Kinley Ferguson, a 13-year-old seventh-grader from Liberty, N.C., has killed 14 deer since taking her first whitetail at age five. But she admitted that the most-recent one, an 8-point Randolph County buck, was the most exciting — but maybe even more exciting for her hunting buddy. […]
When a deer hunter says that he’s paid his dues, you know it means he’s spent plenty of time in the woods. After finding time to hunt nearly every day this season, Darrell Edwards of Reidsville was rewarded with a Rockingham County 15-pointer that green-scored 175 inches gross, including a drop tine on the right beam that was 6¼ inches long. […]
Dylan Rogers of Clay County killed a 9-point buck on opening day of rifle season in Cherokee County, and he topped that feat by killing a 10-point, 140 class trophy the very next day, Nov. 22. Rogers was hunting a 29-acre tract of family land and first saw this deer on trail cameras in October. […]
Colt Hicks, a 9-year-old Warren County hunter, has killed his share of deer in his young life, and his dad’s number one rule when shooting a buck is to make sure it’s bigger than the last one you shot. Last month, Hicks killed his biggest yet, but it’s going to be tough to top. The 10-point buck measured 146 inches. […]
I was talking with someone the other day, and the subject of aging came up. They asked if it bothered me, and my response was not as long as I get to spend time with people whose company I enjoy and get outside to do things I like. […]
It’s no secret that Rockingham County is home to some of the biggest bucks in the Carolinas, but Jordan Barnes was still surprised by the brute 9-point trophy he killed on Nov. 19. The buck has been green-scored at 146 4/8, but that’s not what surprised Barnes. […]
Jeremiah Wood of Dobson lasted 28 days on a southeast Pacific Island during season 28 of the CBS hit show Survivor: Cagayan, but he was much quicker to get his all-time largest whitetail after seeing the 140-inch, 8-point buck on his trail camera just hours before his Dec. 3 afternoon hunt. […]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission once again is offering anglers a unique opportunity to catch trout in the winter without traveling to the mountains at one of six clinics being held at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville. […]
Jamin Floyd, a senior business major at Clemson University, went home for Thanksgiving holiday to be with his family and to do a little deer hunting. Never did he expect to take a 14-point buck while there. […]
As waters cool across the Carolinas, trophy blue catfish become active. While they are most often landed with stout tackle, a Wilmington angler managed to challenge the North Carolina state record of 117 pounds with a 112-pound blue that he caught on relatively light tackle and 10-pound test line. […]
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