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North Carolina waterfowlers have new opportunities for permit hunts
With North Carolina’s waterfowl season right around the corner, now is the time for outdoorsmen to apply for permit waterfowl hunts. […]
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Cooking on the Wild Side
Oven pan-fried flounder recipe
September is a difficult month for me when it comes to deciding on a recipe, and it should be, as we hit several seasonal and calendar milestones this month. […]
Deer of the Year
Early start pays off with trophy buck for Bamberg County woman
Sandra Douglas of Olar had an inkling on the afternoon of Aug. 19 that she needed to get to her deer stand a little bit earlier than usual, so she headed out to a box blind overlooking a clover field on the 2,500-acre Bamberg County club where she hunts. […]
Bass Fishing
Summer bass may be deep, but look for shallower cover where they’ll feed
During summer, largemouth bass on big impoundments usually hang out in deep, cool water where the oxygen level provides comfort. […]
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Gimme those baitfish crunchin’ thermocline blues
Contrary to popular belief, blue catfish are not just bottom-feeders. Once the lowest layer of water is depleted of oxygen in late summer, big blues have to change their game plan. […]
Bass Fishing
South Pacolet gives up more than 80 bass to three anglers on 15-mile float
Bass anglers who are mourning the loss of fish in their livewells need to trade their bass rockets for a kayak and hit one of the Upstate’s big rivers. […]
Deer Hunting
Commission restricts weaponry on 157 acres of Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Lands
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved on Thursday a proposal to re-designate approximately 157 acres on the Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land to an Archery Zone, Gun Free Zone, and a Restricted Firearms Zone. […]
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It’s back-to-school time for Lake Hartwell stripers, hybrids
This time of year, anglers can expect to see schooling activity from Lake Hartwell stripers and hybrids, especially in the afternoons. […]
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State sets late duck, goose seasons at meeting in Raleigh
North Carolina waterfowl hunters will get their usual three-part season for ducks this fall and winter, along with two youth-only days and an extended season for snow and other light geese as the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission set seasons on Thursday at its meeting in Raleigh. […]
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Bait influx has caused late-summer inshore surge around Southport
The calendar says it’s August, with fall a month away, but Jimmy Price at Wildlife Bait and Tackle in Southport said fish are already acting like it’s fall. […]