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July 22, 2026

Brent Caton took this fine Vance County gobbler only 30 minutes after the 2009 season opened.

2010 Turkey Season Forecast

Brent Caton of Henderson experienced an opening day of the 2009 spring turkey season that was atypical for many Tarheel State hunters. […]

Pinopolis' Robin Rogers won the South Carolina Sportsman's Bag-A-Buck contest grand prize after entering a picture of this fine 8-point in velvet he took in August.

Pinopolis man wins Bag-A-Buck grand prize

Dan Kibler

Robin Rogers of Pinopolis was two seconds away from pulling the trigger on a cow-horn in Bamberg County late in the afternoon of Aug. 28. […]

James Maclin won the first annual NorthCarolinaSportsman.com Dixie Deer Classic User's Choice Award for his 163-inch buck.

Maclin wins NorthCarolinaSportsman.com Dixie Deer Classic Users Choice Award

Andy Crawford

James Maclin’s 163 1/8-inch Virginia buck missed being a category winner in the Dixie Deer Classic, but he was redeemed by NorthCarolinaSportsman.com users who voted his deer the site’s Users Choice Award winner. […]

Hunters are less likely to see groups of mature gobblers this spring because of a continuing trend of poor reproduction.

Turkey season forecast ‘fair,’ DNR biologist says

From News Reports

The outlook for the this year’s spring season is only fair for most areas because of apparent low production rates, according to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ Charles Ruth. […]

Delaine Babb's 164-inch 8-point was among the winners of the 2010 Dixie Deer Classic. Babb's buck was named best Virginia Typical (gun) deer.

State-record North Carolina archery buck among 2010 Dixie Deer Classic winners

Andy Crawford

The 2010 Dixie Deer Classic is wrapping up, and the category awards have been finalized.

More than 750 deer had been scored with three hours remaining until the close of the show, an increase from 714 deer during all of last year’s show.
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Big deer are pouring into the Dixie Deer Classic as day two begins.

Day two of Dixie Deer Classic begins with bang

North Carolina Sportsman

Day two of the 2010 Dixie Deer Classic started with long lines at the deer-scoring booth. After opening with more than 200 deer scored on the first day, the competition promises to be stiff. […]

David Boroughs' 162-inch buck (on left) is unofficially the Dixie Deer Classic's Best North Carolina typical gun winner. Official results will be announced tomorrow during the final day of the event.

Dixie Deer Classic unofficial results

North Carolina Sportsman

Scoring for the 2010 Dixie Deer Classic class awards wrapped up today (March 5), although official results won’t be announced until tomorrow. […]

More than 200 deer were scored during the very first day of the Dixie Deer Classic, making it one of the most-successful Fridays in show history.

Dixie Deer Classic on record pace after first day

North Carolina Sportsman

More than 200 deer were scored during the first day of the Dixie Deer Classic, making it one of the largest Fridays in the history of the event. […]

Chad Everett of Mebane killed this fine buck last November after deciding to pass up a morning of hunting and help sweep up his grandmother's leaves. One good turn obviously deserves another, and his accidental buck won the Bag-A-Buck grand prize.

Good deal helps Mebane man kill big buck, win Bag-A-Buck grand prize

Dan Kibler

A good deed turned into a really good day for Chad Everett of Mebane. Last Nov. 17, Everett, a fireman for the city of Burlington, decided since it was raining, he would pass up hunting and head to his grandmother’s home near Hillsborough to get her leaves up. […]