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South Carolina’s spring turkey harvest was slightly down
South Carolina’s turkey harvest numbers for the 2019 season were down slightly over 2018’s numbers. […]
Turkey Hunting
Turkey Hunting
SE counties dominate NC’s second-biggest turkey harvest
2019 was North Carolina’s second most successful turkey hunting season, and the majority of gobblers and jakes were killed in the southeastern part of the state. […]
Turkey Hunting
S.C. makes big changes for turkey hunting regulations
South Carolina’s turkey hunters will no longer get a free ride when it comes to getting their tags. Beginning in 2020, previously free turkey tags will cost $5 for residents. Non-residents will pay $100. And that’s not the only change facing hunters. […]
Outdoor Update
First-time Carolina hunter bags six-bearded gobbler
Rockwell, N.C. hunter Justin Bonds went on his first ever turkey hunt on April 20, 2019 and killed a trophy beard that weighed more than 21 pounds, had 1 15/16-inch spurs, and six beards that totaled 47 inches in length. […]
Turkey Hunting
4-year-old hunter kills 24-pound turkey
After missing two turkeys earlier in the season, 4-year-old Cayden Clark of Laurinburg, N.C. killed a giant bird that weighed 24 pounds, had double beards that measured 11 1/2- and 4-inches in length, and 1 3/8-inch spurs. […]
Features
Late-season tips for Carolina turkey hunters
As turkey season winds down in the Carolinas, big toms are suddenly at risk, and especially around noon and in the afternoons. These four veteran hunters understand why. […]
Turkey Hunting
81-year-old Carolina hunter kills 23-pound gobbler
He doesn’t feel good about hunting alone at his age, but 81-year-old Aaron Honeycutt of Conover, N.C. found a good hunting partner and killed his personal best gobbler, a 23-pounder, on April 22, 2019 in Catawba County. […]
Turkey Hunting
Big gobblers are still falling to Carolina hunters
2019 has shaped up to be a great year for many turkey hunters across the Carolinas. […]
Outdoor Update
Carolina hunter kills giant, ivory-spurred gobbler
Any hunter would love to kill a 30-pound gobbler, but Dustin Lee Joyner was more impressed by this bird’s ivory-colored spurs than its size or 11-inch beard. […]
Turkey Hunting
12-year-old hunter kills 23-pound gobbler after all-day hunt
Jackson Faulk, 12-years-old, hunted all day, passed on several jakes, took a nap, and then called in and shot a big gobbler just before sundown this past weekend. […]