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October 25, 2026

Try a hen turkey decoy on archery deer hunts

Jerry Dilsaver

Find out how using a decoy turkey hen (or two) can help bring bucks into archery range. […]

Top South Carolina dove fields

Terry Madewell

The Canal WMA along the Diversion Canal connecting Lakes Marion and Lake Moultrie has provided some of very best hunting dove hunting in the state the past 10 years. […]

The author crossed off every item on his checklist and came away with this nice South Carolina archery buck.

The five P’s of shooting practice

Pete Rogers

Ralph Cianciarulo developed a saying when teaching people proper shooting techniques: “Proper Practice Promotes Perfect Placement.” […]

Don’t give up on doves after Labor Day

Jeff Burleson

For many hunters, the first day of dove season is often also the last day. But you can find plenty of great dove hunting after that with these tips. […]

Dove field-ology

Jeff Burleson

The best dove hunts always begin with a solid food source, from native grasses and forbs to carbohydrate-rich grains in agriculture fields. […]

Clothing treated with insect repellents is perhaps the best way to avoid bugs and the accompanying seven-day itch.

Get insects to bug out

Jeff Burleson

While many outdoorsmen spend most of their time in the woods during the cool months, late summer and early fall are definitely times to be beating the bushes looking for a big buck. […]

Wildlife agencies in both Carolinas have planted and managed fields for public dove hunting.

No dove hunt invite? No sweat. Go public

Jeff Burleson

For some hunters, opening day of dove season is the most-anticipated day of the year. It is generally the first day most hunters get to put on their camouflage and break out their shotguns. […]

Wildlife biologists have a maxim: good habitat translates into more game animals. But the public often misunderstands the rule. It depends upon the adaptability of a species, and no game animal is more adaptive than black bears. It’s why bear numbers are growing in North Carolina’s mountains. […]

Elijah Evans, a sixth grader from Mebane, NC, killed this massive buck on Sept. 9, 2018 while hunting with his grandfather.

Mebane youth bowhunter kills trophy 13 point buck

Craig Holt

On Sept. 9, the second day of North Carolina’s archery season, 12-year-old Elijah Evans pulled the trigger on his grandfather’s Parker crossbow and killed a 13-point buck that may take over the top spot for youth crossbow buck in North Carolina. […]

Madison Parker of Florence, SC poses with the 11-point buck she killed on Sept. 6, 2018.

Florence County huntress kills massive 11 point buck

Brian Cope

Madison Parker of Florence, S.C. began sitting in the deer stand with her dad when she was just a baby, so it was fitting that the two were sitting together on Sept. 6 when the 19-year-old killed the biggest deer of her life, an 11-point buck that weighed 195 pounds and had a massive rack that has been rough scored at 140 inches. […]