Part 2: Where To Find Your Trophy
Habitat, genetics, buck-to-doe ratio — they all play a part in growing big deer. Here are the places in North Carolina where the biggest bucks come from. ... [+] Full Article
Randy Warren took a monster 10-pointer, plus a handful of sticker points, that scored as the largest non-typical deer taken in North Carolina in 2002. That's the category that Warren's buck won at the Dixie Deer Classic in Raleigh last February. ... [+] Full Article
Part 1: Our Top Hunting Areas
Want to know where in North Carolina to fill a deer tag? Here’s a region-by-region forecast of the best places to get a deer. ... [+] Full Article
It was a relatively short trip to deer-hunting fame for Buddie Atkins - and a long, winding one for Rusty Moore. But they're both in the record books now! ... [+] Full Article
Jeff Pearce owns one of the biggest deer-processing plants in the state, but some of the largest bucks he sees are in the cross hairs of his scope. ... [+] Full Article
The Buckridge Game Land will be open to the public this deer-hunting season. Here's what hunters can expect from this vast coastal public land. While it may not yield trophy racks initially, deer density is very high. ... [+] Full Article
On some days, ducks will swarm your decoys. Then, on other days, no ducks will toll to your spread. Here's how to adapt to changing conditions to keep the ducks coming your way. ... [+] Full Article