Deer Hunting
Monroe man is grand-prize winner in Bag-A-Buck contest
When he’s in a deer stand, Ray Adcock of Monreo usually handles a video camera while his daughter, Melinda Rich, does the shooting. […]
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Cold, muddy water has moved Cape Fear stripers to Northeast Cape Fear
Stripers moving up the Cape Fear River into the Wilmington area have made a bit of a detour, thanks to cold, dirty runoff, and they’re being caught in the Northeast Cape Fear, according to Stuart Caulder of Gold Leader Fishing. […]
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Shallow Lake Moultrie crappie bite surprises some, but not Bonneau guide
Joe Dennis with Santee Cooper Charters in Bonneau has been mauling slab crappie in shallow water at Lake Moultrie for the past couple of weeks. That wouldn’t be big news in March, but in January, that’s something special for fishermen. […]
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Thirteen commercial fishermen charged in illegal ocean striper fishing
Twelve commercial fishermen from North Carolina and one from Georgia have been charged in federal court in Raleigh for the illegal harvest and sale and false reporting of around 90,000 pounds of striped bass from federal waters off the coast of North Carolina during 2009 and 2010, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. […]
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The deer woods
That last one is an old Southern term — and appropriate. It depicts wet, low hardwood bottoms covered profusely with bayonet plants blending long stalks, sword-like leaves and stabbing pain for anyone attempting to enter. […]
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Right now is the perfect time to go for a big pig
Once deer season ends, many hunters hang up their rifles until the fall. But right now is a great time to hunt wild hogs, which is legal throughout most of the Carolinas year-round. […]
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Commission schedules two fly-tying clinics for February
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has scheduled two fly-tying clinics next month through the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education near Brevard. […]
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Forget the cold! Catch white perch, crappie around schools of threadfin shad
Freshwater anglers who think the recent cold snaps have signaled the end of fishing until spring need to set their sights on white perch and crappie. […]
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Clean water with little current has been equation for good Southport trout, reds
Finding clear and fairly still water has been the ticket for redfish, speckled trout and an occasional black drum the past two weeks, according to Capt. Butch Foster of Yeah Right Charters in Southport. […]
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Largest North Carolina bluefin ever, by 200 pounds, caught out of Beaufort Inlet
Bluefin tuna fishing around Morehead City is shaping up to be one of the best in years, and last Tuesday, it may have hit its peak. […]