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October 27, 2026

If you don't have a quality air rifle in your arsenal, your hunting gun collection has a big hole in it.

Round out your hunting gun collection with a quality air rifle

Do you have enough hunting guns? If you don’t own a quality air rifle, you don’t. Without one, chances are good that you have a gaping hole in your hunting firearm collection, especially if you’re a squirrel hunter. Air rifles are not just for plinking. […]

Hunters can increase their chances to kill a deer if they hunt during extremely windy conditions.

Hunt in windy conditions to mask your movement

Brian Cope

If you want a chance to kill a big buck on a day that your mistakes as a hunter are negated to the full extent, don’t hunker down inside on windy days. It’s a favorite time to hunt for Jeremiah Cottle of Bandana, N.C., and it’s paid off for him on several occasions. […]

On his first North Carolina hunt, and his first time hunting with a muzzleloader, Collin Howlett killed this trophy buck that's been green-scored at over 170 inches.

First North Carolina hunt ends in trophy buck for California transplant

Jeff Burleson

For 21-year-old Collin Howlett of Walnut Cove, his deer hunting aspirations will be tough to match after his mind-boggling mid-day hunt on Nov. 5. Shortly after noon, Howlett drilled a 170 ¾-in bruiser on a friend’s Rockingham County hunting property after only sitting in the stand for 45 minutes. […]

Kayaks are great for duck hunting

Phillip Gentry

Kayaks and canoes are the perfect watercraft to use in many different duck hunting situations. […]

The first shots at Holly Shelter Range were fired by 11-year-old Cooper Brown of Burgaw, who was brought by his grandfather, Pete Brown, to see the grand opening.

New public shooting range opens in Rocky Point

Mike Marsh

A new shooting range opened at Holly Shelter Game Land in Pender County on Nov. 4, 2016. Located at 8717 Shaw Highway, Rocky Point, N.C., the new range is just north of the WRC’s Holly Shelter Depot. […]

David Vaughn had bagged a wall-hanger a week before this buck walked into view. It's his biggest one yet at 169 4/8-inches with a 24-inch inside spread.

Reidsville hunter kills trophy Rockingham County buck

Brian Cope

Reidsville’s David Vaughn took a good buck on opening day, but his latest kill, a 169 4/8-inch wall hanger carrying a 24-inch inside spread, 27-inch main beams, and 5-inch bases is a true North Carolina whopper buck that was completely unexpected on the second Saturday of the muzzleloader season in the hills of Rockingham County. […]

Bryan Farley killed this big buck on Oct. 22 in Abbeville County.

Mauldin hunter kills 163-inch, 13-point buck in Abbeville County

Jeff Burleson

For Bryan Farley of Mauldin, the first cool Saturday after the full moon in October was the perfect formula to sit in his newly-located stand where his all-time largest buck, a 163-inch brute, showed up a few minutes after 9 o’clock. […]

Thanks to SCDNR mentors, donors, and Clouds Creek Farm, six kids with life-threatening illnesses had a great hunt on Nov. 4.

SCDNR holds deer hunt for kids with life-threatening illnesses

SCDNR News Release

Six SCDNR officers hosted a deer hunt at Clouds Creek Farm in Ridgespring Nov. 4 for five children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. […]

The NCWRC and Ducks Unlimited are offering three free waterfowl hunting seminars this month.

NCWRC, Ducks Unlimited offering free waterfowl seminars this month

Brian Cope

The NCWRC is teaming up with Ducks Unlimited to offer three free seminars for waterfowl hunters. The seminars will be held on Nov. 15, 16, and 17. New hunters and experienced hunters will both benefit from these seminars, which run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. […]