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Jon Shrieves claimed this buck in Caswell County, and won the February Bag-A-Buck contest.

Wendell hunter scores in Bag-A-Buck contest

Jon Shrieves figured that while he delivered the knockout punch, there were a bunch of other bucks that had landed a few haymakers on a big Caswell County buck. […]

Stripers are just one species of the mixed bag coming out of Lake Thurmond in the cold weather.

Winter Wonderland – Lake Thurmond giving up plenty of fish

Brian Cope

Lake Thurmond is giving up a mixed bag to anglers who are braving the cold weather. Catches include everything from white perch, crappie, stripers, hybrids, largemouth, and flathead catfish, and all these fish are mixed in together chasing schools of bait throughout the lake. […]

The screen on this Furuno Navnet unit shows that the boat is right on its course line as the heading and course over ground numbers match.

Understanding Navspeak

Allan Tarvid

Looking through an owner’s manual for a new GPS navigation unit, I was surprised at how much the manual assumed I already knew. […]

Catching catfish in the winter can be a little tougher than at other times of the year, but these tips from Zakk Royce will help.

Catch more winter catfish with these tips

Brian Cope

Catfish can be a little tougher to catch when the water temperature gets bitterly cold, but anglers can still put together a good pattern that will put cats in their boat, even if it is at a slower pace than at other times of the year. […]

A 500-youth SCYSF shooting event will take place this weekend at the Clinton House Plantation.

Youth shooting event held this weekend at Clinton House Plantation

Brian Cope

Over 500 youth shooters will gather at The Clinton House Plantation this Saturday, Feb. 20 for a South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation sporting clays tournament. Thousands of spectators are expected to attend. […]

It's time for bass tournament anglers to get their schedules ready for the spring.

Bass anglers, it’s tournament time

Brian Cope

Let’s face it, winter is over! Well, it’s close enough to being over to get most bass anglers excited about being on the water, because spring means tournament time for many folks across the state. […]

SCDNR biologist Richard Morton scores a deer at last year's Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic.

Official antler scoring sessions held throughout March

South Carolina Sportsman

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has scheduled more than a dozen opportunities around the state in March for hunters to have their whitetail deer scored for possible inclusion in the South Carolina record book. […]

Fly fishing classes, as well as other outdoor-related courses will be held at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education throughout the month of March. All courses are free.

NCWRC hosting fly fishing, other skills workshops throughout March

North Carolina Sportsman

The NCWRC is hosting 14 outdoors-related programs at the Pisagah Center for Wildlife Education in Transylvania County throughout March. The events are free, open on a first-come, first-serve basis, and require pre-registration. […]

Schooling redfish are wary, but they can be caught if you approach them the right way.

Catch schooling redfish in the Lowcountry

Brian Cope

The South Carolina lowcountry, like much of the Carolinas, is experiencing some strange weather for February. […]

Zakk Royce, the North Carolina blue catfish state record holder, will be giving a seminar tonight at 6 p.m. at the Cary Bass Pro Shops.

Record catfish holder to speak at Bass Pro Shops in Cary tonight

Brian Cope

I met Zakk Royce about a month after he set the new North Carolina state record for blue catfish. After discussing my personal best, 76-pound catfish (which is almost 30-pounds lighter than his record fish), I joked that maybe soon I would catch a bigger one, and break his record. […]