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December 5, 2025

Dillan Decandt of Easley was fascinated by his uncle’s trophy deer-head collection. Now the youngster can start his own.

Dream Buck

Whenever Dillan Decandt visited Tony Cole, he was mesmerized by the mounted deer heads that stared down at him from his uncle’s den wall. […]

David Cobb (L), Division of Wildlife Management Chief, and Wes Seegars (R), N.C. Wildlife Commissioners Chairman, present the 2006 Larry Diedrick Small Game Awards to Ruffin Powers and Dawn Williamson of Murphy Brown LLC.

Wildlife Resources Commission Presents Small Game Awards

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. – A pine forest conservationist and a livestock production company are the 2006 recipients of the Lawrence G. Diedrick Small Game Awards, presented by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission earlier this month. […]

Cover: November 2006 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

Hunters can actually have some impact on when and how long bucks rut on their property. […]

A skinning knife, gutting knife, hatchet and some twist ties are all that’s needed to prepare venison for the freezer.

After you’ve pulled the trigger

Dan Kibler

Deer hunters face at least two tasks every time they head to the woods: killing a deer, then doing something with it to ensure that the tasty venison isn’t wasted. […]

Shot to the Heart

Todd Masson

Make your first shot count.

That’s good advice that I absolutely never follow.

And sometimes that proves more painful than others.
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Eastern N.C.’s black bears are numerous and seem to be getting bigger each winter. Bears that exceed 500 pounds are common and 600 pounders are not that rare.

Outback Bears

Mike Marsh

North Carolina has become legendary for world-class black bear hunting. […]

With N.C. hunters becoming more concerned about quality deer, archery hunters will be the first to benefit.

In the Open

Dan Kibler

Stokes County has produced some of North Carolina’s biggest bucks over the past half-dozen years, and it spit out another huge one on the opening day of bow season two months ago for hunter Jerrold Wade. […]