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Sticking to one spot that has fish is usually more productive than running and gunning.

Sticking to your guns will pay off

Pick an area and stay with it when you’re fishing in a tournament (or try this approach if you just want to catch some bass at a lake during a weekend of fun fishing). […]

David Wright of Lexington finished fourth at September’s Stren Series FLW tourney at Kerr Lake.

Lexington anglers dominate at Kerr

Tony Garitta

Lexington anglers took the top two places at the Aug. 30-31 Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division event at Kerr Lake. […]

A buck checks out a doe decoy during a recent archery hunt in North Carolina.

No foolin’, deer decoys work

Ramon Bell

Hunters know decoys work for waterfowl and predators, but are they effective in luring deer within archery range? […]

The WRC’s Northern Coastal Management biologist, Dale Davis examines a bear taken by Daniel Bartlett at Gull Rock Game Land.

The direction of the rifle shot’s muffled report was difficult to gauge. In the mountains, it’s a common expression to say a shot “rang” out, but gunfire echoes are absent because of the thick vegetation in North Carolina’s flatlands. […]

This buck is the only one Martin has taken with a rifle, he said, downing the 11-pointer in a Guilford County cutover.

Close Encounters of the Buck Kind

Craig Holt

Eastern Guilford County resident Bill Martin visited the March 2008 Dixie Deer Classic to enter one of his recent trophy white-tail heads in the event’s Big Buck Contest. […]

It takes a big rod to troll big lures for kings, and anglers also never know when a wahoo or tuna will strike. Ng uses trolling rods with electric-assist reels when exploring for kings while running at fast speeds.

Holiday Kings

Mike Marsh

While Anthony Ng has made his fishing reputation by catching a variety of bottomfish species, he also enjoys fishing for many other types of fish. […]

The yellow-highlighted areas in Carteret County are well-known fishing spots for red drum.

Seeing Red

Jerry Dilsaver

Having the eyesight of an eagle isn’t required to be a successful red drum fisherman, but it certainly helps.

In fact it helps most of the time. […]

Few human intrusions into a buck’s territory gives a solitary hunter the best chance to kill a trophy.

Deer Gone Wild

Terry Madewell

When the rut kicks into high gear, hunters know its big buck time in North Carolina. […]

After three or four days of sunny weather during winter, Barrow will troll his baits with the outside bobber bumping the grass. And he gets results.

All Aboard for Specks

Phillip Gentry

The morning broke cold and clear as Windsor Barrow and his fishing partner, Elton Harrison, left New Bern, heading for the Hoboken area and the backwater bays of Pamlico Sound. […]

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