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How you handle a fish between the time you catch it and return it to the water will go a long way to helping or hurting its chances for survival.

Make your releases work

Hopefully everyone realizes there is more to properly releasing fish than simply taking them off the hook and throwing them back. […]

Prescribed burning has many benefits for almost every wildlife species.

Wildlife management doesn’t just bring a spring and fall schedule. Dedicated outdoorsman with a drive to improve their wildlife habitat can keep the wheels turning year-round with tons of habitat-management activities. […]

Crappie have been biting jigs tipped with minnows and slow-trolled in deep water at Badin Lake.

Go deep for Badin Lake’s cold, winter crappie

Craig Holt

Most fishermen don’t consider February a prime month because of the cold weather, but a few sunny days can make a big difference, and they have recently for anglers targeting crappie on Badin Lake. […]

Winter striped bass anglers who have a hard time getting fish to eat live bait can catch plenty of fish using an umbrella rig to create a reaction bite.

Umbrella rigs working magic on cold Hartwell stripers

Phillip Gentry

Striped bass anglers who are lamenting Lake Hartwell’s chilly water temperatures need only try pulling an umbrella rig to trigger fish to bite. […]

Learn to follow the movements of baitfish during the winter as guide Chris Hammill has, and big blue catfish won't be far away.

Kannapolis guide: follow baitfish, find big catfish

Dusty Wilson

You may think dog days of summer when catfish come to mind, but blue cats are perfectly happy in cold water, where they will be shadowing every move of shad and feasting on the baitfish in reservoirs across North Carolina. […]

An angler with access to a GPS-controlled trolling motor can keep his boat in place without worrying about dropping anchor or pinning his boat down.

Another way to stay put

Brian Cope

When boat owners talk, the hottest topic of discussion is usually their motors. In the boating world, motors get all the glory. […]

Required tags for South Carolina wild turkeys can no longer be obtained over the country where hunters purchase their licenses.

South Carolina hunters can no longer pick up turkey tags from license vendors

South Carolina Sportsman

Wild turkey tags, which are required in South Carolina, will no longer be available over the counter at local vendors this spring for turkey hunters. […]

More than 1,000 striped bass were tagged and released on 10 recent trips by NCDMF personnel who want to study the species' migration and spawning patterns.

NCDMF tags more than 1,000 ocean stripers to study migration, spawning

Rob Alderman

I recently had the opportunity to go on a couple of the 10 fishing trips that are part of a program funded by sales of North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License to catch and tag coastal striped bass. […]

Knowing how and when to fish different styles of grubs and jigs is a key to catching more crappie with artificial baits.

How and when to use different styles of crappie jigs can improve your catch

Terry Madewell

Crappie fishermen have so many choices and options it can be confusing. […]

Swap venison for beef and tortillas for pasta and you’ve got a new, intersting lasagna dish just waiting to be devoured.

Venison taco lasagna

Jerry Dilsaver

The name of this recipe might be a little over-the-top, but it goes a long way towards describing what the recipe is. […]

Mikey Hoover’s double-droptine 12-point buck

Deer

Mikey Hoover killed this 12-point buck, which had double droptines, in Sumter County, SC during South Carolina’s 2026 deer hunting season. […]

Zac Jacobs kills piebald doe in Florence County

Deer

Zac Jacobs killed this piebald doe in Florence County, SC during mid-September of South Carolina’s 2026 deer hunting season. […]

Evan Sharp kills unique Pee Dee buck

Deer

Evan Sharp killed this beautiful, unique buck, and dropped it off at BM Processing and Taxidermy in Hemingway, SC. […]

My first disability buck

Bag a Buck

Josh Blake of Graham, NC killed a 9-point buck in Caswell County, NC on Sept. 15, 2026. […]

James Scheer kills unique mainframe 6-point buck

Deer

James Scheer killed a 13-point buck in Guilford County, NC in late September of 2026. The mainframe 6 had seven kickers. […]