Features from December 2025
Plan your Christmas holiday around catching Lake Hartwell’s December crappie.- Eastern North Carolina’s Temple family and their hounds keep the bear hunting tradition alive.
- Here’s a handful of recent stories from deer hunters across the Carolinas.
Columns - December 2025
- Air rifles offer many advantages to hunters looking to kill coyotes.
- The bream bite stays hot in deep water during winter on the Santee Cooper lakes.
- Getting off the grid is all about freedom, and that’s the feeling you’ll get when sleeping in a tree tent.
- Inshore anglers can catch plenty of sheepshead throughout December with these tips.
Outdoor Update - December 2025
- Rodney Lyle Palmer of Maggie Valley, NC drowned at Lake Hartwell on Nov. 15, 2025.
- Josh Cardwell killed a giant 9-point buck in Rockingham County, NC.
- Beginning Dec. 1, 2025, North Carolina anglers must report harvest numbers of five species of saltwater fish.
- Jacob Holloway caught a 6-foot wide ray at Carolina Beach on Nov. 8.
Hot Spots - December 2025
- December brings cold weather, clear water, and sight fishing for redfish to Carolina anglers.
- The speckled trout action is hot during December in the Murrells Inlet, SC area.
- Anglers can catch plenty of trout in the mountains of North Carolina throughout December with these tips.
Field Notes - December 2025
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