Hunting
Size matters, but quality is most important
Another year has come and gone for deer hunters. Natural and planted food sources have either dried up or have been trampled down by overzealous wildlife. […]
Statewide NC
Fishing Tournaments
Too many tournaments?
Could there be too many fishing tournaments along North Carolina’s coast? […]
Featured
Knightdale man’s catch certified as North Carolina’s first state-record scamp grouper.
When Toby Grantham of Knightdale held up a scamp grouper he’d just caught last Sept. 25, Dave Tilley, the captain of the Continental Shelf, exclaimed, “That’s a potential state record!” […]
Inshore Fishing
Winter is time to paddle
The slight wind carried a definitive chill, and the marsh was laden with early morning fog as the sun began to peek over the horizon. Though he would welcome the warmth of the rising sun, Justin Carter’s thoughts were elsewhere. […]
Offshore Fishing
Target: Frozen Fish
Cold water isn’t always bad. The cooler ocean temperatures of February lure bottomfish much closer to the shoreline to spawn around shipwrecks, livebottom areas, and artificial reefs. […]
Deer Hunting
December Bag-A-Buck winner goes to hunter’s first buck
NorthCarolinaSportsman.com user “dharper0413” wasted little time entering the magazine’s Bag-A-Buck contest presented by Leupold and Barnes Precision Machinery after he killed the first buck of his hunting career on Dec. 3. […]
Deer Hunting
‘Big 16’ wins December Bag-A-Buck contest
When he heard a deer walking behind him on the last morning of a 3-day hunt near St. Matthews, Brandon Groomes expected to see a doe. […]
Deer Hunting
Aging is key to managing
The end of another deer season is upon us, but unfinished business remains on the “to-do list” for groups and individuals aspiring towards quality deer management. […]
Deer Hunting
Pond Management: Develop schedule for the year
January is the dormant season for most pond activity. While the past few months have provided time for bank and shallow region reconstruction, a year of pond-management tasks will begin in shortly. […]
Inshore Fishing
Charleston’s Frost ‘Bite’
The Charleston area’s system of bays, creeks and rivers present ideal conditions for sciaenops ocellatus, more commonly known as spot-tail, channel bass and redfish. […]