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Kayaks are great for gigging flounder

Flounder gigging is a great way to spend time outdoors after the sun goes down, but many people overlook kayaks as watercraft to do it from. […]

A crankbait that dives to the depth bass are holding can be an effective tool to take suspended fish.

September: moving month

Davy Hite

Golfers on the pro tour call Saturday “moving day” because it’s the day you’d better make a move if you want to contend for the tournament title. […]

Disabled sportsmen who can't attend a special hunt for which they're drawn can now be replaced by an alternate, thanks to a change in N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission regulations.

Regulation change is a good one for disabled-sportsman hunts

Tony Robinson

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has implemented a much-needed change to its popular Tier III permit hunts, allowing for “backup” hunters to take the place of hunters who are drawn for the special hunts but are unable to attend. […]

Paul Rose of Moyock, chairman of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, died on Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.

N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission chairman dies of apparent heart attack

North Carolina Sportsman

The chairman of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, Paul Rose of Moyock, passed away on Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at age 52. […]

Rem Morgan shows off a 6 1/2-pound bass caught in the shallows where you might not expect fish to be in the heat of September.

Solve September’s riddle

Dustin Wilks

When I was a kid learning to fish, I dreaded September. I used to keep a log of every fish I caught all year, and in September, the number of fish I caught would drop by half. […]

Ott DeFoe used a Terminator Weedless Football Jig to win a Bassmaster Open earlier this year.

The Terminator Weedless Football Jig

Don Shoopman

On a hot July day in Knoxville, Tenn., Ott DeFoe was sorting and arranging his fishing tackle while preparing to go fish Bassmaster tournaments at Lake Champlain and the Deleware River. […]

North Carolina's first-ever fatality involving archery equipment took place last Thursday in Transylvania County.

Crossbow involved in North Carolina’s first-ever archery related fatality

Craig Holt

North Carolina’s first archery-related hunting fatality in history occurred the evening of Sept. 18 in Transylvania County when George Harley Case Jr., 58, of Pisgah Forest died when he was struck by a crossbow bolt fired by a friend who mistook him for a deer. […]