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Dale Morgan of Angier, N.C. killed this big buck a couple of days after missing another one in Harnett County, N.C.

11-point, 150-class buck goes down to Angier hunter

After a string of tough breaks, Dale Morgan of Angier, NC kept his nose to the grindstone and it paid off on Nov. 10, when he mounted the tripod where he had missed a big buck two days before and redeemed himself by dropping a 205-pound Harnett County 11-point that scored 153 ¾ inches. […]

Kristin Montgomery of Greensboro, N.C. won the October Bag-a-Buck contest with this buck that she killed while bowhunting on Oct. 30, 2018.

Huntress arrows big buck, wins October Bag-a-Buck contest

Dan Kibler

When Kristin Montgomery of Greensboro, N.C., spied a buck she’d never before seen in a round of trail-camera photos in late October, she laid claim to it. […]

Robert Clark killed this 130-class buck in Laurinburg County while bowhunting on Oct. 26, 2018.

130-class buck goes down to Laurinburg bowhunter

Brian Cope

When Robert Clark of Laurinburg, N.C. saw trail camera photos this past summer of a big buck on the property that he and a friend deer hunt on, he decided to be aggressive in attempting to keep the animal around long enough to get a chance to kill it. […]

Lake Tillery’s slabs are hanging around thermocline

Tony Garitta

David Diggs of Norwood, N.C., said October is a great time to catch Lake Tillery’s big crappie. […]

Guide Jerry Hill works bucktails in 12 to 14 feet of water this month for High Rock Lake’s stripers.

Stripers on the prowl

Tony Garitta

Jerry Hill of Triad Fishing and Guide Service in Lexington, N.C., hopes the striper fishing at High Rock Lake this September resembles last fall’s action. […]

Shank a harbor sheepshead

Brian Cope

Anglers looking for something a little different will find it along the Charleston Harbor jetties and bridge pilings this month. It’s a great time for sheepshead fishing. […]

High Rock Lake is full of channel catfish weighing 3 to 4 pounds, with a few bigger specimens showing up on occasion.

Channel catfish: Take a stroll

Tony Garitta

Maynard Edwards, a retired fishing guide from Lexington, N.C, was known for “strolling” — aka slow-trolling — for channel catfish on High Rock Lake. He said most fishermen can enhance their catches by taking a piscatorial stroll. […]

Tuckertown Lake still produces plenty of big bass in June, but fishermen have had to change some tactics.

Tuckertown Lake bass adapting to changes

Tony Garitta

Fishermen and fish have successfully adjusted to dramatic habitat changes at North Carolina’s Tuckertown Lake. […]

Shellcrackers will readily hit night crawlers or red worms fished on small hooks.

The timin’s right for Lake Tillery’s shellcrackers

Tony Garitta

The song Good Timin’ by Jimmy Jones didn’t have shellcracker fishing in mind, but the lyrics certainly apply. “A timin’ is the thing, it’s true. Good timin’ brought me to you.” […]

Tournament promoter Bo Russell expects Badin Lake’s big bass to bite this month.

Badin Lake to rebound?

Tony Garitta

Last March, when unreasonably warm weather drove the big-bass bite to explode on North Carolina’s High Rock and Tuckertown lakes, the trophy bass at Badin Lake just downstream didn’t get the message. Few bruisers were caught, which was shocking, because Badin historically has been the best of the Yadkin River lakes for giant bass. […]