Features Archives - Carolina Sportsman

For big water, use a big decoy spread

Jeff Burleson

A few decoys are just not enough when hunting big waters in the Carolinas. […]

Kill Carolina doves when it’s cold

Justin Goethe

Think you’re a great dove hunter? Kill a limit after Thanksgiving. […]

Get down deep for winter trout in mountain streams

L. Woodrow Ross

A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]

How to catch rainy day, winter redfish in the Carolinas?

Phillip Gentry

Don’t give up on winter redfish just because the sun isn’t shining. […]

Try Santee-Cooper’s December Double-Dip

Terry Madewell

December fishing is twice as nice at Santee Cooper with crappie, bream feeding in the same spots. […]

December: Deer hunters’ last hurrah in the Carolinas

Jeff Burleson

Late season doesn’t have to be a deer disaster in the Carolinas. […]

The nose knows: fooling a big buck’s sense of smell is the key to hunting success in the Carolinas

L. Woodrow Ross

You can’t test a whitetail buck’s sense of smell and expect to win. […]

It’s trout time in North Carolina’s Brunswick County

Jerry Dilsaver

The speckled trout are biting aggressively along the waterways of Brunswick County, N.C., and the bite won’t slow down anytime soon. […]

Changing on the fly

Terry Madewell

Here’s how to keep up with deer and stay on top of them throughout the different phases of deer hunting season.
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Do-it-yourself Carolina bear hunting

Carolina Sportsman

No state offers its big-game hunters the opportunity to tangle with the biggest black bears in North America like North Carolina, especially on public lands and especially in the eastern third of the state. […]