Sound & Sea
Weedless topwaters?
Using topwater lures in a walk-the-dog fashion over oyster shell banks, especially in smaller creek mouths that meet larger channels, is a great way to catch speckled trout this time of year. […]
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Deer of the Year
NC 8th-grader blasts 139-inch Person County bruiser
For 14-year-old Thomas Whitt of Rougemont, North Carolina, Sept. 23 will be quite the memorable day for him and his family. It was North Carolina’s designated youth day. […]
Deer of the Year
Patience pays off for SC bowhunter with record book buck
When 51-year old Mike Kossover got into his ground blind early on Nov. 6, he knew he didn’t have much time before leaving for work obligations, but the opportunity to get a shot at the monster buck he had nicknamed “747” was too much to pass up. […]
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Hampstead angler boats 108-pound wahoo out of Masonboro Inlet
Walker Baldwin of Hampstead, N.C., had high hopes for a big day of wahoo fishing as he and the crew aboard the Kool-Aid, a 31-foot Cape Horn owned and operated by Shane Smith of Wilmington, N.C., left Masonboro Inlet and headed for the Gulf Stream on Oct. 20. […]
Deer of the Year
S.C. hunter kills big-racked buck that started off too close to shoot
The problem with the buck with the perfectly symmetrical 8-point rack was that he was just too darn close to shoot. […]
Deer of the Year
Reidsville youth hunter smokes 150-inch buck with black powder rifle
Eric Knowles of Reidsville, N.C. is one happy daddy after the opening weekend of North Carolina’s black powder central deer season. On opening morning, just thirty minutes after light, his oldest son, 11-year-old Jonah Knowles shot a monster 150-inch, 11-pointer at 20 yards from his stand. […]
Deer of the Year
Coin flip leads to record book buck for Marion huntress
Abby Cribb of Marion, S.C. has killed her share of deer with a rifle, but this year, she wanted to try something new. Her boyfriend has always been a very encouraging hunting partner, so he bought her a bow, and assured her that she would enjoy killing a big buck with it even more than the ones she’s killed with a rifle. […]
Columns
Skewerless wahoo kabobs
The fall of 2017 has presented a few challenges for fishermen in the Carolinas, but fishing has been good when the weather has allowed. Uninvited visitors Irma, Jose and Maria, plus some fronts rolling off other tropical systems, made the waters rough at times, but fishermen are persistent and made trips when possible. […]
Deer of the Year
Apex hunter grunts in 12-point, 157-inch Chatham County trophy
Austin Martin of Apex, N.C., had his heart set on a hit-list buck that just wouldn’t show itself when he was hunting. So to force an encounter, he pulled out his grunt call, and on Halloween, he laid down a Chatham County 12-pointer that green scored 157½ inches. […]
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Youth coon hunters compete for prizes, scholarships throughout SC
Youth coon hunts sponsored by the S.C. Coon Hunters Association (SCCHA) and participating clubs and chapters began in October and will continue throughout the fall and winter, culminating with the State Championship Youth Coon Hunt hosted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). […]