Field Reports

Stephanie Byers killed her first turkey during the 2025 season. She kept calm and made it happen when she had birds all around her.
April 21, 2025

Stephanie Byers kills first turkey

Fifteen-year-old Caden Hopkins killed this Caswell County gobbler on April 19, 2025. The 21-pound bird had an 11-inch beard.
April 21, 2025

Caden Hopkins kills Caswell County gobbler

Tracie Lambe was fishing a farm pond located in Sophia, NC for bluegill when she hooked a whopper of a largemouth bass.
April 21, 2025

Tracie Lambe catches big largemouth bass

Brantlee Knight, 12-years-old, from Scotland County, NC harvested this turkey during North Carolina's 2025 Youth Season.
April 21, 2025

Brantlee Knight kills Scotland County longbeard

Jimmy Keck killed this turkey in Wilkes County NC on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.
April 21, 2025

Jimmy Keck kills Wilkes County gobbler

Rachel Poole caught a massive Pee Dee River blue catfish with Grassy Island Charters in mid-April.
April 21, 2025

Rachel Poole’s Pee Dee River blue catfish

Kenneth Lemaster killed this gobbler in Pender County, NC. It was his first time calling a bird solo.
April 21, 2025

Kenneth Lemaster’s Pender County gobbler

Hudson Evans, 13, from Rockyhock, NC- killed this gobbler during North Carolina's 2025 youth season!
April 21, 2025

Hudson Evans kills Rockyhock gobbler

Landon Belcher, killed a 5-bearded gobbler in Forsyth County, NC during the 2025 season.
April 18, 2025

Landon Belcher kills 5-bearded gobbler

This gobbler was taken by Jett Thompson (his first turkey) on youth day, April 6, 2025 in Alamance County, NC.
April 18, 2025

Jett Thompson kills first gobbler

This boss gobbler was taken by Clay Cobb on April 14, 2025 in Rockingham County, NC.
April 16, 2025

Boss Gobbler

Vicki Ramsey caught this largemouth bass in early 2025 in a pond by her house in Eagle Springs, NC.
April 15, 2025

Vicki Ramsey’s bass

Iredell Co. Last day of rifle season, Jan 1, 2025. Her first buck - a 6 point. She started the new year off with a bang.
April 15, 2025

First buck

Brantley Fipps killed this turkey on North Carolina's youth day opener in Lee County, NC.
April 15, 2025

Brantley Fipps’ Lee County turkey

Lincoln Cashion, 10-years-old from Franklin, NC killed his first gobbler on opening day in Cherokee County, SC.
April 15, 2025

Lincoln Cashion’s first gobbler

Natalie Wiggins, 9 years old, killed her first turkey, on her first turkey hunt April, 5, 2025. The bird weighed 19.5 pounds.
April 15, 2025

Natalie Wiggins kills first turkey

Wyatt Upton, 10-years-old from Mill Spring NC, got his first turkey on Youth Day 2025. It weighed 20 pounds and had a 9-inch beard.
April 15, 2025

Wyatt Upton’s First Turkey

Jordan Malloy killed her first turkey on her first ever turkey hunt, opening day of 2025. The bird sported a 9.5-inch beard.
April 15, 2025

Jordan Malloys first turkey

Nice Jones County bird
April 15, 2025

Nice Jones County bird

Zach Schutte harvested his first-ever turkey on April 12, 2025.
April 15, 2025

Zach Schutte’s First Turkey

Willow Carney harvested her first turkey on April 5, 2025 in Craven County, NC. The bird had an 11-inch long beard.
April 14, 2025

Willow Carney’s Craven County gobbler

Jeffrey Stewart with a nice Opening Day Tom. The gobbler weighed 20 pounds, had a 9.5-inch beard, and 1.25-inch spurs.
April 14, 2025

Jeffery Stewart’s Opening Day gobbler

Thaxton Howell, 6-years-old, bagged his first longbeard on the youth opener on April 5, 2025 in Caswell County, NC.
April 14, 2025

Thaxton Howell kills Caswell County gobbler

Cole Turner of Sunset Beach NC caught this nice bonita while sailfishing on the Double D charter boat out of Miami, first week in April 2025.
April 14, 2025

Chip Turner’s bonita