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May 27, 2026

While two-thirds of the dove harvest occurs in the first season that begins Labor Day weekend, the final month of the season can offer wingshooters with fast-paced action.

Winter Wonders

As winter arrives in North Carolina, the final segment of dove season kicks off, allowing a wingshooter crouched in a hedgerow one final hoorah. […]

After the first two or three hunts of the season, wild quail will retreat into some of the thickest, heaviest cover that offers them the most protection.

Quail for Christmas?

Ben Chewning has run bird dogs over most of the 5,000 acres on the Buchanan Shoals Sportsman’s Preserve in Anson County, so he’s got a good idea of what kind of wild quail live on the property — even though he mostly runs guided hunts for released birds. […]

Get the scoop on some of the biggest deer killed this season - and learn a lot more about how to be more successful in the woods and on the water - in the December issue of North Carolina Sportsman magazine.

December issue of North Carolina Sportsman magazine now available

The December edition of North Carolina Sportsman has something for just about every sportsman who hits the Tarheel State’s woods and waters. […]

SouthCarolinaSportsman.com users can now use a free third-party app to upload photos to the forum directly from their iPhones.

iPhones, iPads now fully compatible with forums

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Photos can now be posted to the SouthCarolinaSportsman.com forum directly from iPhones and iPads by using the free third-party app CliqCliq QuickPic. […]

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December issue of South Carolina Sportsman packed with hunting, fishing information

The December edition of South Carolina Sportsman is now available, and it provide deer hunters with enough to read that they’ll ignore Santa Claus coming down the chimney. […]

For deer-hunting purposes, an ideal boat would have a big, open deck, plus plenty of storage space for gear and accessories.

One if by Land, Two if by Boat? Kill more deer hunting by water

South Carolina’s Piedmont area is blessed with an abundance of Wildlife Management Areas, ranging from rugged mountain terrain to lowland — almost swampland — bottoms. […]

This young hunter discovered a beech nut tree sometime after the squirrels found it.

Start-up Squirrels

Mark Ingram, then 8 years old, lightly tapped on the squirrel call while Harold Knight intently studied the tops of several hickory trees 20 yards away. […]

This Stokes County buck, taken by Travis Brewer, has drop tines on both beams and is the biggest non-typical ever taken in full velvet by a North Carolina bowhunter.

The Trophy Belt’s ‘Buckle’

Stokes County arguably could be called the “buckle” of North Carolina’s trophy-deer belt, which stretches from Northampton County in the northeast to Ashe County in the state’s northwest corner. […]

Ideal fall water temperatures for kings are 68 to 69 degrees. Temps usually drop a degree for each 10 feet of depth.

Kings of Thanksgiving: This is the perfect time to put some king mackerel in the boat

The Pilgrims had it right when they gave thanks in November. […]

Joe Kelly says that bucks going to cutovers is part of their move to a winter pattern.

Late, Great and a Cut Above: Finding success hunting the late deer season

When the rut comes to a screeching stop, a lot of deer hunters make a bad choice — they stop hunting. […]

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