Features from December 2021
Think small, go big: small-game hunting on the Carolinas’ national wildlife refuges.- Anglers want to know what’s happened to Yadkin River stripers.
- Late-season deer require special tactics; try these seven.
- South Carolina’s rivers offer great, but different, duck-hunting opportunities.
- Here’s what you need to know to target black drum along the Carolinas’ coast in December.
Columns - December 2021
- December is a transition month for bass fishermen in the Carolinas.
- Santee Cooper anglers should think ‘big’ in December.
- Plenty of bows are busted by energy unleashed by a dry-fire.
- Watch for signs of heat stroke in bird dogs in December.
- Lethargic December fish require slower presentation, smaller baits.
- Rivers, streams can be roads into excellent deer territory for paddlers.
- Shrimp, sausage, tater tots combine for a great holiday party dish.
Outdoor Update - December 2021
- Twelve-year-old Brayden McMullan captained himself to victory with a 52-pound king mackerel in the Fall Brawl out of Ocean Isle, N.C.
- James Farris of Eden took a voluntary two-month furlough from his job in Reidsville on Friday, Oct. 22. If he was down in the dumps, it certainly didn't last long because two days later, Farris arrowed a fine 8-point buck in Rockingham County.
- Sportsman editor retires; plenty of hunting, fishing to be done.
- Kristy Hincher of Loris, S.C. killed a huge gator that measured 12-feet, 9-inches long on the last day of the 2021 alligator season.
- Lifetime license fees for North Carolinians aged 50 to 69 are now half the price of what they used to cost thanks to new legislation.
Hot Spots - December 2021
- Catch aggressive Albemarle Sound stripers in December.
- Mine Lake Greenwood’s bridges for December crappie.
- Mine deep brush piles for winter crappie at Kerr Lake.
- Trout, reds put on feed bags around McClellanville.
- December is prime time for Cape Fear grouper, other bottomfish.
- Specks, reds, black drum in Murrells Inlet all have shrimp on the brain in December.
- New Bern area holding large numbers of specks for December anglers.
