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Fully camouflaged layout blinds are a great option for hunters looking to hide from snow geese out in the open among decoys.

Full-camo, layout blinds or all-white are snow goose concealment options

As soon as duck season ends, a choice few waterfowlers will pack away their duck decoys and layout boats and unload masses of white decoy shells for the snow goose conservation season. […]

Snow goose populations have skyrocketed over the past 25 years to the point that they were doing significant damage to agriculture and breeding habitat.

Light goose conservation order opens the floodgates for North Carolina hunters

Jeff Burleson

Nearly 10 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the “light goose conservation order” that resonated throughout every waterfowl community across the country. The USFWS pulled out all of the stops to encourage hunters to combat the exploding snow goose explosion. […]

Full-choked shotguns and large, heavy loads of non-toxic shot are the norm when targeting snow geese.

Snow geese require special shot choices, sizes and shotgun chokes

Jeff Burleson

Snow geese travel thousands of miles to reach their southern wintering grounds. After hunters study the flocks and finally get a group to creep into shotgun range, the hard part is over, and hunters need to use their equipment to bring them to the dirt. […]

Eastern North Carolina is snow goose heaven in February.

Don’t snow on my parade – The snow goose parade begins this month in eastern North Carolina

Jeff Burleson

When the talk turns to snow geese, most North Carolina hunters immediately think about a long trip to the great plains of North Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, Manitoba or any of the other states and provinces along the central flyway. […]

Fishermen can employ slow-trolling or anchoring tactics in February, depending on where they’re fishing.

Lake Gaston catfish don’t mind cold

Dusty Wilson

February can be a dicey month for anglers in North Carolina. It will feature some of the coldest temperatures of the winter, but it will usually greet the first warmth of the oncoming spring. […]

A day’s limit of slot redfish for three fishermen goes a long way toward a full frying pan and tasty meal.

A guide’s best recipes for red drum

Craig Holt

Guide Dale Collins likes to prepare fish for meals, especially redfish, and the one fish he can keep daily (between 18 and 27 inches) will do fine for his two favorite ways to cook them: blackened or grilled. […]

Take a winter surfing safari for Swansboro, N.C., redfish.

Ride the surf for winter reds

Craig Holt

Guide Dale Collins and anglers Rocky Carter of Swansboro, N.C., and John Moon of Graham, N.C., were casting 3-inch mullet chunks on Carolina rigs toward the churning surf. Within seconds, each angler was hooked up with an over-slot red drum that made rods bend and drags squeal. […]