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Western flats
Guide Mitchell Blake pointed out riprap scattered up and down the bank and how the tide was concentrating the water as it flowed around the edge of one particularly large rock. […]
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2014-15 North Carolina Deer Season Preview
After last season’s record harvest, hunters might expect to tag fewer North Carolina deer this fall. But the take of 188,130 deer in 2013 isn’t necessarily going to cause a decline this year because of the dynamics of deer reproduction, weather, mast production, Sunday archery hunting and expansive either-sex seasons. […]
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The buck starts here – Preseason scouting will lead to better results once opening day of deer season arrives across North Carolina
My Grandpa Joe, a hickory-tough old fellow who cherished all aspects of the hunting experience, was fond of reminding me, “The hunting’s only part of it.” […]
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Cover: August 2014 (NC) – Fishing
Targeting bottomfish is a great idea in August, whether you do it offshore on a big boat or around nearshore structure on a jet ski. Deer season is a month away, so find out what’s in store for Tarheel hunters. […]
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Cover: August 2014 (NC) – Hunting
Deer season is a month away, so find out what’s in store for Tarheel hunters. Targeting bottomfish is a great idea in August, whether you do it offshore on a big boat or around nearshore structure on a jet ski. […]
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A different kind of bonnet – Shallow-water sharking is a summertime adventure in South Carolina waters
During the middle of the summer along South Carolina’s beautiful shores, the mercury bubbles toward the very top of the scale, with water temperatures sky-rocketing to the mid-80s. […]
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Bream bonanza – Comb the Combahee River for great blackwater fishing for bream
With its headwaters in Colleton County and ending at St. Helena Sound, the Combahee River — the “C” in ACE Basin — is a relatively short river, but the lack of length isn’t a negative for anglers. […]
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Rock around the clock for Lake Hartwell’s summer stripers
Guide Bill Plumley is more of an early bird than a night owl, and he said that when summer settles in on 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell and the recreational boating crowd tends to dominate the mid-day, he’d rather get up early and finish early than stay up all night. […]
Bass Fishing
Cook your goose – Beat the heat with great August bassing at South Carolina’s Goose Creek Reservoir
Finding a reservoir where the bass fishing is good all summer isn’t always that easy — unless you live near Charleston. […]
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2014 Deer Preview – Stable deer population should be good news for South Carolina hunters
South Carolina’s deer harvest last fall was up 3.6 percent over 2012, continuing a see-saw trend over the past few years, but the state’s top deer biologist found plenty to be happy about. […]