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June 22, 2026

TTI-Blakemore’s Reality Shad Buffet Rig is an Alabama rig downsized specifically for crappie fishermen.

Crappie fishermen have Alabama rig they can call their own

Crappie fishermen no longer have to construct a downsized version of the Alabama rig. […]

Leslie Mills killed this huge buck on Clay Creek Hunting Club property in 2011.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement:

Minutes from Charlotte and just south of the state line in Chesterfield County lies Clay Creek Hunting Club. Consisting mostly of planted pines, agriculture fields, oak ridges swamp and creek bottoms, Clay Creek has almost the perfect collection of habitat types to support a wide range of game species, but trophy whitetail bucks are the primary emphasis for this seasoned group of hunters, and they see the results of their work in a real way. […]

Members of North Carolina’s Twin Creeks Hunting Club have the habitat and resources to produce wall-hanger bucks like this one.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement Series: Twin Creeks Hunting Club

Nestled between Big Fishing Creek and Little Fishing Creek in northeast North Carolina lies Twin Creeks Hunting Club. With more than 7,000 acres of swamps, timberland and a conglomeration of food plots under cultivation, Twin Creeks has the perfect mix of wilderness and prime wildlife habitat to produce a wide variety of game species. […]

Be ready for a buck to show up almost as soon as you put down your call; immature bucks are especially susceptible to calling, as they can often get in and sneak off with a doe while bigger bucks fight it out.

Be prepared

Calling to wildlife is definitely an active way to entice game into close range. The animal’s nature and mood will determine how intense the response is. […]

Use a leaf blower or rake to clear a path to your stand so your approach will be a quiet one.

Be quiet going in

Access is everything. Being able to get to your stand is critical when hunting big bucks. […]

Choose a deer call for its versatility when it comes to making different sounds at different levels of volume.

How to choose a call

Game calls have been around for nearly 400 years. Duck calls were among the first type readily available; they were used to entice ducks into caged enclosures. […]

Trail cameras set near bedding areas can give hunters a better idea of where to set up after the peak of the rut passes.

Check your trail camera after dark

Hunters use game cameras to monitor deer movements and identify mature bucks. […]

Wood ducks are among primary species taken by hunters at Holly Shelter; the habitat is the kind they like, and it has improved since a 2011 wildfire.

Fire is friend and foe

The 2011 Juniper Road Fire burned holes in Holly Shelter’s Lodge Road Impoundment dikes; however, it did more good for ducks than bad. […]

Decoys with realistic paint jobs and actions, like these Fowl Foolers, can give waterfowl hunters an edge in small waters.

Putting out decoys, even for woodies, can be a plus

Talk to a dozen hunters, and you’ll get your share of those who’ll say wood ducks don’t respond to decoys, but you’ll get just as many who’ll say the opposite. […]

One third of the Lodge Road Impoundment is planted in Japan millet this season, with the rest in native vegetation that waterfowl eat.

Man-made and manipulated duck foods

The Lodge Road Impoundment has 21 acres of fields in the shape of an “I” that were ditched and planted in small grains several years ago, partly with the help of funding from Ducks Unlimited. […]

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