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September 18, 2026

Stokes County has become a hotbed for trophy deer hunting over the past 10 years.

Trophy Belt Buckle

Craig Holt

Late October and early November present something of a challenge for deer hunters. […]

Ornamental shrubbery and flowers in your yard look like nothing more than dinner and a midnight snack to the average whitetail deer.

Tagging a ‘City boy’

L. Woodrow Ross

Wilderness hunting for whitetail deer is a great experience; being away from civilization and enjoying the peace and quiet has a great appeal to most of us. […]

South Carolina rabbit hunters did the best last season in Lee, Greenwood and Hampton counties.

SCDNR identifies five best rabbit-hunting counties from 2011-12

South Carolina Sportsman

With rabbit season scheduled to open on Nov. 22, South Carolina hunters might get a friendly push in the right direction from the 2011-12 Rabbit Hunter Survey recently released by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

Crops left through the early fall will be dove magnets when the second and third segments of the season arrive.

Manipulate crops for late doves

Jeff Burleson

Dove hunting captures almost every hunter in the Carolinas around Labor Day weekend, but the later seasons attract the true dove enthusiasts. […]

Flooded grain is about as sure a thing for attracting ducks as you can have to hunt over.

Don’t take the ‘bait’

Jeff Burleson

As the millions of ducks breeze into the Carolinas from the duck factory, feeding will be the first task for these winged arrivals. […]

Grains planted to be flooded in a waterfowl impoundment can’t be cut or otherwise scattered before hunting or it’s considered illegal baiting.

Pond management: Time to draw down established ponds

Jeff Burleson

In order to have a healthy and productive fish pond, manipulation exercises should occur almost every month of the year, and winter might be the most-important season to conduct pond-management activities, specifically winter drawdown. Pond levels should be dropped from November through February. […]

Steve Patterson's 8-point Orange County buck carried a rack with better than 140 inches of horn.

Orange County spits out another trophy 8-point buck

Dan Kibler

Steve Patterson had such a great hunt in Ohio at the beginning of last week that he had an even better hunt back in North Carolina later in the week. […]

Chris Cox's Lee County 8-point buck weighed 207 pounds and carried a 160-inch-plus rack.

Lee County hunter takes a huge 8-pointer with muzzleloader

Craig Holt

North Carolina hunters have harvested some magnificent 8-point bucks during the past few years, particularly in areas known to produce trophy whitetails. […]

Gary Barrett looks at a draw bordered by pines that leads away from a lake. This type of funnel is a hot spot anywhere.

Fond of Funnels

Bruce Ingram

Gary Barrett, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, has undergone a metamorphosis over the past 40 years, going from trophy deer hunter to hunting tutor, a journey that has seen him kill several hundred deer, 30 of which most hunters would consider trophies. […]