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. […]
Western NC
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. […]
Dove
Lucie Barger’s dove hunt
Eight-year-old Lucie Barger had a big day of dove hunting with her dad on a John’s River Game Land permit hunt. […]
Fishing
Pisgah Center’s October workshop schedule
The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education has numerous workshops in October at DuPont State Recreational Forest and other locations. […]
Mountain Trout
Delayed Harvest Trout Waters revert to catch and release only Oct. 1
Delayed Harvest regulations go into effect on Oct. 1 for 36 trout waters located throughout western North Carolina. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Look for cooler water, find Lake Hickory stripers
Lake Hickory stripers schooling in cooler, deeper water in September. […]
Fishing
Major flooding impacts NCWRC facilities
Two NCWRC facilities sustained major damage on Aug. 17, 2021 due to flooding caused by major storms that passed through western N.C. […]
Bass
Gavin Keller’s Yadkin River spotted bass
Gavin Keller of Lenoir caught this 5-pound, 3-ounce, 18.25-inch spotted bass on the Yadkin River in May 2021!🎣 […]
Catfish
Lake Norman flatheads don’t take the summer off
Lake Norman fishermen concentrate on flathead catfish when the weather is steamy. […]