North Central NC Archives - Page 58 of 113

Nice Falls of Neuse Lake crappie are there for the taking in January, if you know the particulars of finding and catching them.

Falls of Neuse Slabs loaded on brush piles, main-channel ledges

Anglers looking for cold-water crappie action will fall in love with Falls of the Neuse Lake near Durham, N.C., especially if they follow the example of Wes Jordan of Redbeard Cats Guide Service, who scans deeper water brush piles and channel edges before dropping a jig to load the boat. […]

This big black bear was 15 feet away when Michael Taylor of Raleigh first saw it in an Edgecombe County, NC swamp thicket.

640-pound bear killed in Edgecombe County, N.C.

Jeff Burleson

For Michael Taylor of Raleigh, N.C., a routine bear hunt on Dec. 17 in an Edgecombe County swamp thicket turned into a monumental experience when a 640-pound male black bear stepped out 15 feet from him along the trail without any dogs or any other hunters in sight. […]

Gary Gusler thinned out his hog herd, creating a haven for this non-typical buck that he killed on Nov. 22.

Burlington hunter kills huge 14-point buck after thinning out his hog problem

Craig Holt

Gary Gusler of Burlington knew an astounding whitetail lived at a farm where the hunter had taken three nice bucks the previous three seasons, but he didn’t have a trail-camera photo of the 14-point non-typical wall-hanger. On Nov. 22, he finally got a close up look at the deer after he shot it. […]

This trophy Guilford County buck is the sixth deer Taylor Apple has killed, and the fourth with the same muzzleloader.

Youth huntress bags trophy Guilford County buck

Craig Holt

Taylor Apple is all of 12 years old, but she has a deer-hunting resumé the equal of many veteran hunters. […]

Michael Vargo killed this brute in Granville County on Nov. 17

Oxford, NC hunter kills 159-inch, 10-point buck in Granville County

Dusty Wilson

Through a chance meeting with a landowner, Michael Vargo of Oxford, NC gained hunting access to a piece of property that he had been eyeballing for a while. […]

Phillip Scott had to fill his bear tag to make room for this big Person County drop-tine buck, which had been elusive for several reasons all season.

Last ditch effort produces huge drop tine buck in Person County

Jeff Burleson

It almost took the entire season for Person County’s Phillip Scott to have a face-to-face encounter with a monster 11-pointer donning a drop tine, but Scott finally killed the deer on Dec. 13 on an early afternoon hunt. […]

Jeff Ferguson first saw this big buck while scouting. He took the next day off work and killed it just after noon.

Liberty, NC hunter kills 15-point buck that may make Boone and Crockett book

Dan Kibler

Jeff Ferguson of Liberty, N.C., saw a big buck on Wednesday, Dec. 6, while scouting on a piece of land about 15 minutes from his house for a place to put up a climbing stand. The buck was so big, he almost immediately called his boss and asked what he needed to do to get Thursday off so he could hunt the buck. […]

Sevin Carter shot at and missed this buck in 2015, but finally killed the 145-inch 11-pointer in November 2017.

Durham hunter kills 8-point buck, 11-point buck on same hunt

Brian Cope

Sevin Carter was short on hunting time while in the process of moving to a new home last month when he decided it was time to put a buck on the ground, even if it wasn’t the 11-pointer he’d been pursuing for over two years. […]

Mike Vaughn killed this 14-point, 158+ inch buck in Granville County weeks after he killed a big 8-pointer that measured 136 inches.

Bahama, NC hunter kills 150-class buck in Granville County

Jeff Burleson

When Mike Vaughan of Bahama, N.C. shot a 136-inch 8-pointer with his Bowtech Prodigy bow in late November, he felt on top of the world and thought things couldn’t get any better until a 150-class deer appeared in a trail-camera photo on his 650-acre family farm in Granville County. […]