Hunting
Get wood duck boxes ready
It may seem early, but wood ducks will soon be nesting again in the swamps and flooded bottomlands of the Carolinas. […]
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Fishing
Improve critical shallow habitat in fishing ponds
Everybody loves a good fishing pond, and the winter drawdown provides more than just a mechanism to balance the predator-prey relationships. […]
Deer Hunting
Blind luck
Chris House and Jerry Simmons both like to hunt from tent-style ground blinds when using crossbows. […]
Hog Hunting
Any weapon will work — behind a hog’s ear
A lot of hunters who haven’t targeted hogs don’t know what weapon to use. Any high-powered rifle or slug gun that is sufficient for a whitetail deer will put down most any pig, assuming bullet placement is on the money. […]
Deer Hunting
Cocking a crossbow
Jerry Simmons cocks his crossbow before entering a blind or stand. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Coastal striped bass rules vary depending on location
Inland coastal striped bass fishing occurs mostly in rivers and streams in north-central and northeastern counties, plus the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, but rockfish are found in varying abundances in most coastal streams from Virginia to South Carolina. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Tarheel State striped bass have suffered boom/bust cycles
Nobody in North Carolina is old enough to remember the glory days of coastal striped- bass fishing in this state. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Drift or anchor?
Drifting is a great way to catch Lake Monticello’s big blue catfish through most of the fall, according to guide Chris Simpson, but as the weather starts to really cool off, he catches more fish anchored up. […]
Inshore Fishing
N.C. State trout-tagging program offers rewards
Researchers from N.C. State University are studying the habitat use and movement of speckled trout in coastal waters. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfishing tips
Guide Chris Simpson has some tips for Lake Monticello catfish anglers; some basic and some gleaned from years of catching big blue catfish. […]