Rockwell Archives - Carolina Sportsman

April 22, 2026

Justin Bonds killed this six-bearded trophy gobbler on his first ever turkey hunt.

First-time Carolina hunter bags six-bearded gobbler

Rockwell, N.C. hunter Justin Bonds went on his first ever turkey hunt on April 20, 2019 and killed a trophy beard that weighed more than 21 pounds, had 1 15/16-inch spurs, and six beards that totaled 47 inches in length. […]

Lorene Smith of Rockwell caught and released this white crappie on High Rock Lake. The fish weighed several ounces more than the current state record, but Smith's fish was not certified by the NCWRC.

Rockwell angler catches potential state-record white crappie

Dusty Wilson

Fishermen can speculate on the whereabouts of the next state-record white crappie, but at least one person knows where one such fish lives.

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