Bass Fishing
Other winter bass wonderlands: Shearon Harris, Norman
Bass fishermen can’t go wrong including 4,100-acre Shearon Harris Lake and 32,500-acre Lake Norman in their search for winter action. […]
December 2013
Deer Hunting
Important late-season combo: corn and trail cameras
Mike Johnson, manager at The Clinton House, is a proponent of planting food plots to attract deer and keep them well-fed throughout the season, but he said the ability of hunters in his neck of the wood to bait with corn for the first time this season has given him another weapon for keeping up with his deer herd. […]
Deer Hunting
Think thick and gnarly cover late in season
Bill Cline of Ridgeway said it’s difficult for most hunters to stop thinking in terms of the rut because of the success rate and seeing lots of deer during that time. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Rock: A lake too tough to die
Guide Maynard Edwards believes that High Rock’s striped bass don’t reach trophy sizes because of a liberal creel limit and heavy fishing pressure. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Is company that controls High Rock helping or hurting fishing?
If somewhere in the offices of Yadkin Inc. — the division of aluminum giant Alcoa that operates hydroelectric plants on reservoirs along the Yadkin system — there exists a dartboard with Maynard Edwards’ picture on it, the veteran fishing guide won’t be surprised. […]
Other Hunting
Sell your tails
Squirrel hunting is one of America’s favorite past-times, being abundant and from the soggy bottomlands of Mississippi to the high country of West Virginia. […]
Other Hunting
Top tips for cleaning squirrels
Not only can squirrel hunting be exciting and challenging, the animal’s meat is one-of-a-kind and tastes nothing like chicken — it’s definitely not a white meat. […]
Dove
Late-season dove tips
Andy Pope and Lowrie Beacham have developed habits in their pursuit of late-season doves that are worth sharing: […]
Other Hunting
Sportsman’s stocking stuffers
If you are looking for a gift for a hunter in the family but really haven’t a clue, here are a few ideas. […]
Other Hunting
Swan Hunting Permits
Tundra swans do a tremendous amount of damage to winter field crops, in northeast North Carolina, so the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission issues 5,000 permits to hunt tundra swans each year. […]