Freshwater Fishing
No need to get lost again
Many of the flooded trees in Sparkleberry Swamp are decorated with license plates, signs and paint markings, showing routes that lead to places only those who placed them know. […]
September 2014
Freshwater Fishing
Drop me a line
Setting trotlines is Ken Nutter’s preferred way of catching catfish in Sparkleberry Swamp, but he warns other anglers to know the laws governing these devices. […]
Offshore Fishing
Location, location, location
Much like for a successful business, the key to productive offshore bottom-fishing is being in the right location. Once the preferred, rock, wreck or reef is found, the captain must anchor so the boat is positioned just right to get the baits down to the fish. Bottomfish are very specific to their chosen structure, and missing it by even a few feet will result in a lot of waiting rather than catching. […]
Offshore Fishing
A plethora of piscatorial regulations
Regulations for offshore bottomfish species are complex and include several closed seasons and several seasons that close when the annual allocation is caught. […]
Hunting
Master turkey hunters
The members of the Cathey family are in an elite group of hunters that understand the skills required to be successful in turkey hunting. The numbers they have amassed are phenomenal. […]
Hunting
Taking it one more step
For years, Bob Cathey ran a farm in Anderson, but in 1998, he went into a different kind of farming, one that seems a natural extension to the Cathey family’s love of hunting. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer expansion means urban archery rocks
When the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission started its Urban Archery deer season program in 2007, a handful of towns signed up — Elkin was first — while many others and major cities in North Carolina turned up their noses. […]
Deer Hunting
Big-harvest areas aren’t bow leaders
The top counties in terms of deer taken with archery equipment are rarely among the top counties in overall harvest. […]
Hog Hunting
Hog and coyote hunting on WMAs
Several WMAs provide hunters with opportunities to harvest hogs, and some are very good, according to Derrell Shipes of SCDNR. […]
Hunting
Quail and rabbits
Biologist Willie Simmons said quail and rabbit have specific needs in terms of habitat to thrive. […]