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Here are six super tips on catching winter crappie

Catch your share of winter crappie with these tips from a couple of pro anglers. […]

First published in 1981, Thayne Smith’s book, “In a Time of Need” detailed the use of Lowrance paper chart recording sonar units for search and recovery work.

Electronics serving in times of need

Search and recovery divers were pretty much on their own back in the early 1980’s; I know because I was one of them. I spent 10 years on the Dallas Fire Department’s dive team and worked from the department’s drag boats before the dive team came to be. […]

Downsize baits for better winter results on bass, stripers

Tony Garitta

Whether you fish for striped bass or largemouth bass during the winter, most guides and experienced anglers suggest downsizing your fishing lures for more strikes.

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One proposed change to fishing regulations for 2015-16 would eliminate the 20-fish daily creel limit and 8-inch size minimum on crappie in portions of the Yadkin River, including High Rock and Tuckertown lakes.

State announces dates for public hearings on proposed regulation changes

From News Reports

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will conduct nine public hearings across the state in January on proposed changes to the wildlife management, game lands and fishing regulations for the 2015-16 seasons. […]

Jay Forest hooked himself in the lip recently while at a camp in the lower reaches of Louisiana's Bayou Black marsh, so he decided to let another camp member try to pull the hook using the old string trick. Watch the video to see if it was successful.

Will the string trick remove a hook from the lip?

Andy Crawford

I’ve had a treble hook jammed into my jawline, so when I heard that Jay Forest, an employee of our sister publication, Louisiana Sportsman, had speared himself in the top lip with a jig hook I had to shiver a bit. […]

Plenty of ducks have moved on to South Carolina, and according to biologists and Ducks Unlimited, birds from the mid-Atlantic states haven't filled in North Carolina's holes yet.

North Carolina stuck in dead zone as duck migrations start and stall

Taylor Pardue

Temperatures are high and expectations are low as the third segment of North Carolina’s three-part waterfowl season gets underway. […]

Big bear tracks with huge toes typically belong to large males, which are generally the favorite targets of bear hunters.

Tracks tell a story

Jeff Burleson

For bear hunters with hounds, a bear’s paw prints found along field edges or roadsides are their calling cards. […]

Bear seasons in the eastern third of North Carolina often change from county to county, so hunters need to have a firm grip on where they’re hunting and when the season opens and closes.

Bear seasons dates can be confusing

Dan Kibler

Dates for bear seasons across North Carolina, especially in the eastern third of the state, can be so different as to confuse hunters, often changing from one county to the next. […]

Many groups of bear hunters from the mountains migrate to eastern North Carolina for the December bear season.

Let’s go bear hunting!

Jeff Burleson

Bear hunting in eastern North Carolina is one of the most-exhilarating experiences a hunter can have. […]

Trappers across the Carolinas are gearing up for the core of their season.

Don’t get trapped: Know trapping rules

Jeff Burleson

Beginning with Native Americans during pre-settlement through the modern day, trapping has been one of the nation’s unique past-times. […]