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NCWRC closes striper harvest on Roanoke River Management Area
The NCWRC has closed the 2024 harvest season for stripers in North Carolina’s Roanoke River Management Area. […]
Eastern NC
Speckled Trout
25-inch speckled trout
Caught this 25-inch trout while fishing near Washington, NC Jan. 2, 2024. –pat.cotter71
Bass
James Fitzgerald’s bass
After a cold snap the temp climbed to 59F with no rain. Using a football jig with natural fan-tail trailer, the patient and slow retrieve with long pauses produced this tank. –Fitzgerald-Bass-NC
Hunting Reports
Philip Faulk’s big NC bobcat
Philip Faulk killed a big bobcat while deer hunting in Wayne County, NC in the later part of the 2023 hunting season. […]
Bag a Buck
Trey Tyson kills heavy Sampson County 9-point buck
Trey Tyson killed a big-bodied 9-point buck in Sampson County, NC on Dec. 1, 2023. The buck was on the lookout for does. […]
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Michael Skipper kills two NC giant bucks
Michael Skipper killed two giant North Carolina bucks during the 2023 deer hunting season. Both 12-point bucks green-scored 177+ inches. […]
Fishing Reports
Eric Floyd and Howard Tucker’s 67.9-pound king mackerel
Eric Floyd and Howard Tucker caught this 67.9 pound king mackerel while live bait fishing east of Cape Lookout Shoals. […]
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Wayne County 12-pointer
Cassie Tucker killed a 12-point buck in Wayne County, NC on Dec. 19, 2023. The deer weighed 150 pounds and green-scored 138 1/8 inches. […]
Bear
NC hunter kills potential world record archery bear
Brad Jones of Greenville, NC killed a 780-pound black bear that could be the world record for a black bear killed with archery gear. […]
Outdoor Update
NC has new Almaco Jack state record
Matt Frattasio established the new NC state record Almaco Jack on Nov. 8, 2023 while fishing out of Morehead City. […]