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Red drum bite continues to be good in lower Brunswick County
Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Guide Service said fishing the Ocean Isle/Sunset Beach area has been steady and surprisingly good despite the cold weather. […]
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Wide, heavy mountain buck carried his velvet extra time for a reason
In the southwestern corner of North Carolina, Clay County is recognized more for black bears than whitetail deer, but Tommy Hogsed, owner of Parker’s Country Store in Hayesville, had seen a heavy-beamed buck chasing a doe in 2012. […]
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Speckled trout fishing closed after massive cold-stun kill
Last week’s winter storm that hit North Carolina added more victims on Monday, as a widespread cold-stun kill of speckled trout caused the executive director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to suspend all commercial and recreational harvest of through June 15. […]
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Piedmont fishermen have good trout fishing at their doorstep
Cameron Loomis of Kernersville got a taste of mountain trout fishing in the Piedmont this past Saturday, thanks to the city of Greensboro, which stocks trout in a hatchery pond at Lake Higgins, a municipal reservoir. […]
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Return of warm weather should put Georgetown-area reds back on feed
When the weather returns to 65 degrees and sunshine in a few days, fishermen will have another chance to tackle big schools of redfish that are crushing baits in the backcountry waters around Georgetown, and Capt. Tommy Scarborough of Georgetown Coastal Adventures will be hitting the water every chance he gets. […]
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Two small cold-stun events reported by marine fisheries
Fishermen are worried about a possible cold-stun event during this week’s blast of winter weather, but a biologist with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has listed only small stun-kill events in two places along the coastline. […]
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Friday the 13th was plenty lucky for Asheboro hunter
A lot of people consider Friday the 13th an unlucky day, but don’t sell that superstition to Cody Caviness of Asheboro. On Friday, Dec. 13, the 22-year-old construction superintendent bagged his career-best whitetail. It has a nearly-perfect 5×5 rack that’s been scored at 1691/8 inches by Denton taxidermist Tommy Freeman. […]
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Huge buck makes Florida man thankful for Thanksgiving hunt
David Curtis, a native North Carolinian who has lived most of his life in Florida, returns home nearly every November to deer hunt in Alamance County. […]
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Cherokees having tribal lands restocked with deer from state park
Visitors to the Cherokee Indian Reservation in western North Carolina often see wildlife – not including the ones headed for slot-machine seats inside Harrah’s – and thanks to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, they’ll be seeing more whitetail deer in the near future. […]
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Deep brush around creek mouths holding Clarks Hill crappie
Guide William Sasser said that crappie in Clarks Hill Lake must be huddling together for warmth, because lately, he has been loading coolers for his clients by targeting deep brush piles around the mouth of major tributaries. […]