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June 23, 2026

After clinching several junior shooting titles, Chris Tilley, of Apex, N.C., is the new USPSA Open Division National Champion.

Top Junior No More! Chris Tilley Wins USPSA

Champagne corks are popping in Apex, N.C. as Chris Tilley comes home having become the U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) “Open” National Champion. […]

There is no evidence that chronic wasting disease has made its way into the S.C. deer herd, but outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease are somewhat common. Hunters should not consume deer or any other game that appears sick or in poor condition.

Deer hunters should not confuse CWD with hemorrhagic disease

From News Reports

Although chronic wasting disease represents a significant threat to infected deer and elk populations, there is no evidence that chronic wasting disease occurs in South Carolina, according to the state natural resources agency. […]

Cover: October 2006 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

You can grow trophy bucks on just about any land. […]

White-tailed bucks like to travel in thick places, but they’ll often venture into the open during late October as they seek does.

Lifetime Buck

Dan Kibler

Jordan Barnes isn’t a run-of-the-mill 10-year-old boy. […]

Small-size pointing dogs that work close are good choices for grouse hunters. Wide-ranging pointers probably should stay at home.

Mountain Magnets

Don Mallicoat

Ginny’s high tail, flaring nostrils and the intensity of her point told me she had a snoot full of bird scent. […]

Bill Barrett knocked down this big wild pig at Howell Woods last year.

Pork, Big Bucks Stop Here

Mike Marsh

While N.C. legislators wrangled with pork-barrel spending from a $2.1-billion surplus, Luke Vande Guchte of Wake Forest knew what his family would be spending some of their money for – a taxidermy mount of his first big-antlered buck deer. […]

Neil Alford of Raleigh, who tagged N.C.’s No. 1 non-typical muzzle-loader trophy last year, said his food plot has attracted three more trophy bucks.

Basket Racks to Rocking Chairs

Craig Holt

Some white-tailed deer hunters like to place their stands atop ridges; some prefer hardwood slopes with dropping acorns; and some set up close to scrapes or where they’ve discovered big rub trees. […]