Dove
The basics of retrieving doves
Doves can be devilishly difficult to hit, and national statistics suggest roughly five shells are spent for every dove that flies for the final time. […]
September 2015
Freshwater Fishing
Location is everything
Large flathead catfish hunker down during the day in deep holes and in undercut river banks and don’t feed much when the sun is out, but they become active during evening hours in the narrower sections of the Neuse River south and west of Kinston. […]
Deer Hunting
Bowhunting safety rules make sense
North Carolina had its first fatal hunting accident that involved a bowhunter shooting another hunter by mistake last September. […]
Freshwater Fishing
All baits should come from the river
Anglers who use live baits typically follow a rule that’s a cliché: the larger the bait, the bigger the fish it will catch. […]
Bass Fishing
As October approaches, head upstream
Heading into the latter half of September, with October on the horizon, bass travel further up into feeder creeks, get on the bank, and spread out. […]
Deer Hunting
Plant fall food plots early
Throughout the Carolinas, September still feels like summer, and the only tasty foods available to deer are the soybeans and peanut crops on farms. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Murray fall bass particulars
This year the majority of the larger schools of herring have been in Bear Creek and Crystal Lake areas. Target main and secondary points and humps in these two areas. […]
Deer Hunting
Take out juvenile coyotes now
Originally from the great plains, coyotes are battling the feral hog in population increases across the South. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Finding Norman’s rock reefs
Numerous websites, including one belonging to the N.C. Wildlife Federation, provide map coordinates, not GPS coordinates, for the Lake Norman artificial rock reefs. […]
Bass Fishing
Man-made structure great for Cooper River bass
Guide Joe Dennis of Bonneau said that although quite appealing to the eye, the abundance of natural cover on the Cooper River prevents fishermen from fishing the man-made objects that seem to attract bass in droves. […]