Featured
VIDEO: Tagged 52-pound blue catfish caught, released
Anglers who fish long enough in the Carolinas are sometimes lucky enough to catch a fish that has been tagged before. […]
Articles by Brian Cope
Featured
Wateree Range shotgun sports facility opens in South Carolina
The shout of “pull” followed by an orange disc sailing against the backdrop of pine trees and blue sky, the report of a shotgun, and the orange disc turning to dust filled the air in Eastover, S.C. last Tuesday on the grounds of a once-proud sporting clays club. That club has been replaced, renovated, and is better than ever.
Inshore Fishing
Time to head for the rocks
This time of year, many saltwater anglers spend their free time catching up on household chores, doing annual maintenance on their boats and fishing gear or watching fishing shows, longing for a break in the weather so they can get out on the water, hoping to feel a tug on their line. […]
Featured
Catch more catfish by adding noise to the line
For the past several years, soft plastic lure manufacturers have been adding rattles to their lures for the same reasons that hard plastic lures have had rattles for eons. Sound adds to a lure’s versatility and attractiveness to fish. […]
Featured
What type of gun do you hunt hogs with?
What type of gun do you use when hunting wild hogs? Most hunters would agree that there really is no wrong answer to this question, and plenty probably kill hogs with a number of different guns, although some deer hunters like to stick with their deer rifles just to stay in tune with it year-round. […]
Coyote
Where did all these coyotes come from?
We’ve all heard the story about how the SCDNR or the NCWRC brought coyotes into the Carolinas to keep the deer population in check. Some of us even have a friend who swears he killed a coyote with an ear tattoo from one of those agencies back in the early days (no photo though […]
Featured
Coyote hunting competition Feb. 17 – 19 in Granville County, N.C.
Coyotes kill deer fawns. Study after study has proven this fact, but they also kill turkeys. This has prompted the Granville County Gobblers NWTF Chapter to make a statement. “Save a turkey; shoot a coyote.” […]
Featured
Top 3 reasons to get your outboard serviced now
Spring will be here before you know it, and with that will come some of the best fishing of the year. You want your boat ready when the time is right – not after. Here’s three reasons why you should get your boat serviced now. […]
Featured
What would the game warden do?
Last week, we ran an article posing the question of what would you do if you inadvertently gigged an undersized flounder or accidentally shot a hen while killing a gobbler. Our readers provided some good feedback and a variety of answers. […]
Featured
New flounder regulations proposed in South Carolina
The first step was taken this week to increase the size limit for flounder in South Carolina’s waters. H 3665 General Bill was introduced into the South Carolina State House by Rep. Bill Hixon of District 83. […]