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Fishing from a kayak is a great way to take the fight to the fish by manuevering in and under fish-holding piers and docks.

Herding sheepshead with a kayak

Using a plastic boat to chase sheepshead is an ideal method for taking the fight to the fish, especially during periods of low tide when overhead clearance under a pier or dock is maximized. […]

Find bachelor groups of bucks before the season opens and you’ll have a leg up on filling that first tag or two.

Draw a bead on bachelor-buck groups

Craig Holt

Hunters can pattern whitetail bucks twice a year and both occur after hunting season. […]

Make good shot with your firearm, then with your camera

Jeff Burleson

Some of the best hunters are unfortunately terrible at photography, or simply don’t take the time to take good photos after their trophy has hit the ground. […]

Marlin’s Model 1985 rifle is chambered for the .45-70 round, a heavy, brush-busting caliber that is death on whitetails.

Give a big-bore gun a chance this season

Pete Rogers

The rifle was removed from its case long before dawn. The rich, walnut stock showed the wear of a 146-year-old gun. The U.S. Springfield 1873 Trapdoor is not what many would consider a good whitetail gun. […]

Agricultural crop fields are prime late-summer feeding areas for deer, and hunters should have them high on their list for early season outings.

Early season’s best crop? Maybe a big buck in an ag field

Jeff Burleson

The opportunity to take a trophy buck comes early in the season for hunters in the Carolinas, while deer are still enjoying their summer break and a buck’s antlers are still covered in velvet. […]

Tony Reaves took a number of stingrays with a slingbow in late June in the waters around Swansboro.

Slingbows: little weapons, giant results

Dan Kibler

Goliath of Gath, the great Philistine warrior, was either 6-foot-9 or 9-foot-9, depending on whether you agree with the Dead Sea Scrolls text or the Masoretic text of I Samuel. […]

Some preseason archery practice should be done from an elevated platform to mimic an actual hunting situation from a tree stand well off the ground.

Make sure it shoots straight!

Jeff Burleson

Archery season opens in the Carolinas between mid-August and mid-September, and in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, hunters can take bucks with a gun on Aug. 15. Regardless, it’s time for all hunters to pull out the bows and rifles to make sure the eight months of downtime hasn’t dampened perfect accuracy. […]

No boat is necessary for flounder gigging with these Hydro Glow wading lights.

Night anglers, giggers have many lighting options

Brian Cope

Not all fishing lights are made for gigging, and not all gigging lights are made for use in a boat. […]

Hunters of all levels are encouraged to attend any of four free deer hunting and processing seminars during September.

Free deer hunting and processing seminars offered in Raleigh, Fayetteville in September

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Federation are offering four free deer hunting and processing seminars in Raleigh and Fayetteville in September. […]

Brandon Cobb caught his share of nice fish on day three, but fell short of winning his first FLW Forrest Wood Cup.

Cobb, Gagliardi, Thrift finish in top 5 of Forrest Wood Cup

Brian Cope

Brandon Cobb led the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup after day two on Lake Murray, and he started day three with high hopes of capturing his first Cup victory. It wasn’t in the cards for the young Greenwood, SC angler though, as he managed to catch only four keepers and finished in third place with a total three-day weight of 54-10. […]