In some parts of the country, deer drives, also sometimes known as “pushes” or “man drives,” are common, but in the Carolinas, man drives should be undertaken only in a few special circumstances. […]
Even though dove season’s popularity is centers on Labor Day weekend, the late season can offer hunters fantastic wing-shooting when the weather puts hunters in long-sleeved camo. […]
The largest chunk of waterfowl season arrives this month, giving hunters six weeks or so of duck-hunting madness. […]
In 2014, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission began allowing still-hunters to use natural bait the first six days of bear season in any county with a season. […]
In eastern and western North Carolina, many modern bear hunters own pursuit hounds, most from the Plott stock, a breed of brindled bear and boar dog brought to the high country in 1750 by Johannes Plott, a German immigrant. […]
The best places to hunt fox squirrels are open stands of long-leaf pines. The best places to hunt gray squirrels are densely vegetated hardwood drains.
While learning how to manage local deer herds for hunters and landowners, Danny Buxton of Smoaks and his close friend, Jordan Patrick, began experimenting to come up with a supplement that would provide deer with essential vitamins and minerals during their critical stages of development. […]
It is often difficult to spot a treed squirrel if the canopy cover is dense. While gray squirrels tend to hide by flattening their bodies against tree trunks or in forks where they resemble bumps or knots, fox squirrels often run to the ends of long-leaf pine tree limbs and curl into balls, looking exactly like pine cones. […]
“Less is more” when it comes to decoy spreads in most of the smaller waters throughout the Carolinas. […]
Shot-shell choices for waterfowl hunters are growing every year, and it seems every hunter out there has their own opinion as to the best shells to shoot. […]
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