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Cover: April 2013 (NC) – Hunting
It’s time for big speckled trout in New River, while across North Carolina it’s turkey time for hunters […]
Statewide NC
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Thunder in the Hills – Plenty of turkeys and plenty of public land make South Carolina’s mountains a great hunting destination.
The beams from my headlights swung around, illuminating our designated parking place along the side of a gravel road that provides access to thousands of acres of public land in South Carolina’s Upstate. […]
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Cover: April 2013 (NC) – Fishing
It’s time for big speckled trout in New River, while across North Carolina it’s turkey time for hunters. […]
Bass Fishing
Prespawn Patrol - Tips for bass fishing success during the prespawn
Pickles and ice cream, donuts with lots of sprinkles, Cheese Whiz and anything with chocolate – pregnancy cravings are a fact of life, for a soon-to-be mom eating for two (or more).
Expectant bass might not crave anything odd, but they’re all about packing their bellies for their forthcoming spawn. Learn where and how to locate these fish and you can, ahem, “expect” your own delivery of rod-bending fun.
First, consider the basics of where they’ll spawn. Creeks, coves, backwater canals. Pretty much any shallow habitat with good sunlight and some type of cover will do. […]
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April has made favorite memories
I have written often about my love for the months of April and October, my two favorites of the 12 calendar pages. I come by those feelings deservedly. […]
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Santee Cooper gives up 26-pound limit to Fishers of Men winners
The father-son team of Bobby Jackson and John Robert Jackson of Lexington didn’t let cool, windy, rainy weather slow them down last Saturday, as they won the South Carolina Lowcountry Fishers of Men tournament on Santee Cooper with a 5-fish limit that weighed 26.17 pounds. […]
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Lexington duo has rich payday in Jordan Lake tournament
Chris Brown and Jason Thomas of Lexington won the March 23 Carolina Bass Challenge on Jordan Lake with a 5-fish limit that weighed an impressive 27.81 pounds and was worth $9,000. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass Trap back in action
A machinist’s touch has made all the difference in the world to a spinnerbait made in the Sportsman’s Paradise. Just ask some bass anglers by the name of Shaw Grigsby and Kevin Van Dam, who make sure they get their hands on the lure any time they get to Louisiana. […]
Bass Fishing
Thumper also returns
In addition to its trademark spinnerbait, Slam Dunk also has resurrected the Thumper jig. […]
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Senate bill would allow hunting bear over bait
Senator Harry Brown (R-Jacksonville) has introduced a bill in the state senate that would allow hunting of black bears over bait and would require in-state hunters to purchase a $10 tag before they could hunt, kill or possess a black bear. […]