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	Rockingham County gobbler may have NC's longest beard ever Garrett Collins of Reidsville bagged his first wild turkey on April 13, the opening day of North Carolina’s spring gobblers-only season. He wasn’t alone in that regard, but setting him apart from the state’s other successful hunters was that his turkey carried the longest beard of any gobbler ever killed in the Tarheel State. MORE ...

	Big Tine Fortified Deer Blend is introduced Scott Pet, an Indiana company that has specialized in pet products since 1975, has entered the outdoors market with its Big Tine Fortified Deer Blend, a year-round food supplement made from grains and 11 minerals. MORE ...

	Turkey hunters break harvest record for sixth straight season North Carolina hunters broke the state’s wild-turkey harvest record during the 2013 spring gobbler season for the sixth-straight year, according to statistics released by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. MORE ...

	Offer protein supplements now Deer need protein, carbohydrates, fats and a long list of vitamins and minerals to sustain optimum growth throughout the year. In the spring and summer, nutrient-rich food sources must be available to fuel antler production, lactation and the nurturing of newborn fawns. MORE ...

	Habitat Improvement Series: Southern Pines of Bamberg Southern Pines Hunt Club is a private hunting club operating in Bamberg County, S.C., that has been organized for more than 12 years. This section of the Lowcountry is well known to sustain top harvests each and every year. The average harvest statewide is 10.6 deer per square mile, and Bamberg County tops the list most years, with well over double the statewide harvest — 24.1 deer per square mile in 2011. MORE ...

	Make sure you know your shotgun If you don’t know your gun and its limits, you are asking for trouble. Pattern your gun to see where the densest part of the pattern hits. Every spring, numerous turkeys are completely missed or hit poorly because a hunter assumed that his gun would hit where he aimed. You need to hit the turkey in it’s head or neck for a clean kill; body shots rarely work. MORE ...

	Make sure your setup won’t doom you Choosing a poor setup is a common problem. Often, we doom a hunt because of the spot where we make a setup. Sometimes a hunter doesn’t have a choice, but when a choice is available, be sure to make a good one. MORE ...

	Be careful with decoy placements Improper placement of decoys can ruin a hunt. Never position your decoys directly between yourself and the direction you expect the tom to come from — for two reasons. First, as a tom approaches with his attention riveted on the decoy, any slight movement on that line-of-sight is easily detected and will cause the tom to leave immediately. Second, for safety’s sake. If another hunter sees your decoy and hears your calling, you stand a good chance of getting shot. MORE ...

	Soil moisture is No. 1 Plants are simple organisms with basic needs to fuel a laundry list of chemical reactions that sustain life. Sunlight, air and nutrient availability rank high in the cycle of life, and few plants will survive very long when any of these components is lacking. Yet the simple compound of two hydrogen molecules bonded to one oxygen molecule, also known as water, is crucial for sustaining life. Food plots need adequate soil moisture to get off to a good start. MORE ...

	QDMA program for novice deer hunters is this weekend The Cape Fear River branch of the Quality Deer Management Association will hold hunter-education event this weekend designed to give novice deer hunters a leg up on next season. MORE ...

	Last-minute toms The easy gobblers are already in freezers across North Carolina. As the end of the 2013 spring season nears, it's the tough birds that are left in the woods, the old toms that have survived several seasons by understanding that there's somebody out there trying to fill them full of copper-plated No. 4s. MORE ...

	Forum leads to ‘gobbler of a lifetime’ for moderator Editor’s note: The hunt detailed below happened because moderators Diane00 and Gobblintom (aka Joey Murphy) have developed a friendship with user Donion (aka Don Wilson) through the NorthCarolinaSportsman.com forum. MORE ...