January 2013 Archives - Page 8 of 8

Quail thrive in quality habitat, but it has been disappearing from the Southeast for the past 50 years.

CURE project’s aim is to revive quail

North Carolina’s effort to restore quail, the CURE (Cooperative Upland habitat Restoration and Enhancement) program, has attempted since 2001 to change large-scale landscape management practices in several areas to benefit small-game species, including songbirds, butterflies and several species of amphibians and reptiles. […]

White perch (left) and yellow perch (right) may share the ‘perch’ name, but they’re actually not related.

Brother from another mother

Phillip Gentry

Though yellow perch and white perch are likely to be found in the same locations on Lake Russell, as well as sharing the same last name, the similarity between the two species ends there. […]

Fly fishermen need to keep their rod tip low and set the hook with a strip of the line.

Strip sets only

Jeff Burleson

Fly fishing for redfish can be exciting and rewarding, but the territory is rough and quite challenging for all levels of fly anglers. […]