Inshore Fishing
Setting the hook
There have been volumes written about how long to wait before setting the hook after a flounder’s initial bite. […]
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Deer Hunting
Create hot spots: plant immediately-maturing food-plot varieties
Cooling air temperatures in the fall trigger instinctive urges for wildlife to feed to avoid starvation. Yet the cooler weather and mating rituals also require deer to consume more energy-rich foods. […]
Inshore Fishing
Drift or troll with 3-way swivel rig
For active drifting and trolling, there’s nothing better, according to guides David Cutler and Mark Dickson, than a rig featuring a three-way swivel, a short leader and weight tied to one eye of the swivel and a longer leader and hook tied to the other eye. […]
Deer Hunting
Run with the pack on a Dixie hound hunt
On a typical Saturday at the Bear Garden permit area, as well as with any of the other areas in Holly Shelter or Angola Bay, hound-hunting groups gather at well-known crossroads to go over their hunt plans. […]
Deer Hunting
Quick facts about hunting bean fields
Trail cameras offer substantial scouting opportunities. Use a mineral lick or salt block during the offseason to bring deer into camera range. […]
Deer Hunting
Fire: the good, the bad and the ugly
While controlled burns are the mainstay of habitat management at Angola Bay and Holly Shelter game lands, a wildfire in the summer of 2011 did some severe damage. […]
Deer Hunting
Planting tips
Plant soybeans in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Select varieties that are resistant to bean common mosaic virus and anthracnose. […]
Deer Hunting
Locating lost hounds electronically
Deer hounds were selectively bred for their loud, steady vocalizations, which allowed hunters to keep track of them and get ahead of the chase to shoot a buck. […]
Deer Hunting
Shift to morning hunting
Willie McCutchen hunts a lot during the early season, and his favorite time is late afternoon. But that changes as the pre-rut transition period begins. […]
Deer Hunting
Angola Bay and Holly Shelter deer hunting by the (regs) book
Holly Shelter has 64,743 acres and is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays for deer hunting, except that a large part of the Bear Garden Tract and all of the Pender 4 Tract require advance permits. Permit hunts are conducted Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday). […]