May 2012 Archives - Page 3 of 7 - Carolina Sportsman

Lift the pointed ‘key’ on a male crab to remove the orange outer shell.

Pick a crab like a pro

Picking crabs is like lots of things in life; you can do it the hard way or the easy way. […]

Patrick Murphy took this beautiful Roanoke River gobbler.

Seamster is a homebody

A member of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission proposed a few years back that opening day of turkey season move a week ahead, to the first Saturday in April. […]

The Sure-Loc Lethal Weapon is a dependable, accurate bow sight loaded with a host of new features, including the popular Retina Lock, which will identify even the slightest torque or change in anchor point. […]

Currents

A long-needed cup of legislative coffee

Dan Kibler

It’s great, for a change, to see politicians actually getting down to the business of helping protect South Carolina’s wildlife and fisheries resources. […]

Ivan Morris said Lake Gaston’s bass are in transition around the spawn in May.

Lake of the month: Lake Gaston

Craig Holt

Lake Gaston may be the premier largemouth bass lake shared by North Carolina and Virginia. […]

May brings out the best that Lake Murray has to offer.

Lake of the Month: Lake Murray

Jeff Samsel

Folks who fully embrace a mindset of “You can’t have you cake and eat it, too” haven’t spent time fishing at Lake Murray. […]

Striper fishermen can spread out the live baits they slow-troll on free lines by using side planers or planer boards.

Badin striper hotspots

Phillip Gentry

As a rule, Badin stripers will move further toward the dam as the season progresses. Rodney Crisco recommends trying these spots: […]

Never lose your dog again by equiping it with Garmin’s Astro tracking system.

Dog tracking made easy

Allan Tarvid

A few years back I had a scare I don’t ever want to repeat. I was hunting pheasants with Brit, a Brittany I acquired through the PAWS rescue group in Austin, Texas, when she disappeared. […]

Mark Crawford finds numbers of fish on the lower end of Clarks Hill Lake, but he looks up the lake, toward the Lake Russell tailrace, when he’s after a big fish.

Trophy fishing

Phillip Gentry

The choice between numbers and size is an easy one for Mark Crawford when he’s targeting big fish in a striped bass tournament. […]

Spring redfish action really takes off this month in South Carolina marshes as all kinds of baitfish and crabs make a big appearance.

Reds put the feed bag on

Bryan Bowers

May is perhaps one of the most-welcome months for chasing redfish. The weather is warm but not too hot to enjoy, and redfish resume a more predictable feeding behavior. […]