North Central NC Archives - Page 104 of 113

Bass school on Lake Tillery during the fall, shadowing the movement of huge groups of shad, which can make for some fast and furious action when conditions are right.

Hard to Top

As the leaves fall at Morrow Mountain State Park, bass fishing at adjacent Lake Tillery hits its peak. Autumn has long been a favorite time for many anglers to fish the 5,000-acre reservoir near Albemarle. […]

Bucks are on the prowl this month in one of the Tarheel State’s best counties for whitetails; take advantage of their potential boo-boos.

Northampton’s Rut Central

Craig Holt

North Carolina deer hunters have three basic options for hunting during November’s rut: private land, public game lands and hunting lodges. […]

Michael Lisenby killed this wild buck Oct. 22 in Chesterfield County.

Freak buck killed in Chesterfield County

Dan Kibler

Michael Lisenby can rest easy knowing that, while there may be some whitetail bucks killed this year in South Carolina that are bigger than the one he killed in his home county of Chesterfield last Saturday (Oct 22), there will be none that will be able to match it. […]

Swansboro fishing guide Mike Taylor killed this 152-inch buck when he took some time off to hunt with client Drew Getman, who killed a big 10-point on opening day of bow season.

Alamance County property produces second monster buck

Dan Kibler

Hunting buddies Drew Getman of Raleigh and Mike Taylor of Swansboro had two huge bucks on trail cameras on a piece of property they were hunting in Alamance County. […]

Hell Hole Campground closed by U.S. Forest Service

Bryan Bowers

A popular campground in South Carolina’s Sumter National Forest has been closed by the U.S. Forest Service due to unsanitary conditions. Hell Hole Campground on the Chauga River in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District has been living up to its name lately. […]

White-tailed deer held in captivity are at the center of a controversy involving the N.C. Wildlife Commission.

Penned-deer killing results in court date; NCWRC says no CWD found in euthanized animals

Craig Holt

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission released information Oct. 19 that none of the nine deer killed during a raid on a Randolph County deer-pen farm showed signs of chronic wasting disease. […]

Two short-nosed sturgeon have been tracked to the upper end of the Wateree River below Lake Wateree as part of an SCDNR study.

Sturgeon documented in upper reaches of Wateree River for first time

Brian Cope

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has tracked two electronically-tagged shortnose sturgeon to the upper reaches of the Wateree River, the first time in decades this rare fish has been found in the Wateree. […]

Jeff Thomas displays a healthy Jordan Lake bass as the fall migration of shad begins.

Late October on cusp of great fall fishing

Craig Holt

If Jordan Lake is any indication, piedmont North Carolina bass anglers are in store for some great fishing during the next two to three weeks. […]

Deer hunting in the Central Section of North Carolina opens on Nov. 12.

Correction: Central deer season opens Nov. 12

North Carolina Sportsman

On page 132 in the October issue of North Carolina Sportsman, incorrect dates for opening day of muzzleloader and gun seasons in the Central Deer section are listed. […]

Guy Kessler of Honey Hill knocked down this 170-class buck Oct. 4, and it could make the South Carolina record books' top 20.

Barnwell County non-typical buck could make top-20 in record books

Brian Carroll

If Honey Hill’s Guy Kessler ever doubted how effective a deer call could be, those concerns should have ended on Oct. 4. […]