General
Smith & Wesson hits the ‘sweet spot’ with their new Shield
One of my favorite “working” handguns has become my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Pro series pistol in 9 mm. […]
Columns
Fishing
The most important electrical impulses are between your ears
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
Guide makes Web strides
It all started when a school of bluefish erupted a half-mile off of Carolina Beach, N.C., Tommy Samuels, 14, stood and stared longingly at the activity when the idea struck him to grab a spinning rod and a surfboard and paddle out to the action. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t ‘spare’ the rod
Jim Mills has been plying his trade for more than 40 years, meticulously handcrafting one-of-a-kind fly rods from graphite and bamboo, using only the best materials available to create what many of his customers describe as works of art. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Fall fishing is promising
The fall months provide spectacular fishing at the Santee Cooper lakes, but October seems to be the special month for most local fishermen. […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Time to ‘hang a net’
Most fishermen will agree the best time to catch smoker king mackerel along the North Carolina coast is the late fall, and most agree that the best way to catch them is to use live baits. […]
Greener Pastures
Do your duck homework
Wing shooters warmed their barrels last month on droves of mourning doves, and maybe a few hunters took-on Florida-style duck hunting in 80-degree weather for the early arriving blue-winged and green-winged teal. […]
Bass Fishing
Time to ‘top off’ a bass
As far as just, plain enjoyment in bass fishing, I don’t know if it gets any better than topwater. […]
Bass Fishing
October back to ‘normal’
A lot has sure changed in a couple of months. From getting no rain, the lakes being low and figuring that we’d have shallow bass the rest of the year, we’re back to having plenty of rain and looking at a normal October and fall pattern. […]
Backlashes
New deer strategy: Will the plan work?
The N.C. Wildlife Resources held nine public hearings across the state during September to get public input on proposed changes to hunting, fishing and trapping laws for 2013-14. […]