Deer Hunting
Make every moment of your hunt count with quality optics
Luring a trophy buck onto your hunting property is a big feat, but killing it is even better. Quality optics will help you do that even in waning light. […]
September 2017
Deer Hunting
How to get your deer from tagged to tenderloins
Once your deer is on the ground, how do you turn it into meat for the freezer? […]
Redfish
Wrightsville Beach’s diverse redfish opportunities
Of the great fishing destinations along the North Carolina coast, Wrightsville Beach — at the end of I-40 and US 74 — is probably the easiest to get to and has the most different targets waiting for anglers: rock jetties, marshes, bays and plenty of protected area behind the barrier islands. […]
Redfish
Georgetown’s waters are top drawer for redfish
According to redfish tournament champ Glenn Finley, the vast expanses of marsh, creeks, bays and sounds around Georgetown, S.C., are the closest match he has seen to the popular redfish meccas of south Louisiana. […]
Deer Hunting
Identifying bucks on scent markers
During the rut, the action can get hot and heavy. As does come into estrus, odors filter through the deer woods like smoke in a forest fire, driving bucks crazy. Hunters who spend a lot of time in the stand get many opportunities to see deer moving in and out of their property. […]
Hunting
Wildfires may have improved some public wildlife habitat
No outdoor enthusiast enjoys seeing wildfires rage on public or private land, but in the aftermath, a smidgen of a silver lining can exist. […]
Inshore Fishing
The hits keep on coming
The annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades show, aka ICAST, is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. Manufacturers flock to the annual convention, the 2017 show having been held in mid-July in Orlando, Fla. […]
Fishing
Trout Trailers add scent, action to artificial lures
Sometimes speckled trout are very selective in picking up artificial lures, and this lure enhancer adds that little something extra that specks are looking for. […]
Columns
Call it stew or stroganoff, you’ll love this dove recipe
A little goes a long way with this dove recipe, and it won’t leave you hungry. […]
Greener Pastures
Ag fields save food plots
Over the summer, everything is green and lush, with acres of nutrition around every corner. On most properties, deer don’t have to step out of their woodlots to get all the nutrition they can ask for. […]