October 2012 Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Smith & Wesson has a hit with its new Military & Police Shield, which is perfect for a concealed-carry weapon.

Smith & Wesson hits the ‘sweet spot’ with their new Shield

One of my favorite “working” handguns has become my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Pro series pistol in 9 mm. […]

Being prepared and keeping a cool head during a boating emergency can prevent disastrous results.

The most important electrical impulses are between your ears

Floating around for three hours with nothing but a Coleman cooler between you and drowning is enough to make a guy and his friends renew the commonsense boating habits they’ve let slide. […]

A ditch bag can hold all the necessary signalling and emergency-contact equipment needed in the event of an emergency.

Ditch bag stocking-up sources

Allan Tarvid

These addresses will take you directly to the products and save a lot of searching. […]

Guide George Beckwith gets ready to release an under-slot puppy drum into the lower Neuse River.

George Beckwith had barely closed the bail on his spinning reel when his rod tip bounced, not the solid thump of a redfish or flounder, but the peck of one of many bait thieves in the lower Neuse River. […]

South Carolina hunters are allowed to take two deer daily in most locations.

Double Play

L. Woodrow Ross

Whitetail deer are elusive animals with highly developed survival skills. It is a great achievement when a hunter takes a deer in a fair-chase hunting situation. […]

An encounter with a school of bluefish got Tommy Samuels of Summerville hooked on fishing from paddle boats.

Guide makes Web strides

Phillip Gentry

It all started when a school of bluefish erupted a half-mile off of Carolina Beach, N.C., Tommy Samuels, 14, stood and stared longingly at the activity when the idea struck him to grab a spinning rod and a surfboard and paddle out to the action. […]

Guide Cecil Wolfe caught this nice fall largemouth bass around shallow cover on Lake Moultrie.

Fall fishing is promising

Terry Madewell

The fall months provide spectacular fishing at the Santee Cooper lakes, but October seems to be the special month for most local fishermen. […]

Rocks and ledges in 80 to 120 feet of water are prime spots to catch fall kings off North Carolina.

Time to ‘hang a net’

Jerry Dilsaver

Most fishermen will agree the best time to catch smoker king mackerel along the North Carolina coast is the late fall, and most agree that the best way to catch them is to use live baits. […]

Custom fly rods are a thing of beauty, both for the eye and the feel.

Don’t ‘spare’ the rod

Robert Satterwhite

Jim Mills has been plying his trade for more than 40 years, meticulously handcrafting one-of-a-kind fly rods from graphite and bamboo, using only the best materials available to create what many of his customers describe as works of art. […]

Relatively few bucks will be taken during primitive weapons seasons in eastern North Carolina, leaving plenty for gun hunters.

October’s 3 F’s: Food, frost & females

Jeff Burleson

As autumn arrives in North Carolinas, hunters in the Eastern deer section get the first shot at a trophy buck, while the rest of the state’s hunters are still launching razor-tipped arrows. […]