Features from February 2023
The 2022 deer hunting season was another big one for hunters across the Carolinas.- February is a great month for squirrel hunting in the Carolinas, either by stalking or still hunting.
- Hunting hogs with handguns shares many similarities with bowhunting.
- February is pre-spawn time for Carolina crappie, and these four lakes are hotspots for winter slabs.
Columns - February 2023
- It’s always hog season in the Carolinas, and February is a bait them and to hunt them.
- Kayak anglers will have more success if they keep these essential tips in mind.
- Going deep for mountain trout involves certain techniques and tools that will have you catching more and bigger fish.
- February is a great time to target big bass with jigs and crankbaits.
- February can be a rough month on the water, but it’s the perfect time to learn a new fishing trick or two.
- Bundle up this month, and look for multiple species of fish making their move toward shallow water.
- Souper Snapper is tasty, warm and filling, making it a great meal on a cool winter day.
- Cottontail rabbits are the most common rabbits in North America, and are prized by small game hunters.
Outdoor Update - February 2023
- Carolina Sportsman Magazine is celebrating it’s 30th year in print.
- Becca Koon of Gilbert, SC won the 2022 annual Bag-A-Buck Contest, and winning sporting goods and a trip to Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge.
- Cathy Jones is the potential new IGFA Women’s World Record holder for speckled trout.
- Sergio Duarte killed an 11-point buck in Jones County, NC on Nov. 29, 2022. He has been chose as December's Bag-A-Buck monthly winner.
- Team Drop Off won $8880 for their first place finish in the 2022 Blacks Camp Big Cat Shootout.
Hot Spots - February 2023
- Catch Badin Lake’s slabs with precision casting while using Live Scope technology.
- The Cape Fear River’s secondary creeks are bass hotspots during February.
- Anglers catch plenty of sheepshead at Outer Banks bridge pilings with these tips.
- Trolling at various depths is the key to catching Lake Jocassee’s wintertime trout.
- Don’t wait on the warm weather of spring, the Waccamaw River crappie bite is on right now.
- Partially submerged trees are the key to catching winter catfish on the Wateree River.
