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A new documentary highlights positives of gun ownership.

“Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire”

Kris Koenig introduced himself to me as “the only national public television producer I know of with a concealed carry permit.” […]

Flounder fishing in the Sneads Ferry area has been great since a cold front rolled through the area last weekend.

Flounder fishing takes off in Sneads Ferry area

Jerry Dilsaver

Capt. Allen Jernigan of Sneads Ferry isn’t the only fisherman happy that fall is being ushered in by a series of cold fronts, because the latest one has turned on the flounder in the area. […]

Joe Parmenter and Wesley Ridgill killed this 12-foot-5 alligator in the Hickory Top area of the Santee Cooper lakes on Sept. 17.

Another big Santee Cooper gator makes waves

Brian Cope

Two men from Sumter took a 12-foot johnboat on an alligator hunt to the Santee-Cooper lakes on the evening of Sept. 17. While Joe Parmenter and Wesley Ridgill weren’t the most well-equipped hunters, they managed to boat a 12-foot-5 beast that weighed 656 pounds. […]

Robert "Stump" Morrison won the Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament on High Rock Lake last weekend with 34.85 pounds over two days.

Army vet wins big bass tournament on High Rock

Tony Garitta

Robert “Stump” Morrison, a U.S. Army veteran from Winston-Salem, won his first major bass-fishing victory at High Rock Lake by topping the field at the Sept. 14-15 Bassmaster Weekend Series N.C. Division 5 tournament. […]

Combining the wonders of GPS navigation and your MotorGuide trolling motor is now possible with the introduction of the company’s Xi5.

X marks the spot

Allan Tarvid

The new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor is obviously designed to take on Minn Kota’s successful Terrova, and MotorGuide took the time and trouble to do it right. […]

Striped bass, along with several other species, are hitting Alabama rigs being trolled in 20 to 30 feet of water at Lake Norman.

Lake Norman fish starting to stir as water temperature drops

Craig Holt

As water temperatures have started to fall, the appetites of Lake Norman’s gamefish have started to rise, according to guide Gus Gustafson. […]

Jason Heitman caught this big white bass in the tailrace below Tuckertown Dam, which has been a real hot spot on Badin Lake in recent weeks.

Tailrace below Tuckertown Dam is producing plenty of fish

Tony Garitta

Moving water is akin to ringing the dinner bell for fish, as Maynard Edwards of Yadkin Lakes Guide Service and a number of his fishing buddies have discovered for the past two weeks while fishing in the Badin Lake tailrace below Tuckertown Dam, catching white bass, stripers and largemouth bass. […]

Mike Colboth, Chris Warren and Ernie Seruya took this 12-foot-2, 820-pound alligator out of the upper end of Lake Marion on Monday, Sept. 16.

Lake Marion produces 820-pound gator that finally dies in hunters’ boat

Brian Cope

Three hunters from Sumter tagged a 12-foot-2, 820-pound alligator on Monday, Sept. 16, while hunting out of Pack’s Landing on Lake Marion. It was an animal that should have measured a good deal longer, but it proved plenty tough in the end — requiring an extra shot after he was in the trio’s boat. […]

Brayden Morris killed this 124-inch 9-point Granville County buck on Sept. 14 -- his second trophy of the short season.

Granville County hunter, 7, takes two trophy bucks in first week of season

Bill Howard

Brayden Morris of Rougemont killed the two biggest bucks of his life the opening week of archery season, taking a 118-inch buck on opening day and a 124-inch buck the next Saturday. The most-interesting thing is, Brayden Morris is only seven years old. […]