Statewide NC Archives - Page 261 of 633

The Yamamoto Chikara is designed to run true right out of the box, and the attention to details — right down to the eyes — is stunning.

Chikara crankbaits

Bass fishermen are tying on a hot product from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Surprisingly, it isn’t a soft plastic like the ever-popular Senko. In fact, it’s a hard bait with an attitude. […]

At this weekend's Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic in Columbia, deer hunters can have their trophy bucks scored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic is in Columbia this weekend

South Carolina Sportsman

Thirty years. Is it possible that outdoorsmen from across South Carolina have enjoyed the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic for 30 years? […]

Legislation in front of the South Carolina legislature would set a statewide spring turkey season and lower the annual bag limit.

Legislation to change turkey-hunting regulations moving through legislature

Pat Robertson

South Carolina turkey hunters would get an expanded turkey season – with a reduction in the season limit – if two identical bills on the fast track in the S.C. Legislature this session are passed and signed into law. […]

Patterning allows you to learn which shotguns throw the best pattern for turkey hunting.

Turkey patterns and cleaning tips

Gordon Hutchinson

In turkey hunting, preparation is everything.
So thinking about you guys (and gals) who get all heated up over feathers in the spring, I thought I would write about patterning — and cleaning your guns. […]

"Fit to be Wild" will air on the Dish Network beginning April 7, featuring Winston-Salem native Cara Christensen.

Hunting TV show will debut in April featuring Winston-Salem woman

Taylor Pardue

Beginning next month, a television hunting show will debut featuring one North Carolina native and a number of sites throughout the Carolinas. […]

Commercial fisheries groups may sue federal and state fisheries managers over the way endangered sea turtles like this loggerhead are protected.

Commercial fishing groups may file suit over turtle protection

Jerry Dilsaver

Two groups representing North Carolina commercial fishermen have fired a shot across the bow of state and federal agencies, sending a notice of intent to sue federal and state fisheries managers over protection of sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act. […]

Garmin’s GPSMAP 1000 series units offer the company’s best technologies in a keypad-controlled design for those who aren’t ready for touchscreens.

Garmin catches up (and then some)

Allan Tarvid

Garmin is bringing its down- and side-scanning sonar technology to the marine electronics market, calling them DownVü and SideVü. […]

Fishing reels

David A. Brown

Tough enough to stop a bull red, the BB1 Inshore Speed Spool combines strength and performance in a baitcast reel designed specifically for the demands of inshore saltwater fishing. Built for battle, these reels feature sturdy one-piece aluminum frames and gear side plates. […]

Terry Hiers and two very happy hunters pose with a trio of Blackwater gobblers. Hiers believes that overall woodsmanship is the most-important factor in hunting turkeys, but he’s not opposed to using some unique calls when the situation presents itself.

Unusual calls and fighting purrs

Terry Madewell

Terry Hiers is an expert with most any call made, but he does have some he saves for specific situations. […]

Buck Mountain Hunting Club in Moore County limits the number of bucks members can kill in hopes of having a good number make it to trophy sizes.

Wildlife Habitat Improvement Initiative Series: Buck Mountain Hunting Club, Moore County, N.C.

Jeff Burleson

Slightly more than 25 years ago, Don Elam and a dozen of his buddies formed a small hunting club in the rolling hills of Moore County, N.C. From a few hundred acres from the beginning to nearly 8,000 acres today — and more than 120 members — Buck Mountain Hunting Club is one of the preferred hunting retreats across the region to bag any one of the available big- or small-game species, including wild turkey, deer, squirrel and even one of the infamous wild hogs that have recently showed up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. […]