Deer Hunting
Photobombed by a deer
It’s happened to us all. You’re all set up for the perfect photo, the cameraman is ready, your smile is perfect, and then something happens in the background that you weren’t expecting. […]
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Catch some chilled North Carolina trout this winter
Although few trout fishermen even pause to ponder the matter, this is a sport that has, in its own fashion, changed as dramatically in the past 50 years as turkey hunting. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fish with slower presentation during cold spells
Even in the coldest weather, trout have to eat, so don’t stay home just because the mercury drops. Use these tips to catch quality fish during cold spells. […]
Deer Hunting
October deer tactics
Deer hunters across North Carolina carry a variety of weapons into the woods in October. Archery season is the ticket in the northwestern corner of the state and throughout the Piedmont. […]
Freshwater Fishing
If it’s brown, it’s down
In early October, fall arrives in the mountains with the first dull-red coloring of sourwood, dogwood, and sumac leaves. […]
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Bryson City hosting Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival Oct 10
The Smoky Mountain Fly Fishing Festival will take place this Saturday, Oct 10 in Bryson City on the Tuckaseegee River. […]
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New public fishing area opened in South Fork New River
North Carolina anglers have a new place to wet a line thanks to the opening of a new public access area in Watauga County on the South Fork New River. […]
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How the Green Mountain monster meet its doom
Western North Carolina’s mountains can’t carry a large number of whitetail deer because the habitat just doesn’t match the rest of the state, so trophy bucks from the high country aren’t too common. […]
Deer of the Year
Kansas youth downs 230-inch monster buck
Sixteen-year-old Clayton Brummer did what few adult hunters would have the self-contol to do: He passed on taking a shot at a huge non-typical that stuck its head out of a milo field milo early in the Kansas hunting season. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Finding Norman’s rock reefs
Numerous websites, including one belonging to the N.C. Wildlife Federation, provide map coordinates, not GPS coordinates, for the Lake Norman artificial rock reefs. […]