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Fizzing a fish's air bladder is just one of several things anglers can do to ensure the survival of a fish to be released.

Successful catch-and-release often requires special attention to fish

In days gone by, nobody thought much about saving the life of a fish after it was caught; most were headed for the frying pan anyway. […]

PFD's off all shapes and sizes are available and required for North Carolina boaters, but they do no good unless they're worn or within easy access of vessel occupants.

PFDs are especially important when boating during cold weather; pick one and wear it

Pete Anderson

Kyle Young, an enforcement officer with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, makes plenty of points during his boater-safety classes, but one underscores the importance of personal flotation devices: 90 percent of drowning victims in boat accidents weren’t wearing one. […]

Split the screen on your depth finder when doing winter preseason scouting to get a better idea of what you’re idling over.

Be a December fish scout

Davy Hite

When it comes to deer hunting, none of us mind spending a few days in the woods before the season, doing our scouting, setting up trail cameras, getting a bead on where that big buck might show up. […]

Paddleboards like the Flatstalker are excellent vessels for getting into hard-to-reach places during waterfowl seasons.

Paddle up waterfowl

Bill Howard

Years ago, in the back of a lake near home, my father took me on my first duck hunt. The water was cold, the world was dark, and paddling the wooden johnboat deep into the swamp was tiring. […]

The 2014 summer wild-turkey brood survey indicates that enough poults survived to keep North Carolina's statewide flock in good shape.

Wild turkey brood survey reports adequate poult survival for 2014

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s annual report on wild turkey reproduction contains some familiar numbers, but the agency is interpreting them a little differently. […]

When water temperatures get down to 50 degrees or below, a jig can be your best bet for winter bass.

Be a weather watcher

David Fritts

There are a lot of good reasons to fish in December, chief among them, most everybody else is deer hunting, and you’ve pretty much got the lake to yourself. […]

Mister Twister Poc’it Hawg Raiser

Don Shoopman

A Texas bass angler’s bid to get back to the Bassmaster Classic depended heavily on a soft-plastic creature bait that few, if any, others had in their arsenal when they fished the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Nov. 6-8 on the Ouachita River. […]

The author learned the point of aim on a running deer is the nose, whether crossing perpendicular to you or quartering away from you.

The running shot

Gordon Hutchinson

The small herd of does burst out of the woods and cut across the soybean field, the howling of the hounds behind them in the swamp. […]

SCDNR has announced dates for regional tournaments for schools participating in the Archery in Schools program.

SCDNR sets dates for regional Archery in Schools tournaments

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has announced the schedule of regional tournaments for schools with Archery in Schools teams, with registration to begin in January. […]

Matt Morgan and Kent Morgan, two crappie pros, have a set game plan for winter fishing, especially on a lake with which they're not familiar.

Take these six tips and catch more winter crappie

Terry Madewell

Crappie fishing is extremely popular in the Carolinas, and what better way to spend the cold months than catching slab crappie. […]