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National Hunting and Fishing Day events held throughout N.C.
On Sept. 23, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host or support six family-friendly outdoor skills events to celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day. […]
Statewide NC
Deer Hunting
Rabid deer confirmed in Cherokee County, N.C.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently confirmed a rare case of rabies in a deceased deer in Cherokee County. […]
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North Carolina hunters must now use real-time harvest reports
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters that, starting this fall hunting season, all big game harvests must be reported either by phone at 800-I-GOT-ONE (800-446-8663), online at “Report a Harvest” or at a participating Wildlife Service Agent location. […]
Deer Hunting
Top North Carolina public game lands for deer
North Carolina has over two million acres of public game land available to outdoorsmen, and every hunting season, hunters flock to these areas for whatever species are in season. Deer, predictably, are one of the more popular game animals hunted on these lands. […]
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North Carolina’s 2017 Game Lands report
North Carolina is shrinking for wildlife.
If habitat is the key for their survival, there’s less room for wild creatures in the Tarheel State each year. Forests and fields are yielding to chain saws, bulldozers, housing developments, city and town expansion, more roads and parking lots. […]
Hunting
Archery hunters: be ready for field repairs
Every archery hunter should have the knowledge and tools to do field repairs. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Mussel up for better catfish trips
It’s safe to say that any species of fish won’t be far from what it’s eating. While many anglers will look for summer catfish around schools of gizzard shad or white perch, guide Wes Jordan of Creedmoor, N.C., concentrates on a staple of postspawn blues that’s prevalent in many Carolina lakes — freshwater mussels. […]
Deer Hunting
Make sure it shoots straight!
Archery season opens in the Carolinas between mid-August and mid-September, and in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, hunters can take bucks with a gun on Aug. 15. Regardless, it’s time for all hunters to pull out the bows and rifles to make sure the eight months of downtime hasn’t dampened perfect accuracy. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fish current seams, inlet eddies on an incoming tide
The armaments that prevent many of the nation’s inlets from closing in always provide great fishing opportunities due to the very nature of how jetties are built and where they are located, and anglers in the Carolinas are lucky to have plenty of those structures: Oregon Inlet, Masonboro Inlet, Little River Inlet, Murrells Inlet and Winyah Bay, to name a few. […]
Sheepshead
Herding sheepshead with a kayak
Using a plastic boat to chase sheepshead is an ideal method for taking the fight to the fish, especially during periods of low tide when overhead clearance under a pier or dock is maximized. […]