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June 27, 2026

A shooter steps to the ready area for a metallic silhouette session on the 180 degree simulator while his Gander Mountain Academy instructor watches.

Hone your shooting skills

Everybody wants to be able to make long or difficult shots, but how does that happen? […]

Even though November is a transition month for crappie, you can still load a cooler on the Santee Cooper lakes.

The choice is yours

November is a favorite month for local outdoorsmen around the Santee Cooper lakes because of the great diversity of excellent fishing and hunting opportunities. […]

Small, working boats like bateaus, paddle boats and waterfowling kayaks can bridge the gap between a so-so day and a great day of duck hunting.

November is typically the month that kicks off the official waterfowl season. Even though the season doesn’t come in until the Saturday before Thanksgiving, it’s the month when all the planning and plotting is done — as well as getting your feet wet with the new season. […]

Flooded grain is about as sure a thing for attracting ducks as you can have to hunt over.

Don’t take the ‘bait’

Jeff Burleson

As the millions of ducks breeze into the Carolinas from the duck factory, feeding will be the first task for these winged arrivals. […]

A swimbait is a great choice in the fall when bass are suspended in aquatic vegetation and not hitting topwater lures.

November = swimbaits

Davy Hite

I won a BASS tournament last year fishing a swimbait on a Buckeye leadhead jig, but I was fishing it deep, six to 10 feet, working it like a crankbait or slow-rolling a spinnerbait. […]

Bubba Owens, Keaton Moore, Brandon Tate and Jachob Moore (front), won the Sept. 15 NCCATS at High Rock with 92.1 pounds of cats, including a 52.4-pound flathead that was biggest ever caught at High Rock in an NCCATS event.

Big flathead keys win

Tony Garitta

The team of Brandon Tate, Bubba Owens, Keaton Moore and Jachob Moore of Lexington set a record in the N.C. Catfish Association Tournament Series (NCCATS) by catching a 52.4-pound flathead, the largest ever caught in a series event on High Rock. […]

Kevin Dickson and Randy Dickson won the BAIT Classic on Lake Keowee in late September, winning a full-rigged Nitro bass boat.

Dickson tops at Keowee

Glenn Corley

Kevin Dickson and Randy Dickson of Westminster won the Bass Anglers Invitational Trail (B.A.I.T.) Classic XII on Lake Keowee Sept. 28-29 with a two-day total of 27.79 pounds. […]

Redfish action is at its best in the fall when fish feel the coming winter and really feed actively.

The perfect cast ‘n’ blast

Bryan Bowers

For many sportsman, hunting and fishing are passions worth pursuing, and often, both are good at the same time. Alternating day or weekend trips between hunting and fishing is a routine for these sportsman. […]

Backlashes

Could regs changes mean less venison?

Craig Holt

If the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission adopts proposed changes in fishing, hunting and trapping laws that were revealed at September’s public hearings, the state’s deer population could see a major decrease starting next year. […]

Being prepared and keeping a cool head during a boating emergency can prevent disastrous results.

The most important electrical impulses are between your ears

Allan Tarvid

Floating around for three hours with nothing but a Coleman cooler between you and drowning is enough to make a guy and his friends renew the commonsense boating habits they’ve let slide. […]