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May 26, 2026

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

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. […]

An ideal tract of deer-hunting land should have lush food sources, such as this food plot, interspersed among timbered areas.

Hunting for the ideal deer tract

Jeff Burleson

A deer hunter’s dream is to have the perfect property littered with lush, natural food sources and covered with trophy bucks. […]

Deer Hunting

Dixie Deer Classic features big deer, hunting seminars and NorthCarolinaSportsman.com

From News Reports

The 30th annual Dixie Deer Classic will open its three-day run on Friday, March 5, at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. […]

Although bucks are highly aggressive during the rut, they periodically engage in conflict throughout the offseason. Once two mature males of equal status clash, they may battle for dominance through the act of “flailing.” Here they stand upright and, while balancing themselves, swat with their sharp front hooves like boxing contenders.

Deer Dynamics: Casting and Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

The rut has come and gone. Bucks that survived hunting season are dropping their battered racks. Though the whitetails are no longer at war for dominance, the competitiveness still exists — even in the off season. […]

North Carolina's Mitchell Johnston emerged from a field of 48 callers to be crowned Senior Division Champion at the 2010 Wild Turkey Bourbon/NWTF Grand National Turkey Calling Championships.

Purlear’s Johnston wins nation turkey-calling contest

From News Reports

North Carolina turkey caller Mitchell Johnston was named the Grand National Calling Champion Saturday (Feb. 20) during the National Wild Turkey Federation’s National Convention and Sport Show in Nashville, Tenn. […]

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