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Clyde Coltrane (right) caught this 60-pound king mackerel from Rodanthe Pier last week. It's the biggest king weighed so far in N.C. in 2016.

Rodanthe Pier angler catches 60-pound king mackerel

Last Thursday started out like many other days for Clyde Coltrane of Rodanthe, N.C. A spry, 75-year-old who said he either works or fishes about every day, he went to Rodanthe Pier to fish for king mackerel, happy to be fishing. […]

Plenty of nutritious foods can be added to a whiltetail’s diet by careful planning of food plots.

Food plots for acidic soils

Jeff Burleson

Every deer hunter dreams of shooting a Boone and Crockett-class buck, but unfortunately, of the 6,000 entries in that record book, North Carolina and South Carolina only boast a minute percentage. However, the Carolinas produce hundreds of fine bucks every year, pushing 200 pounds and wearing racks more than 130 inches. […]

David Schmidt poses with the 12-foot hammerhead he caught from Topsail Beach on Sept. 20.

Angler catches 12-foot hammerhead from shore at Topsail Beach

Dusty Wilson

When land based shark fisherman David Schmidt of Holly Ridge heard the line peeling from his 18/0 Everol reel, he knew it was the biggest run of the year, but he didn’t know it would be one of his biggest sharks of the year. […]

Cotton isn’t at the top of a deer’s list of favorite foods, but they’ll feed through cotton fields, using the tall plants for cover, on the way to other agricultural crops.

Fields of dreams – Crop fields can mean great deer hunting in the Carolinas

Terry Madewell

A common denominator for deer-hunting hot spots in the Carolinas is the presence of agriculture fields. Not all terrain is suited for large-scale crops of soybeans, corn, peanuts, sorghum and cotton, but a lot is utilized for this purpose […]

A piebald whitetail often has other abormal body characteristics: short legs, Roman noses, an overbite, and malformed feet and hooves.

Don’t worry about the whitewash

Jeff Burleson

At the beginning of each deer season, hunters thumb through thousands of trail-camera photos, glass peanut or soybean fields, and think about ways to get a wall-hanger into range. […]

Early fall is when the reproductive instinct changes the way deer behave toward each other and alters their movements.

Follow the move – Deer behavior changes as September gives way to October

Craig Holt

Deer hunters know scouting is an important part of success, but many don’t know, like everything in the natural world, changes occur that alter deer patterns. […]

Wood ducks make up the highest harvest totals among species that visit North Carolina.

Early birds – Don’t be late for North Carolina’s early ducks

Dusty Wilson

If an outdoorsman is driven by his passion, then a duck hunters would be a Ferrari. Brimming with a childlike zeal for his quarry, you can rest assured that Oct. 5-8 is circled on his calendar with a big, red heart to show how he feels about the first statewide opportunity to hunt ducks that haven’t dodged steel in North Carolina in more than eight months. […]

Cover: October 2016

North Carolina Sportsman

Patience paid off last season for Noah Pennell when he waylaid this 142-inch 6-point. […]

Tree Stand Buddy

Carolina Sportsman

Tree Stand Buddy is a solid metal bracket and receiver system. The stand bracket attaches to virtually any single- or double-post lock-on stand and includes a hoisting loop that allows you to lift your stand into hanging position while you’re still on the ground. […]