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North Carolina deer hunters killed a record 188,130 deer in the 2013-14 season, an all-time harvest record.

North Carolina deer harvest sets all-time record

North Carolina deer hunters posted an all-time harvest record during the 2013-14 season, tagging 188,130 whitetails according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Brian Sykes' Orange County gobbler had five beards that measured between 7 and 9 3/4 inches.

Orange County gobbler with five beards will rank No. 10 all-time in North Carolina

Craig Holt

Veteran turkey hunter Brian Sykes of the Caldwell community in northeastern Orange County has had little trouble filling his tags in recent season, but a gobbler he took two weeks ago is a first for him: a 5-bearded bird that ranks in the top 10 all-time in North Carolina. […]

South Carolina hunters killed more than 225,000 deer during the 2013 season, a 3.6-percent increase over 2012.

Statewide deer harvest is up 3.6 percent in 2013, SCDNR reports

Terry Madewell

South Carolina’s deer harvest last fall was up 3.6 percent over 2012, continuing a see-saw trend over the past few years, but the state’s top deer biologist found plenty to be happy about. […]

Taxidermist Chuck Mulkey of Anderson said the final week of turkey season could be the best for Upstate hunters.

Will final week of turkey season be the charm for Upstate hunters?

Phillip Gentry

Turkey hunters who have yet to tag a longbeard still have time to score during the last week of the season, and taxidermist Chuck Mulkey of Anderson expects the last week — which ends May 1 — to be the best time to tag a gobbler. […]

Marcus Church killed this 460-pound hog that he and hunting buddy Allen Crenshaw had patterned on a farm near Six Mile.

Six Mile hog taken by Seneca hunter estimated at 460 pounds

Glenn Corley

Marcus Church of Seneca got a call a few months ago from a landowner in Six Mile who was having problems with wild hogs rooting up and tearing up his fields. […]

When gobblers are ganged up early in the season, the bird not doing the aggressive strutting and gobbling is often the dominant bird.

Shoot the lookers

Jeff Burleson

Early in the season, gobblers will often be grouped in pairs or larger groups. Seeing several toms coming into decoys gobbling every step can be one of the most exciting sights of any hunter’s season. […]

Hunters have a unique opportunity to take turkeys during rainy weather because their behavior is more predictable and one of their sharpest senses is dulled.

Bad weather, good hunting

Jeff Burleson

For a species with a brain the size of a walnut, wild turkeys are fairly clever at avoiding the talons or the teeth of predators, but their poor sense of smell allows hunters and other predators to take a few turkeys each year. […]

Bad weather, good hunting

Jeff Burleson

For a species with a brain the size of a walnut, wild turkeys are fairly clever at avoiding the talons or the teeth of predators, but their poor sense of smell allows hunters and other predators to take a few turkeys each year. […]

Set up a decoy slightly back in the woods from a field for best results.

Decoy and setup wisdom

Bruce Ingram

Mitchell Johnson feels that when hunting a field, too many hunters set up too close to its edge. […]