Deer of the Year
Stokes County teen bags record-book whitetail
So, what is it about being a 16-year-old at North Stokes High School in Danbury, N.C., that makes big bucks try and run over you? […]
North Central NC
Deer of the Year
Roxboro bowhunter kills 138-inch, 9-point buck
Noah Pennell of Roxboro, NC took advantage of a 30-yard shot window to make a deadly connection on a massive 9-point Caswell County buck that had enough tine length, mass, and spread calculations to yield over 138 inches on the Boone and Crockett scale on Sept. 24. […]
Deer of the Year
Rougemont teen strikes again, this time with 135-inch, 9-point trophy
If Chris Glosson, a 14-year-old ninth-grader at Granville Central High School in Stem, N.C., keeps this up, a lot of grown-up deer hunters will be wishing for a fountain of youth. […]
Deer of the Year
Oak Ridge hunter arrows massive Guilford County 9-point buck
On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 23, Tory Pegg of Oak Ridge, North Carolina ended the day in a big way, when a massive Guilford County 9-pointer with 11-inch tines and a 22 1/8-inch spread stepped broadside at 15 yards from his tree stand. […]
Deer Hunting
Youth crossbow hunter tags out 10 days into season
While most 6-year-olds stay pretty busy just being kids, Carter Lee Phillips of Pittsboro is adding a healthy dose of the outdoors to his youth. Fostered by a long lineage of hunters including his father, Jonathan Phillips, Carter was able to put an arrow through not one, but two respectable bucks a mere 10 days into this season — the largest being a Chatham County 10-point that taped out at 119 ⅜ inches on Sept. 18. […]
Deer of the Year
Rockingham County bowhunter kills monster 8 point buck
Christmas came early for Rockingham County’s RJ Seiler when he arrowed a 225-pound, 140-inch buck that he had nicknamed “Christmas” while tracking it on trail cameras on his hunting lease earlier this year. […]
Deer of the Year
Mebane youth bowhunter kills trophy 13 point buck
On Sept. 9, the second day of North Carolina’s archery season, 12-year-old Elijah Evans pulled the trigger on his grandfather’s Parker crossbow and killed a 13-point buck that may take over the top spot for youth crossbow buck in North Carolina. […]
Crappie/Bream
Make crappie do a double-take
According to guide Eddie Moody, a difference in depth of a few inches can have a big impact in crappie fishing, and giving the fish something they’re not used to seeing can be the difference in getting bit or not. […]
Bass Fishing
Jordan Lake’s bass working toward shallows
Anglers itching to fill a bag with big largemouth bass will need to be ready for a shift come September, but with a little searching, willing fish will be ripe for the plucking on North Carolina’s Jordan Lake. […]
Crappie/Bream
Cranking up crappie
There’s a good reason why more anglers aren’t catching crappie on crankbaits: they haven’t tried yet. […]