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Cover: October 2016
Patience paid off last season for Noah Pennell when he waylaid this 142-inch 6-point. […]
Newsletter
Alligator
Florence teen bags 11 1/2-foot gator from North Santee River
On September 29th, 18-year-old Walker Drummond of Effingham took his first South Carolina alligator. And what a gator it was, weighing over 500 pounds and 11 foot 6 inches long. […]
Deer of the Year
Crossbow hunter kills 150-inch Surry County buck
On September 20th, Daniel Gibson of Ararat rushed to his ladder stand on the family farm to catch the last couple hours of daylight. After laying eyes on a trophy 10-point that he’d been watching on his trail camera for the last 3 years, Gibson shouldered his crossbow and managed an incredible shot that dropped the 150-inch Surry County monster in his tracks. […]
Featured
Judge issues temporary restraining order in flounder closure lawsuit
A Carteret County judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary restraining order on the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission’s decision to end flounder fishing on Oct. 16 for the remainder of 2016, in response to a lawsuit filed Sept. 23 by the N.C. Fisheries Association, Carteret County Fisherman’s association, and Carteret, Dare and Hyde counties. […]
Bass Fishing
Heart Tail Swimbaits
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits keeps raising the bar higher and higher with each entry into the artificial lure manufacturing industry. […]
Deer of the Year
Guilford County trophy buck goes down to bowhunter
Last hunting season, Holden Barley acquired a 20-acre plot of hunting land in Guilford County, and like many hunters do, he immediately hung a trail camera. […]
Bass Fishing
Fontana Lake points will hold plenty of fall smallmouth bass
Ronnie Parris of Smoky Mountain Outdoors Unlimited targets rocky points in October for smallmouth bass at Fontana Lake. […]
Featured
How to slam catfish on Lake Murray through October
October is a prime time to catch the grand slam of catfish — channels, blues, whites and flatheads — in a single trip to Lake Murray, according to guide Chris Simpson of Greenwood, S.C. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lynches River’s bream heat up as weather cools
It’s time to get on the bream in Lynches River while these fish are still feeding heavily before the end of the fall. […]
Featured
Big, Outer Banks red drum have pier visits on their itineraries
October is a special month for many of North Carolina’s fisheries, and none more so than the Outer Banks’ adult red drum stampede. Pier fishermen will get the first taste of reds longer than 40 inches as they follow baitfish evacuating the sounds and Virginia waters in anticipation of cold weather. […]