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May 4, 2026

A kayak can get a waterfowl hunter through shallow or narrow waterways and back into ponds that are rarely hunted and hold plenty of ducks.

Paddle to Puddlers

Andy Stevenson borrowed a kayak back in the mid-1980s to hunt waterfowl on a unique Carolina Bay on his family’s farm near Allendale and Fairfax. […]

Saltwater Series: Wadmalaw / Bohicket

Dan Kibler

Rawling Pratt-Thomas grew up fishing the Wadmalaw/Bohicket area south of Charleston, but it wasn’t until he was several years into a career as a fishing guide that he realized what he had. […]

The backs of creeks that aren’t completely drained during low-tide cycles will often hold warmer water in the winter, and that will attract redfish.

Late last January, the North Carolina coast was in the throes of the coldest winter of the decade. Quick temperature drops had already triggered trout kills, and the water temperature in the Cape Fear River had plunged into the high 30s. […]

Ryan White shows off a couple of cottontails that didn’t do a good job of throwing a pack of beagles off their tracks — and didn’t dodge that load of No. 6 shot.

The Head Beagle

Craig Holt

One day last January, Harold Langdon sat on a stump last January inside a cutover that was part of a large deer lease. […]

Big spotted bass are a common catch on Lake Norman during the winter. Spots appear to handle the colder winter water better than largemouths.

Warm Up Norman’s Bass

Paul Rose

It was the middle of January, and most anglers had put away their fishing gear and were stuck watching outdoor shows on TV, tinkering in the basement or going shopping with the wife. […]

Growing up and living in eastern North Carolina has taught Matthew Cagle a thing or two about waterfowl hunting.

Public Ducks the Right Way

Phillip Gentry

Growing up in eastern North Carolina can have a profound effect upon a young outdoorsman. […]

Winds out of the west are usually the best for fishermen targeting ocean-run stripers off the Outer Banks. East winds usually make the ocean too rough, especially for smaller boats.

Salty Stripers: Inside & Out

Phillip Gentry

For the past five years, North Carolina fishermen have wondered if this could be the season when everything falls into place, when the striper fishing that marked the winter of 2004-2005 makes a repeat visit. […]

Many hunters wait until deer season ends to patrol the woods regularly for bushytails.

Christmas Rats

Craig Holt

Champ and Curly bounced excitedly around in their pen behind Randy Dunkley’s cozy log cabin on a wooded hillside in the Hurdle Mills community of Person County. […]

Cover: December 2010 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

Tripp Todd’s 188-inch non-typical buck is the latest trophy deer to come out of Northampton County this season. […]

Guide Keith Wray of Eden has dedicated the last 10 years to fishing primarily for crappie on Kerr Reservoir.

Rx for Winter Slabs

Tony Garitta

Keith Wray of Eden — the “Fish Doc” — rarely needs any treatment for cabin fever throughout the winter. The veteran crappie stalker is accustomed to fishing in cold weather at John H. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Buggs Island. […]