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Whatever you do, sound like they do
Mitchell Johnson, 32, attributes hard work for the success he has experienced in competitions and with his call company, but he also lists another reason. […]
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North Carolina 2014 turkey season details
North Carolina’s statewide spring gobbler season runs from April 12 to May 14. The daily bag limit is one bearded bird, with a season bag limit of two. […]
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Bad weather, good hunting
For a species with a brain the size of a walnut, wild turkeys are fairly clever at avoiding the talons or the teeth of predators, but their poor sense of smell allows hunters and other predators to take a few turkeys each year. […]
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Shoot the lookers
Early in the season, gobblers will often be grouped in pairs or larger groups. Seeing several toms coming into decoys gobbling every step can be one of the most exciting sights of any hunter’s season. […]
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Bad weather, good hunting
For a species with a brain the size of a walnut, wild turkeys are fairly clever at avoiding the talons or the teeth of predators, but their poor sense of smell allows hunters and other predators to take a few turkeys each year. […]
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Make use of locator calls as season progresses
Locator calls are an important of any turkey hunter’s arsenal, especially from mid-season to the final day of the season.
Fishing
Fly-fishing patterns are constantly changing
Fly patterns constantly evolve as fly tiers originate new patterns and modify standard ones in an endless effort to find something that looks irresistible to a trout. […]
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Guide says national forest gobblers are starting to pick up
The first week of the turkey season was disturbingly quiet in the Francis Marion National Forest, but that has changed dramatically late last week. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Paddle to slab central
From mid-March until the end of April, one of the certainties about freshwater fishing is that shallow stumps, brush piles and flats will be holding scores of black and white crappie in the midst of their spawn. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Tournament aplenty!
North Carolina fishermen yearning for the thrill of competition will have more choices this year. […]