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Roll out those crab balls

August is the hottest month in the Carolinas, but sportsmen still have plenty to do. Many plan their days around lower temperatures and humidity early and late, plus the regular appearance of a couple of cooler days around mid-month. It could be fishing, shooting guns or bows, scouting for deer and doves, and in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, climbing into a deer stand to fill a tag. […]

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Add flounder to pasta

Welcome to summer. Yep, that’s right. The days are long, and the temperatures are already rising. The weather isn’t the only thing that’s heating up; so is fishing, and one of the coastal favorites is flounder. […]

Mahi hobo
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Make Mahi for a hobo

Everything changes during May. Spring fishing along our coasts may get started a little earlier some years, but it still tends to build during May. The weather gets more consistent, which certainly helps the fishing. […]

Cooking on the Wild Side

Stuff that turkey breast

April is a special time in the Carolinas. In addition to the arrival of spring and the multiple opportunities for freshwater and saltwater fishing and turkey season, I usually feature one of Robert Cardwell’s excellent recipes for wild turkey in April. If he continues to share recipes as good as this one, it will continue for a while. […]

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Try a pot of goulash

The past few winters in the Carolinas have all had at least one unique weather episode, and several have headed from winter to spring and then stutter-stepped as if they couldn’t decide what to do. […]

Cooking on the Wild Side

Seafood lasagna fills bill

Last February, I deviated a little from the usual, fin, fur or feather recipes and offered a recipe for oysters. Many of you took the time to let me know you appreciated it, so I’m going to do it again. […]

Cooking on the Wild Side

Stuff a few mini-peppers

I was talking with someone the other day, and the subject of aging came up. They asked if it bothered me, and my response was not as long as I get to spend time with people whose company I enjoy and get outside to do things I like.  […]