Field Notes
How to put that gun away until next season
Follow these tips before putting your firearms away, and they’ll be clean and ready when the next hunting season rolls around. […]
February 2019
Columns
It’s time to make plans for food plots
Hunters should review their logs and scribble out a new food-plot plan that includes improvements to soil, weed control, seed selection and other activities for better results. […]
Bass Fishing
Winter bass are worth the work
In late February and early March, bass in the Carolinas are getting ready to spawn. They’ll head to the shallows and bite slow-moving lures. […]
Features
Winter speckled trout fishing is a full-frontal assault
There’s no bigger factor than the weather when it comes to winter trout fishing in North Carolina’s inshore waters. […]
Featured
Black sea bass season opens Feb.1 north of Cape Hatteras
The recreational black sea bass fishing season opens in federal water and in North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras on Feb. 1. The season will end on Feb. 28. […]
Coyote
2019 Carolina Coyote Classic is next month
Kill coyotes and win money! That’s the idea behind the Sixth Annual Carolina Coyote Classic, which will be held Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, 2019. […]
Bass Fishing
Redfish will not be stocked in Hyco Lake
The NCWRC hoped to stock redfish a/k/a red drum, in Hyco Lake to help control the population of tilapia, but their studies determined redfish would not survive due to the quality of water hardness in the reservoir. […]
Bear
Rabid black bear found in Hyde County
After finding and handling a black bear that tested positive for rabies, a Hyde County, N.C. hunting guide has received the rabies vaccination. […]