Backlashes
Our change not for change’s sake
I was intending to talk about North Carolina Sportsman’s new look last month, but if you stumbled across this page in the December 2008 issue, you know I had other topics on my mind. […]
Columns
Fishing
Boat-show season might be special this January
I look forward to January every year. Really. No lie.No, I don’t look forward to fishing in January. It’s really, really cold. […]
Fishing
It’s easy to ‘tag along’ with SCDNR’s productive fish-tracking program
Did you know that South Carolina has a state-sponsored fish-tagging program that is one of the largest in the United States, recognized worldwide? […]
Freshwater Fishing
Cold-weather crappie, catfish are a challege on Santee lakes
Capt. Steve Sexton is widely known for some of his oceangoing feats, but for fishermen who frequent the Santee Cooper lakes, he is better known for the tactics he uses to catch and — and often release — catfish, crappie and bream. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Benefit tournaments highlight late-fall bass-fishing action
A huge weather front blew through the Midlands in late October, the night before the 18th annual Tours For Tots Tournament on Lake Wateree, spewing hard winds out of the southeast. […]
Backlashes
Come to a WRC hearing for a change
My original intent this month was to write a Christmas column, but, as one national political candidate said, gosh darn it, wink, wink, more pressing topics have arisen. […]
Fishing
Hooked on trout: the terminology
Anglers have been using hooks to catch fish since the Stone Age, fashioning hooks from wood, bone, shells and horns. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer facts don’t support changes
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s big-game sub-committee met July 7 in Raleigh to discuss proposing a statewide weapon-of-choice season for whitetail deer. […]
Fishing
Have a merry ol’ time with bass
A lot of fishermen never think of taking their boat out in December. They’re deer hunting or thinking about Christmas, and they don’t realize how good the fishing can really be. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Griffin takes BFL Super event at Kerr
Henderson’s Ray Griffin won the Sept. 27-28 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Super Tournament at Kerr Lake with a two-day haul of 23 pounds, 9 ounces and received $4,944. […]