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July 9, 2026

Johnathan Alford will open his bag of tricks and try several different things when dealing with a gobbler that won’t budge.

Check your ‘6’ when in stealth mode

Terry Madewell

Johnathan Alford said that when dealing with a hung-up gobbler, expect the unexpected. […]

Tim Coble’s gobbler, killed in the Uwharrie Mountains of Davidson County last spring, pushed the 20-pound mark and sported a 10-inch beard and inch-long spurs, but it left him in second place in his family to son Tyler, who killed a bigger bird during the 2014 Youth Only season.

Tips for Uwharrie turkeys

Walter Taylor

Scout near creekbottoms and river bottoms. Look for places where turkeys have been scratching for bugs and worms. […]

Thinning or clear-cutting a stand of pines can bring landowners rewards whose size depends a lot on the timing of the harvest.

In timber, timing is No. 1 factor in making money

Jeff Burleson

Beyond the values to wildlife received from cutting timber, landowners can receive monetary returns. […]

A bill in the state senate would allow gun hunting on Sundays, if it's passed through both houses of the legislature.

Bill to allow gun hunting on Sundays is introduced in state senate

Craig Holt

Sen. E.S. “Buck” Newton, a Republican who represents Johnston, Nash and Wilson Counties, has filed a bill in the state senate that would allow gun hunting on Sundays on private property and possibly on public lands. […]

David Moore of Kinston poses with two of his 13-year-old triplets, Joel (left) and Will (right), who both killed great Lenoir County gobblers on April 4, opening day of North Carolina's youth-only turkey season. Joel's bird had four beards and rare "smoke phase" plumage.

Two Lenoir County triplets double up on huge gobblers as youth season opens

Dan Kibler

Two out of three ain’t bad, especially if one of them is really special. That’s got to be the way that David Moore of Kinston is feeling after two of his three 13-year-old triplet sons, Will and Joel, killed monster Lenoir County gobblers on April 4, the opening day of North Carolina’s week-long youth-only turkey season – with Joel’s bird being a rare, “smoke phase” gobbler. […]

Not only can timber management bring a landowner a nice payday, it can also provide wildlife with an infusion of improved habitat.

Two tales of timber

Jeff Burleson

Throughout the year, hunters and land managers are always looking for ways to boost the quality and quantity of game on their properties. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wants to collect the lower legs of 500 wild turkeys this spring to test for a disease that has been discovered in North America in the past few years.

Commission asks turkey hunters to donate lower legs of birds killed for research

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking the assistance of turkey hunters for a study of North Carolina’s wild turkey population and a disease that affects turkeys during the April 11-May 9 spring gobbler season. […]

Waterfowl hunting will be on center stage at the Gold Leaf Waterfowlers Outdoor Expo in Wilson this weekend.

Gold Leaf Waterfowl Outdoor Expo will debut this weekend in Wilson

North Carolina Sportsman

The inaugural Gold Leaf Waterfowlers Outdoor Expo will debut on Friday, April 10, and run through the weekend at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Wilson. […]

Brent Phillips (right) and his father, Merle, celebrate tagging a nice gobbler taken during the 2013 season.

Five tips for early season turkey hunting success

Dusty Wilson

Hunters across North Carolina await the April 11 opening of turkey season on with eagerness that rivals children on Christmas Eve. […]

JEBS Chokes

South Carolina Sportsman

The JEBS Headhunter Turkey Choke Tube is for everyone from the serious turkey hunter to the beginning novice. […]