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Cover: November 2013 (NC)
Aaron Bates of Wadesboro killed this trophy buck in Anson County in mid-September, hunting out of a ground blind set up for his father. […]
Statewide NC
Fishing
Mitchell 300 Pro Spinning Reel
The Mitchell 300 Pro operates on 10 bearings with an instant anti-reverse for smooth operation. […]
Featured
NCDMF’s Daniel gets top post on federal fisheries board
Dr. Louis B. Daniel, the executive director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, has been elected chairman of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which manages saltwater fisheries in 15 states along the Atlantic coast. He replaces Paul J. Diodati of Massachusetts. […]
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Go small for South Carolina ducks
Ethan Amerson of Timmonsville trudged through knee-deep water, protected by a pair of waders but still feeling enough of the chill to keep him fully in touch with his surroundings. […]
Hunting
Halo X-Ray 600 Laser Rangefinder
The new Halo X-Ray 600 Laser Rangefinder has a 6x magnification and a maximum of 600 yards to reflective target. […]
Currents
Essential?
If there’s anything the shutdown of the federal government a month ago taught us is that people have very different views of what “essential services” are. […]
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Buck Dynasty? Four bucks, including three trophies, in 11 days is North Carolina hunter’s dream
The 2012 deer season didn’t start well for James Diesfeld of Sanford, but when it finally got going, it quickly became one he will never forget. […]
Fishing
Teaching is joy of fishing
One thing most accomplished fisherman have in common is the fact that at some point, someone took the time to teach them about the sport. […]
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As peak of North Carolina’s deer rut approaches, aggressive tactics sometimes produce wonderful results
For two months, hunters armed with arrow-slinging devices, blackpowder cannons and assorted other modern weapons have searched forests, fields and riverbottoms in search of a trophy buck. […]
Deer Hunting
Inaugural Farmers Manage Deer termed successful
It may seem odd to spot a hunter holding a rifle in the bed of a grain trailer parked behind a tractor in a soybean field. But that’s exactly where Bill Cannon’s guide had put him on one of the first Farmers Manage Deer hunts; the guide was the farm’s owner, Chandler Worley. […]