Ducks
North Carolina stuck in dead zone as duck migrations start and stall
Temperatures are high and expectations are low as the third segment of North Carolina’s three-part waterfowl season gets underway. […]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Technology has its advantages
When Native American hunters first scoured the landscape to feed their tribes, the water courses traversing the land were prime places to encounter game animals. […]
Other Hunting
Bear seasons dates can be confusing
Dates for bear seasons across North Carolina, especially in the eastern third of the state, can be so different as to confuse hunters, often changing from one county to the next. […]
Other Hunting
Ammo advances provide increased velocities
The use of special, non-lead alloys in the manufacturing of ammunition for air guns has led to greatly increased velocities. […]
Deer Hunting
Big bucks hide out on swampy islands to survive
In order for deer to survive the season, they must learn how to hide from the deer-hunting battalions of the Carolinas. In areas where ponds, lakes, swamps and beaver ponds exist, the deer population increases with the level of hunting pressure. And associated with almost every water course are dry-land hills or islands that begin to collect pressured bucks towards the end of the season.
Other Hunting
Let’s go bear hunting!
Bear hunting in eastern North Carolina is one of the most-exhilarating experiences a hunter can have. […]
Other Hunting
Variables in different ammo weights
If you plan to shoot more than one type and weight of ammunition, you will likely find that you will have to adjust your scope. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters, don’t give up until the last minute
Deer hunters in the Carolinas have more time to hunt than most hunters in the nation, but they still need to make every legal hunting moment count. […]
Other Hunting
Turning kids into coon hunters
Rev. Wade Hall Jr., pastor of the Elizabethtown Church of God, hunts raccoons at least three nights a week to keep his dogs in top form for competition, and he often takes young people along. […]
Deer Hunting
Read the weather
From the beginning of deer season until its Jan. 1 close, the weather will vary from scorching, 90-degree days to bone chilling-winter mornings with frozen precipitation all over. […]