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Angler finds specks and reds in some unusual places
Mild winter weather at the N.C. coast has meant good fishing days and spotted seatrout for most anglers. […]
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Brood survey shows slightly better turkey reproduction in 2011
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s summer brood survey of nesting wild turkeys indicates that things didn’t really change much in 2011 from the previous year. […]
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SCDNR recovers yellowfin tuna tag for first time
A yellowfin tuna tagged nine years ago off the South Carolina coast was caught last year along West Africa near Mauritania, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has learned. […]
Events & Announcements
January issue of South Carolina Sportsman full of hunting, fishing tactics
A 12-month series aimed at helping South Carolina fishermen catch more fish in freshwater lakes around the state will debut in the January edition of South Carolina Sportsman. […]
Deer Hunting
Orange County buck officially declared state’s No. 2 all-time archery trophy
A 16-point buck arrowed in Orange County in September is the officially second-largest ever taken by a bowhunter in North Carolina. […]
Events & Announcements
Early Frampton retirement as SCDNR director forced by Haley-appointed directors
John Frampton, who announced his retirement as director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 1 saying he wanted to spend more time with his family, was reportedly forced to retire early by the DNR board, it has been learned. […]
Bass Fishing
Washington guide applies Alabama rig to stripers
WASHINGTON, N.C. — When the Alabama rig exploded on the bass fishing scene in mid October after veteran BASS angler Paul Elias of Mississippi used it to win a pro tournament at Lake Guntersville, Ala., many anglers immediately saw it had other applications. […]
Events & Announcements
January issue of North Carolina Sportsman packed with hunting, fishing how-tos
A 12-month series aimed at helping North Carolina fishermen catch more fish in freshwater lakes around the state will debut in the January edition of North Carolina Sportsman. […]
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Recreational shallow-water grouper season to close on Jan. 1
Just after the ball hits bottom in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, recreational fishermen across the Southeast Atlantic will add shallow-water grouper to the growing list of offshore bottom species that are off limits. […]
Ducks
Curtains for Ducks
Leggett Lump is hardly even that. While nobody really knows where the name originated, the “lump” is a slight rise in the bottom of a couple of inches in height above the surrounding expanse of Pamlico Sound. […]