North Central NC Archives - Page 94 of 113 - Carolina Sportsman

May 26, 2026

Steve Patterson's 8-point Orange County buck carried a rack with better than 140 inches of horn.

Orange County spits out another trophy 8-point buck

Steve Patterson had such a great hunt in Ohio at the beginning of last week that he had an even better hunt back in North Carolina later in the week. […]

Gary Barrett looks at a draw bordered by pines that leads away from a lake. This type of funnel is a hot spot anywhere.

Fond of Funnels

Gary Barrett, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, has undergone a metamorphosis over the past 40 years, going from trophy deer hunter to hunting tutor, a journey that has seen him kill several hundred deer, 30 of which most hunters would consider trophies. […]

Earl Mitchell killed this main-frame 8-point Guilford County buck on opening day of muzzleloader season.

‘Ill wind’ blows big buck into Guiford County hunter’s lap

There’s an old saying that it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. […]

Take a tour of this northern Piedmont reservoir’s best fall spots.

Lake of the Month: Belews Lake

At 3,863 surface acres, Belews Lake isn’t large enough to be considered one of North Carolina’s major reservoirs, but it’s by no means just a little pond out in the country north of Winston-Salem near the “four corners” junction of Stokes, Forsyth, Guilford and Rockingham counties. […]

Pete Georges killed this beautiful 8-point buck on Stokes County’s Singletree Gun & Plough on Nov. 19, 2011.

North of the boarder bucks

Dustin Reamey of Chase City, Va., used a muzzleloader rifle to down one of Virginia’s greatest whitetailed bucks in November 2011 just across the North Carolina state line in Mecklenburg County. […]

Steven Galyean killed this huge buck during the 2008 archery season in Stokes County.

Stokes is hotbed for trophy bucks

If a hunter wants a chance at a trophy whitetail, he couldn’t do much better than spend time in Stokes County. […]

Gary Barrett shows off his favorite bucks, taken in 2001, 2006 and 2007.

When opportunity knocks, be ready

Gary Barrett has three bucks on his office wall: the 2006 and 2007 trophies, and a third one that comes with a different story. […]

Going through a timber stand and deciding which trees to cut and which ones to leave as mast producers is an excellent way to improve deer hunting.

Habitat-improvement projects

Gary Barrett has initiated a number of habitat-improvement projects at Oakhaven that North Carolina deer managers can implement on properties they own, lease, or hunt on if the landowners agree: […]

Johnathan McVey, an Orange County sheriff's deputy, killed this Caswell County trophy on Oct. 27, opening day of blackpowder season.

Caswell County produces huge muzzleloader buck for Orange County man

The big buck first showed up on one of Johnathan McVey’s trail camera on Aug. 8 at 10 p.m., and he knew immediately that all of his deer-hunting efforts this season would be focused on that animal. […]

Madison Elmore, 10, killed this 8-point, 190-pound buck on Oct. 18 -- becoming the last of four girls from one Sumter school to put venison in the freezer.

It’s a girl thing: 4 Sumter classmates all take deer

Four girls between the ages of 9 and 11 are the envy of every boy – and many other girls – at Sumter’s Wilson Hall School. […]

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