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Cover: September 2018
Preview the public hunting land in both Carolinas, and take a look at a different way to catch Spanish mackerel in the fall. […]
Newsletter
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s Nightcrawler
Glen Freeman of Zwolle has a new weapon in his bass fishing arsenal. So does Zack Hughes of Quitman, Texas, who boated a 10-plus-pounder on the first day he fished with it at Lake Fork. […]
Featured
Oak Island Recreation Dept. offering king mackerel fishing seminar
King mackerel fishermen wanting to boost their catches of the big mackerel should consider attending the King Mackerel Fishing Seminar presented by the Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department on the evening of Sept. 18, 2018. […]
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It’s time to get prepared for bowhunting season
Bow hunting season is right around the corner, so now is the time to check out your bow and make sure it is ready for it. […]
Featured
Anglers catching big Spanish mackerel out of Holden Beach area
Anglers out of Holden Beach are catching plenty of king-sized Spanish mackerel, but they have to go far offshore to do it. […]
Deer Hunting
Lexington County hunter bags 140-inch opening day trophy
On the afternoon of Aug. 15, with the temperature pushing 90 degrees, Zachary Dinkins of Gilbert, S.C., opened South Carolina’s deer season by killing a Lexington County buck that had been nicknamed “Swamp Donkey” — a 9-point, 22-inch wide, 224-pound brute. […]
Deer Hunting
Free deer hunting, processing seminars offered in Raleigh and Fayetteville
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Federation will offer eight free deer hunting and processing seminars in Raleigh and Fayetteville in September and October. […]
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Hazel Creek: A trout treasure
No roads lead to one of the most-celebrated trout streams in the East. Isolated, remote, accessible only by boat or foot, Hazel Creek lives up to its reputation as a trout-fishing Mecca. It’s all that everyone says it is, and more. […]
Catfish
Summer, shallows are not exclusive
Bobby Winters is a 23-year-old catfish and striper guide on the Santee Cooper lakes who has a youthful passion for catching fish. We were fishing on a hot, summer day, and he’d targeted an area with undulating bottom contours for drift-fishing. We had been drifting only a short while when one of his nine rods bowed over.
Deer Hunting
Whitetail ‘ice cream’
Every living thing likes ice cream, even deer! Growing “ice cream” for wildlife may sound a little far-fetched and impossible, but it’s not impossible, because Dwarf Essix rape is just like ice cream to deer. […]