Offshore Fishing
Conditions and safety
March weather can vary greatly from day to day. Perfect conditions for chasing wahoo and tuna are not what most people assume they are. […]
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Bow hunters having success with turkeys
North Carolina hunters are becoming an increasingly experimental lot when it comes to turkey hunting. […]
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Open areas are awesome
William Peagler said that highly overlooked turkey targets for mid-morning to late-afternoon action are open areas. […]
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Record harvests: Will they ever end?
How long can North Carolina turkey hunters expect to see expanding spring-gobbler harvests? […]
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Henned-up gobblers? Know your land
William Peagler of Moncks Corner said that more than anything else, knowledge of the land he is hunting is the key to consistently taking “henned-up” gobblers. […]
Inshore Fishing
A fool’s mate for black
Black drum are among the easiest fish in the creeks to catch in March because they are so easily fooled. However, most anglers don’t head into the creeks prepared to catch them. […]
Hunting
Develop Good Maps
Fortunately, the technological advances enable landowners’ access to a wealth of online data, including soil series maps, USGS topography maps and a myriad of current and historic aerial photographs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Approach and cast docks with caution
To pawn a jig with a scented soft plastic or mud minnow in exchange for a red drum strike in the back of Queen or another of Bogue Sound’s creeks, an angler should get very close to the prospective dock, but avoid banging it. […]
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Grow Big Fish — Enrichment
With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program. […]
Offshore Fishing
What’s about wahoo?
There is not an abundance of information on wahoo, acanthocybium solanderi. […]