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Keep moving, calling as end of turkey season approaches
Skeet Thomas has developed a routine for hunting toward the very end of the season that typically provides a lot of gobbling and gobbler activity. […]
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Private land or game land, late-season turkeys take a different approach
Guide Karl Helmkamp said many hunters who don’t have access to private lands will give up on game lands after the first couple of weeks of turkey season, and that is a mistake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to target the biggest bedding bream
When you find a group of bream beds, the fishing can be fast. If you’re catching a mixture of small and big fish, angler Josh Devlin has a tip for targeting bigger ones.
Dove
Last chance to plant sunflowers for September dove hunts
Dove season makes most hunters break out their shotguns and camouflage for the first time in the fall, and while most opening day dove shoots are as much a social event as a hunting situation, the hunting will get serious in a crop field with several thousand winged migrants. […]
Offshore Fishing
Bluewater trolling provides a box of chocolates
Rarely do either Steve Gaskins or Justin Carter have a charter come aboard for a full day of bluewater fishing with only one target species in mind. […]
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Change the way you call pressured turkeys
Many hunters rely heavily on diaphragm calls to entice mature gobblers to the gun, and these are great tools. However, as veteran hunter Charles Hudson points out, it is difficult to call softly with a diaphragm call. […]
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Leave that turkey nest alone
When turkey hunting later in the spring, hunters often stumbled on nesting hens. When this happens, it is best to leave the area and not disturb the nest. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Striped bass regulations vary across North Carolina
Striped bass regulations vary according to the body of water across North Carolina, including five distinct areas along the coast.
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Combine tactics to bag open-field gobblers
Steve Drummond loves hunting for open-field gobblers, and is typically successful. But he said that despite his best efforts, gobblers sometimes won’t cooperate. In those cases, he incorporates several of his favorite tactics to get these typically tough gobblers into range. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Roanoke River striper fishing without boats
Fishermen without boats don’t have to miss out on the spring striper run in the Roanoke River. Working with local county and municipal governments, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission was awarded several federal grants to construct fishing piers and riverbank parks for fishermen without boats.