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The tundra swan sings a sweet song for N.C. waterfowl hunters
Tundra swans give North Carolina waterfowl hunters a chance for a big, trophy bird. […]
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Code blue! Cold blues! – It’s time for cold blue cats on Santee Cooper lakes
As the holiday season nears, outdoor lovers gravitate towards an early morning duck hunt or a last-minute sit in their favorite deer stands. But if you’ve got a fishy state of mind, winter is prime time to lock onto a trophy catfish, and there’s no place better than Santee Cooper’s Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion. […]
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A great spot to be in – Anglers flock to Lake Norman for North Carolina’s best spotted bass fishing
One morning last December, a bass tournament was blasting off out of the McCrary Creek boating ramp, aka Queens Landing, but Carson Orellana of Mooresville, N.C., was perfectly content to let the traffic clear before he backed his Nitro down the ramp and pushed off into Lake Norman. […]
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Harkers Island holiday treasures – December fishing in Cape Lookout’s inshore waters can be fantastic
Once the weather begins to cool around Thanksgiving, many fishermen clean their gear and winterize their boats for storage until spring. Fishermen who put on a jacket and continue to fish really appreciate this. […]
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Fast or slow? Just fool them – Which retrieve is the best to catch late-fall Carolina redfish
You’ve read the articles, watched fishing shows and videos and fished with guides or other so-called experts, and they give conflicting advice on how to catch redfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Stripers, walleyes on tap
If you’re getting tired of sitting in your deer stand or bored with football games on television, I think I might have a little something that will make your December more fun. […]
Deer Hunting
Want deer? Find the food
As the holiday season arrives, most hunters are satisfied with a freezer full of enough tasty venison to last until the 2017 opener. But some hunters holding out for a wall-hanger and passing on immature bucks are beginning to lose confidence that a trophy will show up within range of their weapon of choice. […]
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Cover: December 2016
The end of the season is in sight, so it’s time to pull out all the stops to tag out on that trophy buck. […]
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Catch more Lake Wateree crappie this month with these tips
Willis Trapp has been fishing South Carolina’s Lake Wateree for three decades, and while he enjoys the warmth of spring, it’s December that gets him most excited about crappie fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Two-pronged approach to sample Lake Hickory’s December bass fishing
Guide Andy Fox of Claremont, N.C., has a two-pronged approach to catching bass on Lake Hickory in December, and both prongs can be awfully sharp. […]