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Presidential Perch — Fishing tips for Lake Russell’s yellow perch
Of the dozen or so major reservoirs in South Carolina, the baby and beauty of the group is Lake Richard B. Russell. […]
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Cover: January 2013 (NC)
January is prime time to catch striped bass in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington. […]
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Quacks and Timberdoodles — How to make the most of your late-season duck and woodcock hunts
By January, the easy bird hunting is long past, unless a plantation-owning friend invites you for a quail hunt. Aside from plantation or shooting-preserve quail, however, other wild birds are legal game this month.
Duck season is still in full swing, and woodcock season runs all month.
It is an understatement to say that most South Carolina bird hunters do not focus on woodcock, but hunters with dogs — especially transplanted Yankees — love them. Woodcock are a favorite of bird dogs because they are easy. Put your dogs in good woodcock cover, and they will find the birds. Woodcock are easy to smell, easy to point and flush, and easy to carry on a retrieve. […]
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Silencing Sumter’s song dog — Tips for hunting coyotes
The woods were silent, except for the crying sound of a wounded rabbit. Wailing and squealing. Pause, more squealing. […]
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Crossing over
Jerry Simmons of Castle Hayne made his rounds, checking out the ground blinds and elevated stands he and his son Jerry Simmons Jr. were planning to hunt later that afternoon. […]
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The ‘lines’ of winter
Most North Carolina anglers know about the striped bass migration in the Roanoke River. The “rockfish run” draws thousands of fishermen each March, April and May. […]
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The ‘New” side of speckled trout
While Ricky Kellum is an accomplished inshore fisherman for several species, he is considered “The Man” for specks in the New River and in the Intracoastal Waterway around Camp Lejeune and Sneads Ferry. […]
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Last-Chance Grouper
Diehard grouper fishermen once headed for the ledges in spring before a January-to-April season closure changed their habits. […]
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Cover: December 2012 (NC)
Johnathan McVey killed this monster buck in Orange County on the first day of the blackpowder season. […]
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Lake of the Month: Lake Hartwell
Several years ago, Bill Plumley of Greer, had a decision to make. He planned to retire and start a fishing guide service, and the question was, “ Where?” […]