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May 1, 2026

Cover: August 2007 (NC) – Hunting

North Carolina Sportsman

If the weather cooperates, Tar Heel hunters could be in for a killer deer season. […]

To determine which eye is your dominant eye, make a peep sight with the webs of your thumbs, and stare at an object in the distance. Now pull your hands back to your face. The peep hole will automatically go to the dominant eye.

How to overcome cross-dominance

Gordon Hutchinson

Brian Arabie, a regular reader, queried the magazine about teaching his young son shooting and firearms safety. […]

Rusty Moore of Gibsonville (left) checks and tunes up Bob Brewer’s compound bow before deer season begins.

It’s tune-up time for archers

Ramon Bell

Avid bow hunters use archery equipment throughout the entire deer season that begins in September in North Carolina and usually ends Jan. 1 (during years when New Year’s Day is Sunday the season ends Jan. 2). […]

N.C.’s northwestern mountain counties proved to be the best places for primitive-weapons hunters, those who use archery equipment or muzzle-loader rifles.

2007 Deer Season Preview

Craig Holt

So what can Tar Heel hunters expect for the 2007 white-tailed deer season — more bucks, more does, better quality deer? […]

With waterfowl breeding numbers up, there are good indicators for a productive 2007-2008 hunting season.

Waterfowl Breeding Survey Shows Good News

From News Reports

Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a total duck population estimate of more than 41 million birds in the traditional survey area. […]

Cover: August 2007 (SC) – Hunting

South Carolina Sportsman

If the stars align like our experts think they will, Palmetto State hunters will be very happy this year. […]

Rick Snipes and his canine companion scan the skies for incoming doves.

Food, Fellowship, & Feathers

Jim Casada

More than a quarter of a century ago, a then-young fellow named Roy Turner called me and chatted a bit about some management efforts that he and his father, along with a few other hunters, had undertaken on family property. […]

Rifles with excellent optics are important when hunting wild hogs from stands, especially around open fields where tuskers will root around for food.

High on the Hog

Terry Madewell

Hog hunting never goes out of season in South Carolina. […]

Rebecca Baker of Hartsville killed this nice buck in Kershaw County last season.

Deer Me!

Jeff Burleson

As corn begins drying in the fields and leaves prepare to fall, deer are scraping the velvet off their antlers, kicking off another exciting time in the woods for hunters in South Carolina. […]

The deadline for applications for the opening-day dove hunts at Draper WMA in York County is August 17.

Application deadline approaching for York County dove hunt

SCDNR News Release

Applications are due Aug. 17 for an opening-day adult dove hunt and youth dove hunt at Draper Wildlife Management Area in York County. […]