December 2016 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Storm’s Arashi Spinbait

What looks like a topwater prop bait but isn’t because it does its work underwater to entice suspending bass? […]

Portable emergency power for your boat

If you have never turned your boat or tow vehicle’s ignition key only to have it do absolutely nothing, you should be both wary and happy. […]

Get to know a crossbow

Sammy Romano

Although crossbows have been around for thousands of years, until recently, their use for deer hunting has been legally limited or restricted in most of the country. […]

Go to nymphs in winter

Robert Satterwhite

Although spring is undoubtedly the ideal season to fish for mountain trout, winter fishing also has its merits. What most discover is that they catch fewer, but larger, fish. […]

Catch more December bass with these tips

Terry Madewell

Bass fishing success on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie is always about the chow; it’s the one thing that’s predictable about largemouth bass. […]

Late-season deer movements: a ‘job change’

Terry Madewell

By December, most of South Carolina’s deer are primarily in a post-rut pattern, and biologist Charles Ruth said the change in deer activity from the peak of the rut to post-rut can be characterized as a simple job change. […]

Peak of rut in North Carolina can vary greatly by location

Terry Madewell

Late-season deer hunting in terms of rut and post-rut activity is literally all over the map in North Carolina, because peak breeding dates vary greatly, according to biologist John Shaw. […]

For late season, shift stand sites, begin supplemental feeding

Jeff Burleson

By December, popular deer stands and other heavily hunted areas have been abused to the point where the deer only use them nocturnally, which doesn’t help hunters fill a late-season tag. […]