January 2014 Archives - Page 4 of 7

TTI-Blakemore’s Reality Shad Buffet Rig is an Alabama rig downsized specifically for crappie fishermen.

Crappie fishermen have Alabama rig they can call their own

Crappie fishermen no longer have to construct a downsized version of the Alabama rig. […]

Coyotes are adaptable enough and are in enough places that wiping them out by trapping or hunting won’t happen.

USDA trapper: coyotes cannot be eradicated

The assistant director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Service said no state can eradicate coyotes. […]

Cheap shells are out of place on a late- season dove field, but does high brass automatically mean a better load?

The case for high brass

Phillip Gentry

For some reason, many hunters always shoot the cheapest loads available for dove. Most feel a heavier load or higher- quality shell will not help in a situation where numbers of shots count more than quality shots. […]

Roy Sowers (left) killed this Chatham County coyote; every one of North Carolina’s 100 counties has a coyote population.

Coyote information station

Craig Holt

Coyotes appeared in North Carolina in the early 1980s after illegal relocations from out of state and releases for sport hunting with hounds. […]

Hunters need to put in some time scouting for late-season doves and be ready to hunt them as soon as they are located.

Keep dove reports updated

Phillip Gentry

According to Billy Dukes, SCDNR’s small-game specialist, dove hunters who decide to take advantage of South Carolina’s late season should find plenty of birds, just like they have the past few years. […]

Many kayak anglers mount a depth finder on the side of the craft where they direct most of their casts.

Paddling is ‘charged up’

Phillip Gentry

The rise in popularity of kayaks in the angling world was originally thought to be a traditional movement, similar to hunters who put down their guns and picked up recurve bows. […]

Capt. Jimmy Price of Southport is a popular seminar speaker at shows across the state.

Make sure you ‘show’ up

Jerry Dilsaver

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the Christmas holidays and was able to spend some time with family, friends and loved ones. […]

Deer hunters can do themselves a big favor by targeting wild hogs, when available, especially after the end of deer season.

Here, piggy, piggy, piggy

Jeff Burleson

The weather may seem very similar to December, but January is definitely a transitional month for outdoorsman around the Carolinas — especially the thousands of deer hunters out there. […]

With the popularity of artificial lures on the rise among saltwater anglers, manufacturers are regularly introducing new soft-plastic baits that will catch a variety of species.

Artificial ‘intelligence’

Bryan Bowers

Saltwater anglers up and down the South Carolina coast know how to deal with poor visibility. […]

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