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April 30, 2026

Bears are attracted to new things in their environment, such as trail cameras.

Loaded for Bear

North Carolina sportsmen have one of North America’s top big game hunting opportunities hiding right under their noses. […]

Bucks such as these usually provide lots of signs in the woods such as rubs and scrapes. The secondary rut in North Carolina usually will run throughout the month of December, providing hunters with a final chance at a wandering trophy.

Mountain Man’s Monster

Elmore K. Williams

Deer hunters spend a lot of time scratching their heads, trying to figure out where exactly to hang a tree stand in the area they plan to hunt. […]

Cover: December 2006 (SC) – Hunting

South Carolina Sportsman

Bad weather can stack the deck in favor of deer hunters, but saltwater anglers prefer seasonal weather to stack redfish on flats. […]

Cover: December 2006 (NC) – Hunting

North Carolina Sportsman

Sure, it’s December, but anglers from Cape Fear to Cape Lookout will be having as much fun as their deer-hunting counterparts are in more inland areas. […]

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

Dream Buck

Scott Keepfer

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. […]