Deer of the Year
Rockingham 8-pointer breaks 150-inch mark
Rockingham County in the northern Piedmont has a reputation for producing quality bucks, including a Boone & Crockett specimen in 2011. […]
February 2013
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Wanderlust: Don’t miss the chance to scout for next fall after deer season ends
It wasn’t your normal stroll through the winter woods, but as in years past, the walk had a purpose. We were looking for something, and if necessary, we would walk the entire property to find it.
For at least a decade, this mid-winter stroll has marked the beginning of our deer hunting. Even though the season was nine months away, our hunting had begun in earnest. While many hunters are sitting by a fire, anxiously waiting for the winter to fade into spring and marking opening day on their calendars, others are out getting all of the knowledge the woods affords them. […]
Inshore Fishing
Flies that work in winter
Most redfish flies intended to mimic mud minnows, their primary winter forage, are either tied with weighted eyes — Clouser-style flies — or tied un-weighted, Deceiver-style flies. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tillery unofficially part of Pee Dee system
The Pee Dee River begins at the confluence of the Yadkin and Uwharrie rivers, which happens to be beneath the waters of Lake Tillery, and that begs the question: Is Lake Tillery part of the Yadkin system or Pee Dee system? […]
Deer of the Year
High-school senior bags Rockingham trophy
At 18 years of age, Will Croker of Randolph County doesn’t have worlds of deer-hunting experience. […]
Deer Hunting
Don’t forget the candid camera
Using game cameras during the post-season will provide some of the best information you can have when the next season rolls around. […]
Currents
Where did all the big bucks go? The moon?
The deer season that ended on New Year’s Day was one of the more-unusual ones I can remember. […]