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June 18, 2026

Larger fields offer hunters an opportunity to scout from a distance with binoculars, while smaller tracts are best monitored with trail cameras.

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. […]

Clover seed must be inoculated before planting to help plants convert nitrogen into a useful form. Seed can be purchased pre-inoculated, or you can purchase the proper bacteria and coat it yourself.

Inoculate cool-season legumes for best food-plot crops

Jeff Burleson

Cool-season food plots vary over a wide range of seed and forage varieties, but perennial clovers are some of the best food-plot varieties to use. […]

An out-of-balance pond won’t produce gamefish like these shellcrackers; sometimes, starting from square one after a rotenone treatment is the best solution.

Pond renovation—rotenone is key

Jeff Burleson

Ponds can provide some the most enjoyment of any outdoor experiences, but poor management can ruin a prime fishing paradise in a short time. […]

For pond renovation, rotenone is key

Jeff Burleson

Ponds can provide some the most enjoyment of any outdoor experiences, but poor management can ruin a prime fishing paradise in a short time. Undesirables such as the golden shiner, green sunfish, gizzard shad and common carp can destroy the bass/bream balance in record time. […]

A ground blind can be an excellent way to intercept deer, but in Eastern North Carolina, it might be prudent to wait until later in the season when snakes aren’t crawling.

Eastern North Carolina’s ‘special’ early-season problem

Craig Holt

Eastern North Carolina has an early-season problem that deer hunters at other regions don’t experience much — the slithery kind. […]

Fishermen don’t have to know how to throw a huge 10-foot cast net to catch shrimp; a well-thrown 5- or 6-footer will get the job done.

Caught in the net

John Gribb

Watching a pro throw a cast net is fascinating and a bit humbling experience. Draping part of a 10-foot net over one shoulder, a portion in his mouth and the rest gathered in his hands, he spins and launches it, and it miraculously opens in a perfect circle as it hits the water. […]