November 2013 Archives - Page 3 of 6

Rattling with shed horns can produce life-like sparring and fighting noises.

Pick the right calls, rattling horns

Deer calls on the market today produce a variety of sounds. Look for ones with adjustable reeds that are loud and capable of making many sounds. […]

Fishermen in the Cape Fear area catch a mixture of Gulf kingfish (left) and Southern kingfish (right), which have brown or bronze markings.

Which whiting is which?

Mike Marsh

“Whiting” is only one of the angler’s names used for the three kingfish species, which fishermen catch in the Cape Fear River and along the rest of the North Carolina coast. […]

Use a leaf blower or rake to clear a path to your stand so your approach will be a quiet one.

Be quiet going in

Pete Rogers

Access is everything. Being able to get to your stand is critical when hunting big bucks. […]

Trail cameras set near bedding areas can give hunters a better idea of where to set up after the peak of the rut passes.

Check your trail camera after dark

Pete Rogers

Hunters use game cameras to monitor deer movements and identify mature bucks. […]

Guide Bryan Goodwin surveys the location and number of boats anchored up, fishing the Cape Lookout rock jetty, before he decides where he’ll fit it.

Etiquette, safety important for fishing at rocky jetty

Craig Holt

Because the Cape Lookout rock jetty attracts so many spotted seatrout and other species during the late fall, it’s a popular venue for anglers and boats —and that can cause problems. […]

Decoys with realistic paint jobs and actions, like these Fowl Foolers, can give waterfowl hunters an edge in small waters.

Putting out decoys, even for woodies, can be a plus

Brian Cope

Talk to a dozen hunters, and you’ll get your share of those who’ll say wood ducks don’t respond to decoys, but you’ll get just as many who’ll say the opposite. […]

This main-frame 10-pointer with one split brow tine was taken Nov. 8 in Moore County after James Diesfeld helped a friend trim around his stands.

Watch the wind, cover scent when deer hunting

Jerry Dilsaver

James Diesfeld’s biggest advice for other deer hunters is to manage what you can, and two of the easiest are working with the wind and eliminating human scent. […]

Carolina Swamp Calls were born out of a handful of duck hunters’ desire for calls better than those commercially available.

Lee County duck hunters came up with new line of calls

Brian Cope

Calling is a major part of duck hunting to Chuck Amerson. After years of unhappiness with the inconsistencies of commercially-available duck calls, Amerson, his brother Ethan, his father Mike, and friend Scott Rollins, all of Lee County, partnered to make their own calls. […]

Guide Kevin Davis battles a Santee Cooper striped bass at dusk — a favorite time for schooling action on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie.

It’s surface striper time

Terry Madewell

Several very strong fishing patterns are in place in November for anglers to enjoy on the Santee Cooper lakes, but one species really seems to stand out for most, and that’s the striped bass. […]

Big Snowbird Creek is one of best trout waters in Carolinas

Robert Satterwhite

Big Snowbird Creek in Graham County, considered by many veteran trout fishers as one of the best streams in the far western section of the state, now has four distinct fisheries. In July, a 2.8-mile section of hatchery-supported waters was re-designated as delayed-harvest waters.

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