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July 5, 2026

Weston English had a great turkey hunt on May 1, and a big gobbler isn't the only thing he left the woods with.

Bennettsville turkey hunter nabs big turkey, and a bonus

For outdoorsmen, nothing beats getting outside for a fishing or hunting trip and having everything come together like it was meant to be. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen that often for most of us. That’s what makes those incredibly good days so satisfying. […]

North Carolina's deer numbers are down from previous years, but that didn't stop Brooke Throckmorton from bagging this trophy last year.

N.C. deer harvest is off 7.8 percent

Dan Kibler

North Carolina hunters mostly found last year’s deer season a downer, and statistics released in late April by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission proved them out. […]

It's time to apply for your South Carolina public and WMA alligator hunting tags.

S.C. alligator hunting applications available beginning May 1

SCDNR News Release

Beginning May 1st, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will begin accepting online applications for the 2017 Public Alligator Hunting season and the 2017 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Alligator Hunting Season. […]

Changing from a caliper-style release (right) to a back-tension release can help with problems involving holding on the target.

Live with target panic

Sammy Romano

Archery is a sport that requires extreme mental focus, as well as proper form and muscle memory developed through lots of practice. For these reasons, I often compare it to golf. Also like golf, it is a game of mistakes: he or she who makes the fewest mistakes wins. […]

The Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament includes archery, shooting, responsibility, and orienteering.

NCWRC to host 40th pre-collegiate shooting sports championship this month

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host the 40th annual Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament — the state championship for pre-collegiate shooting sports — on April 29 at the John F. Lentz Hunter Education Complex in Ellerbe in Richmond County. […]

This big gator was an unwelcome visitor at a golf course home in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. last week.

Alligator bulls way through screen door, relaxes on 2nd-story porch

Brian Cope

It’s one thing to run across an alligator while you’re in the wild, but when one of these creatures shows up on your front porch, that’s just unacceptable. […]

Travis Atkins killed this five-bearded turkey on April 10. The gobbler weighed 22 pounds.

Guilford County hunter kills five-bearded gobbler just off his back porch

Jeff Burleson

A quick trip off the back porch turned into an epic win for Travis Atkins of Summerfield, N.C. […]

Hayden Cardwell didn't realize this bearded turkey was a hen until after he'd shot it. His dad also killed a bearded hen years earlier at a nearby farm.

Rockingham County youngster bags bearded hen

Jerry Dilsaver

Hayden Cardwell got a slow start on North Carolina’s youth-only turkey season. The morning hunt on Saturday, April 1, was not fruitful, but the 12-year-old Rockingham County resident made up for it that afternoon, taking a hen turkey that sported a 9-inch beard. […]

A gobbler showing off for a hen is unlikely to leave and head off in the direction of any hen calls from birds that he can’t see.

Wait them out; great hunting is on the way

Dan Kibler

What’s the biological reason for gobblers to get “henned up” early during the annual spring turkey season? Charles Ruth, the biologist who oversees the wild-turkey program for the S.C. Department of Natural Resources said it’s just a natural thing. […]

Scott Hammond said it’s easier to ditch his blind and decoys late in the season when he’s hunting with a bow.

Run-and-bow?

Phillip Gentry

Many hunters may have, on occasion, considered leaving their scattergun at home to give bowhunting turkeys a try. Of that number, some will drop the idea right away, thinking that bowhunting doesn’t fit their preferred style of turkey hunting. […]