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Call-maker John Tanner developed the Purring BLock to make very realistic purrs and other soft calls — the kind that often get responses from henned-up gobblers in the afternoon.

Sweet talking for henned gobblers after lunch

Call-maker and veteran hunter John Tanner of Hemingway said one of the best attributes a good hunter can have when working henned gobblers is know when enough is enough. […]

Cover: March 2013 (NC) – Freshwater

North Carolina Sportsman

March is crappie time, and Lake Wylie, Shearon Harris Land and Lake Tillery are prime targets. Also, bluewater season kicks off with a crazy wahoo run. […]

Encountering henned gobblers can occur anytime, but according to this graph, the situation peaks late-March and early-April.

The biology of henned-up gobblers

Terry Madewell

Encountering a henned-up gobbler is a situation that is prevalent through a significant portion of the early turkey hunting season. It can extend for a considerable time, enough that hunters should learn to cope with it. […]

Cover: March 2013 (NC)

North Carolina Sportsman

March is crappie time, and Lake Wylie, Shearon Harris Lake and Lake Tillery are prime targets. Also, bluewater season kicks off with a crazy wahoo run. […]

Currents

Don’t stop learning or you stop living

Dan Kibler

I distinctly remember the last class I attended my last term in college. It was a history class on the pre-Civil War South taught by my all-time favorite professor, Dr. Emory Thomas. […]

Bass Kandi’s Coastal Crippler

Don Shoopman

Mike “Redbone” Holland of Ragley, who owns Bass Kandi Baits — a Southwest Louisiana artificial lure manufacturing company specializings in soft plastics — and his 11-year-old son Payton were deer hunting the week before Christmas near Kerrville, Texas. […]

The Balloon Fisher King makes attaching a balloon to fishing line much easier for anglers suspending bait for king mackerel and other species

Make balloon rigging easier with Balloon Fisher King

Jerry Dilsaver

Balloon Fisher King is a new entry into the tackle world that will make balloon fishing simpler, easier and more efficient than it has ever been. […]

Balloon Fisher King simplifies balloon rigging

Jerry Dilsaver

Balloon Fisher King is a new entry into the tackle world that will make balloon fishing simpler, easier and more efficient than it has ever been. […]

Baiting for deer in the Upstate has passed its last hurdle and could be signed into law this week.

Bill to legalize Upstate deer-baiting passes S.C. House

Pat Robertson

A bill that allows baiting for deer in the Upstate has passed both houses of the South Carolina legislature and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Nikki Haley, who is expected to sign the measure into law. […]

The Diamondback DB9 is a fun little gun to shoot, and is small enough to easily conceal.

Repeating Derringer…

Gordon Hutchinson

My favorite daughter walked in the door one evening, after a shift of five nights straight as an RN in her hometown emergency room. […]

Capt. Sam Jones shows off some nice summer trout his clients caught at Lake Jocassee.

Lake Jocassee August fishing report

Fishing Hotspots

When the calendar turns to August, Sam Jones of Jocassee Charters said some anglers turn to fishing at night in 60 to 80 feet of water. […]

August fishing report for southeastern North Carolina

Fishing Hotspots

For Capt. Jot Owens of Jot It Down Fishing Charters in Wrightsville Beach, sheepshead are worth pursing in August for more than one reason. […]

The River

Features

Along with summer heat and humidity, anglers temporarily lose the solitude the river provides this time of year and are forced to share it. […]

Are you using the correct hook size?

Features

Many anglers unknowingly miss out on catching fish because they aren’t using the proper hook size. These tips will help. […]

Cross it up: Don’t overlook crossbows

Deer Hunting

For many deer hunters, a crossbow represents much more than simply another piece of hunting equipment. […]