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Bear Island, Santee Delta are top waterfowl WMAs
According to Dean Harrigal, SCDNR’s waterfowl biologist, hunting on WMAs is divided into two classes of hunting units: Class I and Class I […]
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Futch, Goose Creek are NC’s top public duck spots
With three major sounds, a half-dozen big rivers, hundreds of feeder creeks and small streams — all located along the Atlantic Flyway — coastal game lands dominate public-land waterfowl hunting in North Carolina. […]
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Spoon-feed those stripers
For two summers, some fishermen who target striped bass on Lake Hartwell have done their best to keep one of their hottest tactics secret. But bringing big fish to the docks and winning tournaments makes it hard to keep a secret because inquiring minds, especially those who didn’t win the tournaments, want to know. […]
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Little lake, big bass – Little municipal lake has answers for North Carolina bass anglers
For years, Lexington’s Chris Brown traveled 45 minutes or more to big, well-known lakes, including High Rock, Badin and Norman, to fish for largemouth bass, all the while bypassing a small body of water teeming with bass almost in his own back yard. […]
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South Carolina anglers need to line up some mullet-run reds
Justin Carter likes to fish the Santee-Cooper lakes for largemouth bass, but he’s never done much targeting of catfish. That made the sight of his boat drifting sideways while dragging cut baits across the bottom of the ocean look even more out of place. […]
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Tide to fall specks – Run the tide for North Carolina speckled trout
As he slowly motored away from the dock, guide Jot Owens laid out his game plan. Speckled trout are affected greatly by the tide, he said, and he wanted to work with it at several locations, explaining that shrimp and baitfish move up small creeks into the marsh when the tide is high, then move back out to larger creeks as it falls. […]
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Day or dusk drum: North Carolina’s big September fishing treat
Once upon a time, anglers headed out of Oriental, taking a pounding from afternoon waves on the expansive waters of the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound in search of the sundown bite that characterized the huge adult red drum of summer. […]
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South Carolina WMA preview
Hunting this fall on Wildlife Management Areas looks very promising for a variety of species. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources designated WMAs typically produce excellent results for a wide variety of species. Some WMAs are managed for specific species and others for a variety of game. […]
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North Carolina’s game lands 2016 preview
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission manages hunting and fishing 2 million acres for public hunting on 89 different game lands from the coast to the mountains. […]
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Cover: September 2016
It’s time to decide where you’re going to hunt, and we’ve got everything you need to know to choose the best public lands. […]