Hunting Reports
Jeffery Stewart’s Lancaster County turkey
Jeffrey Stewart with his best turkey to date 11-inch beard, 1 3/8-inch spurs, 19.5 pounds, killed in Lancaster County during spring of 2020. […]
Turkey Hunting
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N.C. hunters must validate big game harvest report cards
Big game hunters in North Carolina are reminded that they must validate their big game harvest report cards, and register their kills with NCWRC. […]
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North Carolina Game Lands preview 2020-2021
Here are the public hunting lands North Carolina hunters should explore. […]
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Time to apply for N.C. permit hunting opportunities
It’s time to apply for permit hunting opportunities, and the NCWRC’s offerings include big game, small game, nuisance animals, and waterfowl hunts. […]
Newsletters
Record high turkey harvest for North Carolina
North Carolina’s 2020 turkey harvest was the highest ever recorded, according to surveys conducted by the NCWRC. […]
Newsletters
A 22-pound gobbler, a father-son double, and a 62 yarder
The 2020 turkey hunting season was a great one for Carolina hunters. These three hunts are just a sample of those that ended successfully for sportsman across both states. […]
Newsletters
NC youth hunter kills smoke phase, bearded hen
Ten-year-old Ethan Steinbicker of Chapel Hill, N.C. killed a smoke phase bearded hen while hunting with his dad in Alamance County. […]
Newsletters
6-year-old kills three-bearded gobbler
Asher Lee Satterfield lives in Rockingham County, one of the top trophy buck-producing counties in North Carolina. But he killed a different kind of trophy on May 9, 2020 — a 21-pound, three-bearded gobbler. […]
Newsletters
Turkey hunt turns dangerous for the hunter
Roger Rumley of Browns Summit, N.C. killed a trophy gobbler on April 21, 2020 after calling the bird in with a homemade wingbone call. But then things took a dangerous turn for the hunter. […]
Newsletters
8-year-old hunter kills 3-bearded gobbler
While hunting with his dad in Cabarrus County, N.C. on May 9, 2020, 8-year-old Jackson Leahew killed a three-bearded gobbler, his first ever turkey. […]