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Florence hunters kill massive Santee gator

Opening weekend of South Carolina’s gator season was a wild one for four Florence, S.C. friends, who killed a massive gator on a late-night hunt. […]

Darlington angler catches 84-pound catfish at Santee

Brian Cope

Darlington S.C.’s Charlie Weatherford caught his biggest catfish yet, an 84-pound Arkansas blue while fishing at Santee on Sept. 13, 2020. […]

Franklin County hunter downs huge 10-point buck

Brian Cope

Michael Collins of North Carolina killed a big 10-point buck in Franklin County on opening day of the state’s archery season. […]

Tips for picking out your first kayak

Phillip Gentry

Pick that first kayak: Here’s how to know your options and what they mean […]

Big bass like this one from Lake Wylie will start moving into creeks in October and should be feeding heavily. (Photo by Brian Cope)

Crank up an October bass; this is the month

David Fritts

October bass fishing is about to break loose […]

Enter the kings’ throne room

Jeff Burleson

Oak Island is the center of North Carolina’s king mackerel world when October arrives. […]

If you’ve gotten a late start on putting your fall food plot in the ground, don’t give up; legumes and cereal grains can still give deer a place to visit and feed. (Photo by Donna Brookshire)

October is late for planting food plots, but you can still plant a good one

Jeff Burleson

How to plant an October food plot that will attract deer […]

Jonathan Beard, Ron Beard and Jared Beard landed this 731/2-inch tarpon in the surf at Fort Fisher on Aug. 9.

Shark-fishing family beaches a surprise: Huge tarpon

Carolina Sportsman

When people on the beach complain about him shark-fishing from the surf, Jared Beard of Wilmington, N.C., likes to tell them that he’s really trying to catch a tarpon, cobia or big redfish. […]

I literally cannot wait for October to get here. Yeah, I know, most people who love being outdoors do, because summer’s heat is behind us, and there are plenty of things to do that involve a gun or a rod. I love catching speckled trout and bass and crappie, but it’s something else altogether that cranks my engine. […]