Deer of the Year
Butner man arrows huge Granville County buck
A Butner man who suffered serious injuries in a fall from a tree stand last year got a measure of revenge on the buck he was hunting that day. And what revenge it was! […]
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Taking it one more step
For years, Bob Cathey ran a farm in Anderson, but in 1998, he went into a different kind of farming, one that seems a natural extension to the Cathey family’s love of hunting. […]
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Quail and rabbits
Biologist Willie Simmons said quail and rabbit have specific needs in terms of habitat to thrive. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer expansion means urban archery rocks
When the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission started its Urban Archery deer season program in 2007, a handful of towns signed up — Elkin was first — while many others and major cities in North Carolina turned up their noses. […]
Deer Hunting
Big-harvest areas aren’t bow leaders
The top counties in terms of deer taken with archery equipment are rarely among the top counties in overall harvest. […]
Hunting
Intensify trapping efforts this month for porkers
Even though the mercury is high in the glass during September, landowners with feral hog issues can benefit greatly by intensifying their trapping efforts. […]
Deer Hunting
Additional resources
To learn more about the steps and procedures used by timber- management companies to manage forested land, Steven Smith of Cross Creek Timber in Greenville suggests viewing some of these on-line publications: […]
Hog Hunting
Hog and coyote hunting on WMAs
Several WMAs provide hunters with opportunities to harvest hogs, and some are very good, according to Derrell Shipes of SCDNR. […]
Hunting
Root vegetables are tasty from top to bottom
When preparing to plant fall food plots, hunters can choose from a wide assortment of seeds that will provide both immediate and long-lasting food for their deer herd. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer al a Carte at two new tracts
Tommy Hughes, a biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, said adventurous hunters have the opportunity to check out new additions to two existing game lands this year by purchasing over-the-counter muzzleloader season permits. […]