
Features from September 2023
- By September, crappie are on their fall patterns, and anglers can catch them on brush and timber.
- Deer hunting in the early season offers many advantages for hunters.
- Use this guide to find the best deer hunting on North Carolina’s public game lands.
- September marks the start of shrimp-baiting season in South Carolina, but some shrimpers are already throwing a net.
- September is a great month for surf fishing along North Carolina’s southern coast.

Columns - September 2023
- Anglers have more options than ever to keep their boats in one spot, but an old-fashioned anchor should always be onboard.
- Cereal grains are great for fall food plots, but which one is the best for you and your deer herd?
- Many hunters are ditching high-tech archery gear and picking up traditional bows and arrows.
- Here’s a great venison backstrap recipe that you can serve mild or wild.
- Kayak anglers should tote a shotgun in September to take advantage of the early Canada goose season.
- Bass and bream anglers know that September is a great month on the Santee Cooper lakes.
- Blue crabs are among the most important of all saltwater species for a variety of reasons.
- The foxhunting tradition lives on in South Carolina, and the Camden Hunt is a big part of it.
- September is a transition month for largemouth bass. Here’s how to find them.

Outdoor Update - September 2023
- Amanda and Matthew Morris won the 2023 Muddy Masters tournament.
- CJ Rocci broke the NC state record for red hind grouper on July 26, 2023.
- Class 1 e-bikes are now allowed on WMAs in South Carolina, except on Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests.
- Justin Hall is the new NC state record holder for channel catfish.
- Five boaters and their dogs were rescued from turmoil on June 4 on the Neuse River.
- The NCWRC and NCDMF are on a 3-year mission to restore striped bass in Albemarle Sound and the Roanoke River.
Hot Spots - September 2023
- The False Albacore Blitz at Cape Lookout brings anglers in from all over the world.
- Clarks Hill stripers and hybrids bite early and often throughout September.
- Anglers out of Edisto Beach are catching quality-sized black sea bass.
- Kick your bull redfish game into high gear with popping corks.
- Smallmouth turn aggressive as water temps begin to cool in Western NC.
- Jordan Lake’s crappie are still on their summer patterns.