Backlashes
Sunday hunting law hits a snag
The push to get Sunday hunting on the N.C. law books took a hit Dec. 6. […]
Columns
Fishing
Hazel Creek is a good fall break
At some time or other, anyone who claims to be a trout fisher makes his or her way to Hazel Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to pay homage to one of the South’s most celebrated trout streams. […]
Fishing
Santa, baby, I need a rod and reel
Every year I get phone calls from my friend’s wives, family members and (her) girl friends, asking what they should get my friends for Christmas. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass can stack up in December
There are a lot of good reasons to fish in December, chief among them, most everybody else is deer hunting, and you’ve pretty much got the lake to yourself. […]
Fishing
Sportsman’s tricks for Saint Nick
A while back, I learned the, er, um, difficult way, how to respond when asked about what I wanted for a Christmas/birthday/Father’s Day/anniversary present. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Raleigh anglers win at Lake Hickory
Chad Craven of Raleigh and Tommy Farley of Colonial Heights, Va., won the Oct. 6-7 Stratos Owners’ Tournament Trail World Championship at Old Hickory Lake, Gallatin, Tenn. […]
Backlashes
The fast track to extinction
A report released Oct. 10 by the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation should make American sportsmen sit up and take notice. […]
Fishing
Stripers provide family fun
I love to take my family fishing at Lake Murray, my home lake, in December. […]
Fishing
Location secret to winter success
Often anglers can feel as if we’re “fishing in a bathtub.” It’s so common to feel like the fish are nowhere to be found, and a bathtub would be just as good a place to be soaking bait. […]
Bass Fishing
Bassin’ can be hot when it’s cold
When the trees become bare, the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and the water temperature falls below fifty degrees, bass fishing can become a supremely challenging task. […]