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May 26, 2026

North Carolina hunters killed a record 176,297 deer during the 2008-09 season.

Deer harvest is record in 2008-2009

North Carolina hunters had another record-setting harvest during the 2008-09 deer season, with a total of 176,297 deer kills reported. […]

This Stokes County gobbler is the biggest ever taken in North Carolina by a hunter using archery equipment, according to officials with the N.C. Bowhunters association

State-record turkey for bow hunters taken in Stokes County

North Carolina Sportsman

A Stokes County hunter has bagged what appears to be the biggest wild turkey ever taken in North Carolina using archery equipment.
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Hunters targeting longbearded gobblers in the mountains need to use different tactics than those who try to use their tags in the foothills or flat lands.

Boss Border Birds

Bruce Ingram

From hunting in Alleghany County a number of times, I had a fairly good idea where the gobbler might be in the pasture that lay level with the ridge above me. Nearing the mountaintop, I pulled out a crow call and sent forth several coarse caws. […]

Early May is not too late to get your summer food plots in the ground, but if you wait until June to plant warm-season greenery, it’s going serve as more of a late-summer and early-fall food source.

It’s not too late to plant your summer food plots

Jeff Burleson

By the first week of May, the danger of a killer frost is improbable, and any planned summer food plots should be well underway. Unfortunately, many part-time land managers/hunters do not sow the first seed until May. […]

Summer food-plot plantings provide deer with a tremendous amount of supplemental protein at a time when does are nursing fawns and bucks are growing antlers.

Summer food-plot mixes are key to providing deer with protein

Jeff Burleson

Food plots play an important role in the overall management regime for raising and attracting quality whitetail deer. […]

Call-maker Sam Pope (right) said that basic clucks, yelps and purrs have accounted for a lot of dead turkeys, if hunters practice enough to become confident in their use.

Low-Down Turkey Tactics

Terry Madewell

The world of turkey hunting does not contain many sure things. Longbeards are wary, wily and wild. […]

Decoys can bring a gobbler the last few yards into range, but also cause him to occasionally hang up.

Dial Up a Gobbler

Phillip Gentry

Each Saturday morning from 6 to 8 a.m., Upstate outdoor enthusiasts within earshot of WRIX-FM in Anderson can enjoy a lively discussions between the host, visiting outdoors experts and callers on the “Southern Woods and Water” radio show. […]

No two gobblers are likely to act alike, even if these two seem to be thinking the same thing.

Custom Turkey Tips

Bruce Ingram

In his shop in Trinity, Greg Longuillo of L&L Custom Calls makes some of the premier custom turkey calls in the country. […]

Deer Hunting

Enforcement officers crack illegal deer-importation ring

SCDNR News Release

A three year investigation by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources SCDNR)and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)involving the illegal importation of whitetail deer into South Carolina has led to the indictment of individuals in multiple states.
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Shed hunting improves your trophy chances

Jeff Burleson

Spring is the best time of year to search for deer antler sheds, which provide many clues that can help hunters when deer season rolls back around. […]