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Cover: January 2018
Crappie fishermen in the Carolinas have a handful of great lakes to fish in the winter, and January remains a great time to target speckled trout and reds at the coast. […]
Newsletter
General
Napier’s SportZ SUV 8200 tent takes “car camping” to a new level
If you can sleep two people in the back of a good-sized SUV, and four people in a tent, then if you could put the tent and the SUV together, you could sleep six.
But how do you put the tent and SUV together? […]
Deer of the Year
640-pound bear killed in Edgecombe County, N.C.
For Michael Taylor of Raleigh, N.C., a routine bear hunt on Dec. 17 in an Edgecombe County swamp thicket turned into a monumental experience when a 640-pound male black bear stepped out 15 feet from him along the trail without any dogs or any other hunters in sight. […]
Featured
What are your thoughts on Sunday hunting for migratory birds?
How do you feel about hunting migratory birds on Sundays? It’s currently not legal in North Carolina, but the NCWRC has invited people to participate in a discussion with the goal of finding out how much public support or opposition exists for migratory bird hunting on the Sabbath. […]
Deer of the Year
Burlington hunter kills huge 14-point buck after thinning out his hog problem
Gary Gusler of Burlington knew an astounding whitetail lived at a farm where the hunter had taken three nice bucks the previous three seasons, but he didn’t have a trail-camera photo of the 14-point non-typical wall-hanger. On Nov. 22, he finally got a close up look at the deer after he shot it. […]
Deer Hunting
Youth deer hunting day is Jan. 6
This special opportunity is available statewide on all private lands and select WMAs for youth who are ages 17 and younger. Youth hunters must be accompanied by a licensed adult 21 years of age or older. […]
Deer of the Year
Aiken hunter kills trophy buck after two-year hunt
Tyler Craig, his dad, and his neighbors had all seen a trophy buck on trail cameras, but no one had seen the buck during the day. But when the deer went looking for love in the wrong place at the wrong time, Craig finally saw it and bagged it. […]
Deer of the Year
Gastonia hunter downs 12-point, 159-inch buck
As Aaron Loftin of Gastonia, N.C. sat in his climbing stand 300 yards from his friend Mike May of Indian Trail, NC on the afternoon of Dec. 9, he had already made his mind up to let a big buck walk if it was headed in May’s direction — and he did just that. […]
Deer of the Year
Youth huntress bags trophy Guilford County buck
Taylor Apple is all of 12 years old, but she has a deer-hunting resumé the equal of many veteran hunters. […]
Deer of the Year
Oxford, NC hunter kills 159-inch, 10-point buck in Granville County
Through a chance meeting with a landowner, Michael Vargo of Oxford, NC gained hunting access to a piece of property that he had been eyeballing for a while. […]