biggest deer herd of any public-hunting area in North Carolina, but the Jordan game lands, in close proximity to Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, gets heavier pressure and had the state’s biggest public-land harvest last season.

2012-13 Game Lands Preview

Craig Holt

North Carolina’s 89 game lands cover 2 million acres and spread from the mountains to the sea. […]

Some of South Carolina’s Wildilfe Management Areas provide deer-hunting opportunities that are equal to or better than adjoining private land.

John Q. Public Deer Hunts

Pat Robertson

Although Ben Powell has not taken a deer off the Woodbury or Marsh wildlife management areas, he has spent many hours scouting the two public hunting areas along the Big and Little Pee Dee rivers in lower Marion County. […]