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Randy Lambert gets a head start on big buck like this one by looking at maps and aerial photos to find funnels and pinch points.

Expert deer hunter shares secrets of success

When Randy Lambert of Barnwell may not be a poker player, but he knows how to play the cards he’s been dealt at the beginning of every deer season. […]

Currents

Want big bucks? Drop the limit now

Dan Kibler

More and more often, we read that such-and-such of a survey shows that deer hunters are changing their attitudes. […]

Backlashes

Wildlife, saltwater are in NC’s OZ

Craig Holt

Poor politicians. Even though most of us consider them lower on the popularity rung than polecats at a church social, they want us to vote for them in November. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted not to relax regulations concerning the management of deer farms as far as elk or whitetail deer are concerned, but it will allow expansion of farms where other species, including red deer (above), axis deer and fallow deer, can be raised.

Commission votes to continue restrictions on farm raised elk, whitetails

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission slowed a concerted push to create more deer pens in North Carolina at its regular monthly meeting on Thursday in Raleigh, voting to allow new farms to be built for axis, fallow and red deer – but not for whitetail deer and elk. […]

A number of rivers in North Carolina hold good populations of smallmouth bass, even some that aren’t in the mountains proper.

Look to river smallmouth

Bill Howard

The river water was clear and flowing smoothly. The paddle downstream was easy. The sandy bottom, highlighted with dark rocks, provided the perfect backdrop to spot the silhouettes of the fish swimming in the breaks. […]

Speckled trout will fall for a MirrOlure in the surf as easily as in the backwaters if you make a few adjustments to the bait.

Take that MirrOlure on a trip to the surf for specks

Dusty Wilson

MirrOlures are great for catching speckled trout in the surf. […]

Speckled trout are suckers for MirrOlures in the backwaters or in the surf, but there are a few adjustments you can make that will increase your catch rate.

Make that MirrOlure work on specks as colder weather moves them into the surf

Dusty Wilson

Hard-bodied baits such as MirrOlures have long been celebrated for their effectiveness in the backwaters of our coastal fisheries, however, they are just as deadly in the surf zone. […]

Greenville's Dale Samples killed this 160-pound black bear with archery equipment.

Greenville hunter takes bear with archery equipment

Phillip Gentry

In what will probably be remembered as one of the more dismal bear seasons in recent memory, Dale Samples of Greenville can hold his head high after taking a 160-pound bruin by bow on Sunday, Oct. 19. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will vote Thursday on a proposal that might ease restrictions on rules managing penned-in deer and add to the chances of North Carolina's deer herd being infected with Chronic Wasting Disease.

Commission faced with big decision Thursday on state’s deer farms

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will meet today and on Thursday morning in Raleigh to discuss a number of issues involving fish and wildlife in the state, but none is likely to be bigger than a proposal that would increase the number of deer farms. […]