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May 25, 2026

The Little Tennessee River in Macon and Swain counties is one of North Carolina’s top-drawer smallmouth bass streams.

The ‘other’ mountain fish

North Carolina mountain streams aren’t just about trout fishing. Many of the larger streams also have healthy populations of smallmouth bass. […]

Primos Turbo Dogg

North Carolina Sportsman

The Primos Turbo Dogg, which can store up to 500 sounds, comes already equipped with 36 sounds and 4 preprogrammed calling sequences from Team Primos experts. […]

Guide Jerry Hill has turned his attention from Badin Lake to High Rock Lake, where he says the average size of fish is much better.

Rock for Rocks — How to catch striped bass on Badin Lake

Dan Kibler

For years, Jerry Hill lived and fished — and guided fishermen for striped bass — on Badin Lake. He moved up Rt. 8 from one end of Davidson County to the other two years ago, settling on High Rock Lake, and now he’s doing most of his fishing on High Rock — but not because of proximity. […]

Late-season doe harvests, although not preferred by biologists and deer managers, can provide some good information about the health of the herd and the timing of the rut

Gather reproductive data from does

Jeff Burleson

In most areas in the Carolinas, the primary rut is over by the time December rolls around, and the majority of does are pregnant. […]

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

Christmas Rats — Hunting tips for more squirrels

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. […]

Foodsaver

South Carolina Sportsman

With Christmas right around the corner, why not treat yourself to a gift that allows you to enjoy the fruits of your labor all year long. […]

Being harassed by other deer is one reason for females finding secluded areas to mate. They will typically use high underbrush and even dense timber with deadfall.

Deer Dynamics: Rut Hierarchy

Tommy Kirkland

Once bucks are in the height of pursuing does, their instincts for survival are somewhat diminished. Their eyes, ears and noses are focused on estrus does, and although they can still respond to threats, most of the time it takes them a few seconds longer to put two and two together. This stupor of hesitation on a rutting buck’s part offers a grand opportunity to bring him down.
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LED trailer lights are illuminated by clusters of tiny light sources that deliver colors sharp and brilliant enough to make conventional incandescent lights look pale in comparison.

Time to consider changing to LEDs

Allan Tarvid

The lights on your trailer are your boat’s first line of defense against collisions. […]

Big blue catfish don’t appear to understand the concept of hibernating in the winter. They thrive on baitfish that are dying from the cold and can be caught on a variety of cut baits.

Having and beating those ‘winter blues’

David Sweat

With winter upon us and cold weather as harsh and brittle as a dried twig, most outdoors-minded people are enjoying warm, cozy fireplaces, while the true fishermen are challenging the cold.

Putting on their cold-weather survival gear and attaching the enclosures around the cockpit of their boats, they continue doing what they do the best: catching catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes.

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Big-water streams such as the Nantahala River are more productive than smaller streams during the winter.

Winter arrives at high country — How to continue catching trout

Robert Satterwhite

Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown. […]