Inshore Fishing
Fly fishing for Fat Alberts
Dr. Tom Earnhardt, a former law-school professor who is host of UNC-TV’s Exploring North Carolina pioneered fly-fishing for false albacore more than 20 years ago. […]
Statewide NC
Deer Hunting
Those boots are made for walking — not stalking
Still-hunters are, by nature quiet, but taking it to a different level requires good effective footwear. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fat Albert food value? Forget about it
Point 1. Raleigh’s premier Japanese restaurant, Waranji, features escolar, aka white tuna, on its menu. Escolar is not a tuna and is a weird kind of fish. […]
Deer Hunting
See all that you can see
Other than your weapon, quality binoculars are arguably the most-important piece of equipment for the still-hunter. […]
Deer Hunting
Prune your way to a quiet path through the woods
One of the most-useful tools ever for hunters is a small set of hand pruners. They can quickly and effectively remove limbs, briars and vines up to 2 inches in diameter. Ratchet pruners seems to be best and are quiet and very effective. […]
Featured
Great mast crop could make it tough on Upstate bear hunters
Conditions may not be the best for hunters, but they’ll still be in the Upstate woods when the still-hunting segment of bear season opens on Friday, Oct. 17, running through Oct. 23 on public and private lands in Game Zone 1. […]
Deer Hunting
Public hearing on changing deer-farm management is Tuesday in Raleigh
The second of two public hearings will be held on Tuesday night at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s headquarters on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh as the Commission decides whether to allow for an increase in the number of deer farms in North Carolina. […]
Inshore Fishing
Paddling the whole state
At some point after joining the plastic armada, every Palmetto Paddler casts an eye toward the map and dreams of an excursion that dates back to the time when the Cherokee Indians ruled this part of the country. […]
Deer Hunting
Protect those buck fawns
Even though the deer season has arrived in one form or another, the majority of deer slayers begin to ramp up their efforts in October. […]
Fishing
Side planers for saltwater
Even if you haven’t used one, I think most fishermen know what a side planer is. Sometimes called a planer board, it’s a device used to carry a trolling line out to the side of a boat. […]