Events & Announcements
SCDNR Director Alvin Taylor retiring after 42 years
Alvin Taylor, who has been with the SCDNR for 42 years (the last seven as director), has announced his retirement. […]
Outdoor Update
Outdoor Update
North Carolina’s 2019-20 waterfowl seasons are set
North Carolina has set its 2019-20 waterfowl seasons, and some changes are in place that hunters should take note of. […]
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. […]
Catfish
Young angler catches 105-pound catfish at Kerr Lake
A youth angler on Kerr Lake caught the fish of a lifetime on April 20, 2019 when a giant blue catfish bit his tiny piece of cut bait while he was fishing with his dad and twin brother. The fish weighed 105 pounds. […]
Outdoor Update
Upstate hunter kills 31-pound gobbler
Jonathon Dill of Greenville, S.C. killed a 31-pound gobbler on March 20, 2019 during a morning hunt. The bird had a 12-inch beard and 1 1/4-inch spurs. […]
Outdoor Update
NOAA announces 2019 red snapper seasons
The 2019 recreational seasons for American red snapper in the federal waters off the Carolina coastlines will be made up of five days, one day shorter than the 2018 seasons. […]
Deer Hunting
SCDNR holding antler-scoring sessions in March
Throughout the month of March, the SCDNR will hold numerous antler-scoring sessions to see which whitetail deer make it into the state records list. […]
Coyote
149 coyotes killed during Carolina Coyote Classic
Hunters from across the Carolinas competed this past weekend in the sixth annual Carolina Coyote Classic. Together, they killed 149 coyotes. […]
Featured
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. […]
Ducks
Mallard limit cut in half for 2019-20
Hunters in the Carolinas will only be allowed a limit of two mallards during the 2019-20 season due to a decline in the species along the Atlantic flyway. […]