Catfish
Tips for catching big, blue catfish on Lake Wylie during the winter
January brings out the best in Lake Wylie’s trophy blue catfish — and eating-sized, too. […]
Western NC
Bag a Buck
Newland, N.C. hunter kills 23-point hammer
Vincent Clark of Newland, N.C. killed a 23-point hammer of a buck in Avery County on the evening of Dec. 7, 2021. […]
Bag a Buck
Bo Herron’s Buncombe County 10-pointer
Bo Herron killed this Buncombe County, N.C. 10-pointer on Nov. 27, 2021. […]
Bag a Buck
Deacon Kirby’s first deer
Our grandson Deacon Kirby is 5-years-old from Lenoir NC. This is his first deer. We are so proud of him. –Christie Holloway
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Blueberry patch buck thrills mountain archer
David Thomas killed a blueberry patch buck in Yancey County on Nov. 16, 2021 after a doe led the buck into the hunter’s crosshairs. […]
Bag a Buck
Burnsville hunter takes down Mitchell County moose-like buck
Steve Woody of Burnsville, N.C. killed the deer of his life — a 15-point moose-like buck — on Nov. 23, 2021 while walking to his truck. […]
Bear
Bear cub in distress found and successfully released into wild
After a bear cub was sighted with a jug stuck on its head near Asheville, N.C., the NCWRC found it, removed the jug, and released the cub. […]
Bear
Sleepy and hungry bears in Great Smoky Mountains
You never know what you’ll see — like these black bears, sleeping and eating — in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. […]
Deer Hunting
Big, wooded mountains require special deer-hunting tactics
Deep-woods bucks are a special draw for some deer hunters. […]
Mountain Trout
Veterans fish for free on NC’s Mountain Heritage Waters
Honorably discharged military veterans may now fish for free on North Carolina’s Mountain Heritage Trout Waters. […]
