Turkey Hunting
Wildlife Commission Adopts Regulations for 2019-20 Seasons
The NCWRC has adopted 43 new fish and game rules changes for the 2019-20 season. […]
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Aggressive turkey provides laughter for outdoor photographer
Outdoor photographer Rick Small could only manage one photo of an aggressive turkey getting a little too close to a second photographer during a shoot on Feb. 10, 2019. […]
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Prescribed burning benefits wildlife habitat
The NCWRC and SCDNR conduct prescribed burns during winter and spring to benefit wildlife habitat throughout the Carolinas. […]
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Apply now for South Carolina’s public lottery turkey hunts
Apply now for South Carolina’s 2019 public land lottery turkey hunts. The deadline is Feb. 22. […]
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NCWRC, NWTF offering free turkey hunting seminars
The NCWRC and NWTF are offering numerous turkey hunting seminars throughout North Caroilna in March to help prepare hunters for the 2019 season, which begins in April and runs through May. […]
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South Carolina turkey harvest down 6.4 percent in 2018 spring season
South Carolina turkey hunters wrapped their tags around 17,939 birds this past spring, a 6.4-percent drop from 2017 levels that may reflect poor breeding success over the past handful of years or signal a return to an “average” harvest after harvest increases the past two springs credited to expanded season dates.
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Late season turkey hunting requires mental toughness
Joey Murphy, a call-maker from Lexington, N.C., said that late-season turkey hunting often requires a commitment to change and diversity in hunting and calling strategies, but mental toughness is crucial.
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Mayday! Mayday! There’s still time for turkey hunting!
Spring turkey season in both North Carolina and South Carolina extends into May.
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Hen/jake decoy combo works on wary toms
Gil Cutchin of Occoneechee Hunting Lodge in Northhampton County, near Jackson N.C., has seen changes in turkey hunting tactics over the years, especially when it comes to using decoys.
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NC turkey hunter bags 4-bearded Person County trophy
Magicians make a habit of pulling rabbits out of hats, but southeastern Caswell County’s Tim Warren figuratively yanked one of North Carolina’s all-time gobblers out of a hat on May 2. Then he literally did it again seconds later — after the bird had flown away.
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Youth huntress kills two gobblers with one shot from crossbow
When Sailor Reardon began hunting with her dad John three years ago, she chose a crossbow as her weapon of choice. It’s paid off for her with multiple species, including two gobblers she killed with a single shot from her 10-point Lady Shadow Ultra crossbow on March 24. The 13-year-old from Murrells Inlet was hunting with her dad when she downed the two birds.
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SCDNR needs help of turkey hunters
The SCDNR Big Game Program is interested in better understanding the experiences, techniques and factors of success for Wild Turkey hunters in South Carolina.