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Matthew Lee and his 12-point buck from November 3

Swamp monster meets its match

Swamp hunting can be an effective way to harvest big bucks, especially if you use a bulldozer to clear out shooting lanes. […]

Anglers are catching loads of speckled trout at the Neuse, Pamlico and Pungo rivers and near Swan Quarter.

Speckled trout sizzling at central coast venues

Craig Holt

Spotted sea trout (aka, speckled trout) are completely off the charts now in many rivers and feeder creeks inshore at North Carolina’s central coast, but most of them are smaller specimens. […]

The long-arm excavator is essential when working on waterfowl impoundments

Goose Creek Game Lands enhanced

Jeff Dennis

Ducks Unlimited and partners have completed a wetlands restoration project in Pamilco County, improving both public and private hunting lands. […]

Big speckled trout are hitting artificial lures near Cape Lookout's jetties.

Albacore, blues, reds and specks active at CALO

Craig Holt

Nearly all species of inshore saltwater fish are biting in the waters surrounding Cape Lookout, led by albacore, bluefish, red drum and speckled trout. […]

Guide George Beckwith said fishing for red drum is good at the lower Neuse River now.

Lower Neuse reds are plentiful now

Craig Holt

Red drum fishing is hot at the lower Neuse River currently and that includes all sizes of fish, said a veteran area guide. […]

With nearly 15,000 acres available to archers, Fant’s Grove, Keowee WMA and surrounding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands provide ample hunting land loaded with deer.

Scouting report

Phillip Gentry

According to Richard Morton, an SCDNR wildlife biologist, the quantity and quality of deer hunting available at Fant’s Grove WMA has changed since the SCDNR began managing the area in 2000. […]