Ducks
Ammo for wood ducks: the long and short of It
Veteran duck hunters Bobby Mead, Luke Mathis and Mike Jolly all shoot 12-gauge shotguns when targeting wood ducks, but the similarities end there. […]
Hunting
Hog Hunting
Keep trail cams out as the rut nears; they carry info that’s both new and important as deer change
Trail cameras are about as important to today’s hunter as his or her weapon of choice or tree stand, and they’re not the same as they were 10 or even five years ago. […]
Deer Hunting
Occoneechee Hunting Lodge
Occoneechee Hunting Lodge is near Jackson, N.C., in Northampton County, N.C., just a few miles east of I-95, which makes it very accessible by road. The property also has a grass airstrip near the lodge. […]
Deer Hunting
Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge
Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge is in Chesterfield County, S.C., near the town of Chesterfield, in a triangle bounded by I-95, I-77 and I-85. The lodge encompasses almost 3,500 acres on 15 different properties across the county. […]
Deer Hunting
Squirrels can be a deer hunter’s best friends
Hunters invest countless hours in a deer stand under a wide variety of conditions. And after years of sitting motionless in the stand and watching the time tick by, they have practically earned a master’s degree in several outdoor disciplines, including interpreting nature’s signals, which can come in many forms, including wildlife alerts. […]
Deer of the Year
Risky move helps Efland hunter bag 10-point trophy buck
Kenny Snyder of Efland, N.C. had to make a decision Nov. 6, and regretted it almost immediately. […]
Deer of the Year
Bethany, NC hunter kills 146-inch, 8-point buck
Travis Smith of Bethany, N.C. was pleasantly surprised on the afternoon of Nov. 9 from his ground blind when the biggest deer of his life showed up unexpectedly less than 50 yards from his feet. […]
Deer of the Year
NC bowhunter kills big Rockingham County buck
Austin Hanks of Reidsville, N.C. is heavily dialed into archery hunting. […]
Deer of the Year
Mt. Airy hunter takes water-hole trophy in Surry County
Chuck Hiatt of Mt. Airy, a native son who has taught construction at North Surry High School for 20 years, arrowed an impressive 10-point buck on Sept. 18. […]
Deer of the Year
Winston-Salem hunter smokes trophy Rockingham County brute
Brandon Campbell from Winston-Salem, N.C. almost missed the boat on a massive 8-pointer feeding in a soybean field late Friday afternoon, Nov. 3. Thankfully, Campbell’s brother-in-law, Michael Brown could see him from a neighboring tree stand and alerted Campbell of his location. […]