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June 10, 2026

Hunters can use mineral blocks to attract deer, but bear hunters can’t hunt near “processed” foods, such as mineral blocks. Dog hunters are prohibited from releasing dogs near processed foods but can release bear hounds near natural foods.

WRC Approves Mineral Supplements For Attracting Deer

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission established guidelines Oct. 19 for the placement of mineral supplements to attract or feed deer, effective immediately.
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Cover: November 2007 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

Duane Boston (left) and Michael Clifton (right) bagged the biggest bucks in the state last November. […]

As human populations have expanded in North Carolina, hunters have seen big deer leases disappear. Smart hunters adapt by finding smaller but productive areas to hunt.

November Surprise

Craig Holt

When Charlie Green of Greensboro ended his competitive bass fishing career, he renewed his interest in white-tailed deer hunting. […]

Squirrel hunters often find a den tree after the leaves have fallen and can slip into hardwood areas before daylight, sit down and pick off bushytails one by one.

Bushytail Lessons

Don Mallicoat

For decades, squirrel hunting has been a rite of passage for young hunters.

A first .22 rifle or shotgun was proudly carried into the woods with dad for that first hunt. […]

John Hicks III of Claremont in Catawba County made the trip to Pee Dee NWR to tag a nice eight-point buck last year.

North Carolina’s Best Permit Hunt

Mike Marsh

It was a warm November morning in 2006, and hunters were starting to trickle in at the check station. […]

Michael Clifton of Reidsville tagged N.C.’s highest-scoring buck last November in his home county, Rockingham, while hunting at a small tract of private land.

Northern Piedmont Trophies

Craig Holt

Michael Clifton and Duane Boston hadn’t met prior to last March’s Dixie Deer Classic at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. […]

About 150 rounds left this lead “core,” or cylinder, in the base of the bore of a .22 handgun. It had to be knocked out with a bronze cleaning tip.

Are your guns ready for deer season?

Gordon Hutchinson

We were sighting in several rifles for a friend last year — each year it seems he has another boy old enough to start deer hunting, and another rifle gets added to the batch I have to tune in on my range. […]

Cover: November 2007 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

This is the month to be in a deer stand in the Palmetto State. […]

For deer-hunting purposes, an ideal boat would have a big, open deck, plus plenty of storage space for gear and accessories.

One if by Land, Two if by Boat?

Phillip Gentry

South Carolina’s Piedmont area is blessed with an abundance of Wildlife Management Areas, ranging from rugged mountain terrain to lowland — almost swampland — bottoms. […]

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Beanfield Beast

Dan Kibler

Dixon Krall is 14. He’s been hunting for about seven years, and he’ll likely hunt for dozens more.

But it may be all downhill from here, because the buck he killed in Williamsburg County on Sept. 2 may be about as good as it gets. […]