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Slow cook a ‘wurst’ stew

This recipe is a great way to add venison to your November menu. […]

Hugh Hannah of Waynesville usually doesn't get a shot at a buck this big in his part of the state, but when this 231-pound beast showed up, he wasted no time putting the deer on the ground.

Big mountain buck breathes its last for Waynesville hunter

Hugh Hannah of Waynesville, has been hunting the mountainous terrain of western North Carolina’s Haywood County for the past 34 years. Although large bucks are seldom taken in his neck of the woods, Hannah proved an exception to the rule when he harvested a 141-inch, 8- point buck that weighed in at 231 pounds. […]

After missing this buck 3 days earlier with his crossbow, Chad Thousand made good on his second encounter with the deer, this time with his Thompson Center muzzleloader.

Greensboro hunter scores big buck on second-chance encounter

Jeff Burleson

A few days after missing a crossbow shot on a fine buck in Guilford County, Chad Thousand of Greensboro blasted the 137 5/8-inch bruiser on Oct. 29, the opening day of muzzleloader season. […]

Chad Thousand missed this buck with his crossbow, but 3 days later he killed it with his Thompson Center Encore muzzleloader.

Greensboro hunter scores big buck on second-chance encounter

Jeff Burleson

A few days after missing a crossbow shot on a fine buck in Guilford County, Chad Thousand of Greensboro blasted the 137 5/8-inch bruiser on Oct. 29, the opening day of muzzleloader season. […]

Capt. Marty Baumgaertel (left), Bruce Vosburgh (middle) and Nick Piland (right) pose with the new state record rainbow runner that Vosburgh caught out of Ocracoke.

Pennsylvania man sets North Carolina state record with big rainbow runner

Jerry Dilsaver

Bruce Vosburgh, of Kennett Square, Pa., fishes out of Ocracoke, N.C., several times a year, but his trip on Sept. 12 with his daughter, brother and some friends was special. […]

Rut: Time to switch up

Jeff Burleson

By November, the deer rut is in full swing throughout all 146 counties in the Carolinas. Hormone-crazed bucks are on the move, and hunters need to keep their calendars clear to make sure they are in position when one makes a vulnerable move into enemy territory. […]

Robert Shelton and Steven Trottier were making one last pass near the Big Rock off Cape Lookout when this 94.8-pound wahoo hit their skirted ballyhoo.

Winston-Salem anglers catch 94.8-pound wahoo

Dusty Wilson

After striking out on two offshore trips and what was shaping up to be the third, Robert Shelton and Steven Trottier of Winston-Salem were about to throw in the towel this past Saturday. […]

Jonathan Grady caught his biggest kayak king mackerel – and possibly the biggest king mackerel ever caught by kayak in N.C. – near Oak Island on Oct. 29.

Kayak angler catches huge king mackerel near Oak Island

Jerry Dilsaver

Since early September, kayak anglers near Oak Island, N.C. have been catching mixed bags of king mackerel, bull red drum and false albacore, with all showing on some days. […]

Cover: November 2016

Carolina Sportsman

Deer season is in full swing, and this is the best opportunity to kill a buck. Learn how to make the rut and a deer’s nose work in your favor. […]

ECHO1 Thermal Reflex Sight

North Carolina Sportsman

The ECHO1 Thermal Reflex Sight from Sig Sauer-Electro Optics fuses the fast target acquisition and simplicity of a reflex sight with the latest in thermal imaging technology. This digital sight offers day or nighttime predator and hog hunting functionality while operating similarly to a conventional reflex sight during the day. […]