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Steve Gentry have put a lot of slab crappie in his boat by fishing live minnows and slow-trolling them vertically over offshore structure like humps, brushpiles and creek channels. The “tight-lining” method requires some good equipment, including rods, rod holders and depthfinders.

Tighten up for Fall Slabs

In days gone by, crappie fishing was a springtime, single-rod venture aimed at filling a stringer with slabs and a frying pan with tender white fillets. […]

String-stretching smoker kings abound off the coast along the North Carolina-South Carolina border throughout the fall, with the first consistent numbers of fish moving closer to the beach when the water temperature drops back into the 70s.

Big Kings at Little River

Dan Kibler

As Labor Day approaches, a lot of sportsmen turn their attention, at least momentarily, to thoughts of dove shoots and Thermacell and bucks in velvet. […]

Nick Morris of Colerain (right) is all smiles after boating a gaffer dolphin aboard The Spray.

Slipping out of Pirates Cove Marina and heading toward Oregon Inlet, Capt. Harold Smith was steering The Spray, his 61-foot sportfisher, through the pre-dawn darkness toward the bluewater, when the radio crackled. […]

Bow-Bending Basics

Craig Holt

Danny Viverette of Apex hunted deer with firearms for more than 30 years until deciding he wanted a different challenge and returned to hunting with a bow.

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Dried velvet can remain on a buck's rack for several days. Strands can give an idea of when the velvet shed occurred, and in most cases, whitetails shed velvet at the same time from the previous year.

Deer Dynamics: Velvet Shed

Tommy Kirkland

A low ceiling of clouds blankets the field and woodlands, and although the autumn season is near, the humidity indicates otherwise. […]

Most bears in Eastern North Carolina are killed on private land, but plenty of public lands in the western mountains provide great opportunities for taking a nice bruin.

2010-11 Game Lands Forecast

Craig Holt

Being nearly a quarter-million strong, North Carolina’s sportsmen place a heavy demand on the state for places to hunt and fish. […]

Cover: September 2010 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

If you’re planning to venture onto public land this season, you’ve GOT to read our annual Game Lands Forecast. […]

‘Old’ drum, which are the largest members of the species, are the main target of anglers at the lower Neuse River and Pamlico Sound.

‘Old’ drum main game in town at lower Neuse

Craig Holt

Anglers are targeting ‘old’ (big) drum at the lower Neuse and Pamlico Sound. […]

William Kirkland, left, killed this 140-class buck while hunting with father Danny (right) on Sunday.

Massive buck falls in Bowman

Jeff Dennis

When high school senior William Kirkland of St. Matthews kicked off the school year with a hectic football practice schedule that left only a small amount of time for the start of deer season, he made the most of his opportunity by taking down a 224-pound Bowman buck. […]