Field Reports
Izzie McLeod trout fishing in WNC
My daughter Izzie on her first trout caught on a fly rod. Fish was caught on the Nantahala River in NC in November, 2020. […]
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Adam McLean’s double drop tine buck
My name is Adam McLean. I killed this buck on opening day in Western North Carolina in Macon County. […]
Columns
Welcome the winter for mountain trout
Winter is a time of stark beauty in the mountains, a time when the dominant colors are blue, gray, brown and black, when streams run full and clear and icy cold and when a warm, sunny day is an event and a blessing for a trout fisher. […]
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David Byers’ Rutherford County mature 6-point buck
I took this mature 6-point buck on Sept. 18, 2020. I had no history with this deer. (I run trail cameras on my 30-acre property in Ruherford County NC pretty much all year long.) He
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Tim Chatham’s 16-point Wilkes County buck
My name is Tim Chatham and I’m hunting southern Wilkes County, N.C. […]
Events & Announcements
Free outdoor workshops at Pisgah Center this month
The NCWRC is hosting several outdoor workshops at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard, N.C. throughout the month of December. […]
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16-year-old downs her first buck — a 10-pointer
Harley Jones, 16-years-old from Saluda, N.C. and a junior at Polk County High school, took her first buck ever on Monday Nov. 23, 2020 on private land with her daddy. […]
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Earl Adams’ Mt. Gilead buck
Earl Adams….Nov.14,2020, Mt, Gilead, NC […]
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Priscilla Blackburn’s 153-inch blackpowder buck
Priscilla Blackburn’s blackpowder rifle misfired on her first attempt at shooting her dream buck, but she kept her composure and sealed the deal on the 153-inch North Carolina mountain monster. […]
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Youth hunter Tanner Kaufman’s first buck
Tanner L Kaufman, 7-years-old, of Maggie Valley North Carolina with his first buck on Thanksgiving Day 2019. […]