February 2012 Archives - Page 2 of 6

Oysters are most-easily picked at low tide, when they’re visible and can be best judged for size and shape. Choose the ones that are covered by water the longest.

Crack open an oyster

In South Carolina however, people often venture happily outside for the promise of something warm and delicious: steamed oysters. […]

Backlashes

Fish management held by anglers, pols

Craig Holt

Politics, even at the state level, often is a confusing game. Anybody out there think Mike Easley, once North Carolina’s attorney general and later its governor, ever dreamed he’d end up an admitted felon? […]

Cover: February 2012 (NC) – Freshwater

North Carolina Sportsman

Bulls Bay is a great place to load the cooler with big sheepshead, and the same is true at Lake Moultrie for catfish. […]

Accurate GPS information is critical to plenty of uses common in everyday life, including automotive GPS.

What’s up with GPS?

Jerry Dilsaver

If you haven’t been paying attention during the past year, a threat to the accuracy of Global Positioning System (GPS) signals has been growing at almost the speed of light. […]

This 14.35-pound striper caught by Emily Underwood and her partner, Brian Underwood, was big fish in the Nov. 19 Tarheel Striper Club’s tournament on High Rock Lake.

Two pairs tops on Norman

Tony Garitta

DJ’s Lake Norman Winter trail has drawn some of the western Piedmont’s best fishermen over the past handful of years, and through the first handful of this winter’s events, two teams have been consistently cashing checks. […]

A spinnerbait can be a dynamite lure later in the month as the water warms, and largemouth bass begin to stir and move toward the shallows.

Better stay on the move

Terry Madewell

Several species of fish in Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie are on the move this month, which typically begins with some of the coldest water temperatures of the year. […]

Cover: February 2012 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

The spring striper run up the Roanoke gets the notoriety, but fishing can be just as good this month on the lower Roanoke. […]

No matter what you think about hunting at a preserve, you can’t argue with the taste of a handful of quail.

Put-and-Take Bobwhites

John Gribb

At one time or other, most bird hunters said, “I wouldn’t think of hunting at a hunting preserve.” […]

Guide Kevin Davis admires a wintertime Lake Moultrie blue catfish.

Lake of the Month: Lake Moultrie

Jeff Samsel

From an above-water vantage, it all looks the same. A 60,000-bowl, Lake Moultrie has minimal visible cover, except around its edges. Beneath the surface, though, the story changes. […]

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources uses cost-effect methods like prescribed burning to improve quail habitat. This is the before shot.

What’s the problem?

John Gribb

Ask a few quail hunters what happened to all the wild birds, and you’ll get predictable answers based on their anecdotal observations and discussions with friends. […]