Columns
Dig into fall fowl tacos
Here’s a great recipe that puts dove and waterfowl to good use. […]
Columns
Deer Hunting
Food plots for acidic soils
Every deer hunter dreams of shooting a Boone and Crockett-class buck, but unfortunately, of the 6,000 entries in that record book, North Carolina and South Carolina only boast a minute percentage. However, the Carolinas produce hundreds of fine bucks every year, pushing 200 pounds and wearing racks more than 130 inches. […]
Bass Fishing
Is October best month?
October is a month I have circled on the calendar every year; it can be the best month for the kind of fishing I do, and there are plenty of other bass fishermen think the same thing, no matter what kinds of baits they like to throw. Fish are moving back in creeks, and they’re moving up, feeding heavily, and they become easier to catch. […]
Bass Fishing
Heart Tail Swimbaits
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits keeps raising the bar higher and higher with each entry into the artificial lure manufacturing industry. […]
Fishing
The next step in trolling motor evolution
My first real bass boat was a new 1973 Raycraft Pro built in St. Augustine, Texas, right between Lake Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend Reservoir. […]
Deer Hunting
Make sure you’re ready – Give your archery equipment a good preseason test
Opening day of bow season is already here for a few hunters, and it will be here fairly soon for most of the rest of the Carolinas. It’s time to get your bow setup ready. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Chattooga beckons to anglers
Anglers who spend a day on the Chattooga River will quickly see why Trout Unlimited named it as one of America’s top 100 trout streams. […]
Freshwater Fishing
September opportunities
September serves as a wake-up call for outdoorsmen in the Santee Cooper area. The fishing patterns begin to change as the month progresses, with a trend to shallower water for some species and more-reliable, big-fish patterns in deep water for others. Hunting seasons throttle up everywhere around the lakes in September. […]
Inshore Fishing
Paddles down, guns up
Usually, this column discusses ways to target specific fish species from a paddle boat, including rigging, gear, equipment and places to fish. […]
Fishing
Make a joyful noise – Certain lure sounds can actually call in fish
At an early age, anglers learn quickly that being quiet is essential to catching fish. Being hushed by your elders was a part of the process, but as we grew older, we learned that it isn’t all noise that turns fish off; the proper noise can actually entice them into biting. […]