February issue of North Carolina Sportsman now available

Read about big deer kills from the 2011 hunting season, and learn more about fishing options for the month.

If it proved anything, the deer season that ended on Jan. 2 assured North Carolina hunters that there are big bucks out there worth pursuing.

But where, and how?North Carolina Sportsman’s February issue features the annual Deer of the Year feature, profiling the biggest bucks taken in the Tarheel State and how they came to take a ride from the woods to the taxidermist – including a possible Boone & Crockett qualifier.

The Lake of the Month feature examines Falls of the Neuse Lake through the eyes of one of the best crappie fishermen in the Raleigh-Durham area, including some of his favorite late-winter fishing holes.

The spring striper run up the Roanoke River has become one of the best fisheries in North Carolina, but if you plan to spend April hunting turkeys or just don’t want to wait, you can catch those stripers at the mouth of the river, at the western edge of Albemarle Sound, in February. North Carolina Sportsman explains where and how.

Saltwater fishermen with cabin fever can learn how to pick good-weather days and catch redfish schooling just off the beaches of Onslow County, and squirrel hunters can get a look at what it’s like to pursue bushytails with dogs.

All in the February issue of North Carolina Sportsman, which is now available on newsstands around the state or as digital downloads right to your computer or mobile device!