Deer Hunting
Mow, plow last strips for doves
Even though dove season’s popularity is centers on Labor Day weekend, the late season can offer hunters fantastic wing-shooting when the weather puts hunters in long-sleeved camo. […]
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Offshore Fishing
Add color to your marine electronic world
Anglers looking for livebottom, or any type of offshore structure, know how important it is to have good electronics in finding a good fishing hole. […]
Other Hunting
Dog hunters wary baiting may cause too many lost bears
In 2014, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission began allowing still-hunters to use natural bait the first six days of bear season in any county with a season. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Try these rigs for cold-water crappie
Rigs for catching crappie in cold weather are designed by experts to fit the specific requirements the conditions present. […]
Other Hunting
Hunting bears with Plotts is a North Carolina tradition
In eastern and western North Carolina, many modern bear hunters own pursuit hounds, most from the Plott stock, a breed of brindled bear and boar dog brought to the high country in 1750 by Johannes Plott, a German immigrant. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Minnow size can be crucial in cold weather
Cold water does inhibit the aggressiveness of crappie in terms of the bite, and lure and bait presentations must be on target. Limits of slabs can be caught when an angler give crappie what they want. […]
Other Hunting
Set your squirrel priorities: fox or gray
The best places to hunt fox squirrels are open stands of long-leaf pines. The best places to hunt gray squirrels are densely vegetated hardwood drains.
Freshwater Fishing
Get the drop on winter crappie
On many lakes, very definable contour changes exist where a flat drops into a river or large creek channel. During the winter, targeting this fine line, a mere few feet wide, can be the key to catching a lot of crappie. […]
Other Hunting
Special gear for secretive squirrels
It is often difficult to spot a treed squirrel if the canopy cover is dense. While gray squirrels tend to hide by flattening their bodies against tree trunks or in forks where they resemble bumps or knots, fox squirrels often run to the ends of long-leaf pine tree limbs and curl into balls, looking exactly like pine cones. […]
Dove
Mow, plow last strips for doves
Even though dove season’s popularity is centers on Labor Day weekend, the late season can offer hunters fantastic wing-shooting when the weather puts hunters in long-sleeved camo. […]