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Panoptix’s view can be altered to show depths in colors, making it easy to determine depth of cover, contours and fish at a glance.

Almost live TV

One of the most-difficult aspects of teaching fishermen and boaters to interpret conventional sonar screens has been getting them to understand how a screen picture is made. […]

SCDNR expects 450 school and club shooters at its first annual Youth Sporting Clay Open on Saturday in Edgefield.

SCDNR expects huge crowd of shooters for Youth Sporting Clay Open

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources said about 450 youth shooters will compete tomorrow (April 18) at the first annual SCDNR Youth Sporting Clay Open at the Palmetto Shooting Sports Complex in Edgefield. […]

A bill in the N.C. House of Representatives would address ways to attract youths under 16 to outdoors activities, as well as allow Sunday hunting and change several hunting regulations.

Bill in N.C. House would have wide-ranging effects on hunting in state

Craig Holt

Rep. Jimmy Dixon (R-Duplin/Wayne) has introduced a bill that could change and add to responsibilities of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Guide Jamie Pritchett said that turkey hunting from the middle to the end of the season can be great, if you change tactics a bit.

With midway point of turkey season at hand, savvy hunters will change tactics

Terry Madewell

There’s a mad scramble to hunt as soon as turkey season begins, but some expert hunters look forward to the middle and latter parts of the season. […]

Magazine will partner with North Carolina-based outdoors TV show

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina Sportsman is excited to announce a partnership with Pass’n it on Outdoors. […]

A crankbait is often overlooked during the spring when fish are hitting so many different baits, but it can be a key bass-fishing lure.

Spring is crankbait time

David Fritts

Alot of fishermen don’t think about fishing a crankbait in the spring, but except for the time when they’re on the bed, bass will hit a crankbait about as good as anything — if you know how to fish them. […]

Thinning or clear-cutting a stand of pines can bring landowners rewards whose size depends a lot on the timing of the harvest.

In timber, timing is No. 1 factor in making money

Jeff Burleson

Beyond the values to wildlife received from cutting timber, landowners can receive monetary returns. […]

The market for timber of all kinds is looking up in the Carolinas, especially for short-rotation pines.

Timber market price trends

Jeff Burleson

Timber prices rise and fall based on the demand for raw material slotted for conversion into finished products. And the demand for forest products has fluctuated with advances in certain sectors of the economy that can be affected by foreign and domestic uses. […]

Docks may have a number of different features that make them attractive to bass, including shade, multiple posts and brush.

Docks? Learn to take your pick

Phillip Gentry

Andy Montgomery is more concerned with what’s under a dock than what is above it, most of the time, but said there are some visual clues that he can identify a structure that might convince him to sling a jig or Texas rigged plastic under it. […]

Change calls when working on a hung-up gobbler, and try to avoid using a standard yelp, as it may convince the tom to stand pat.

Beware of the yelp

Terry Madewell

Jeremy Burnham said one thing he has learned is that a yelp is not the best call for a hung-up gobbler. […]