Hunting
Gather reproductive data from does
In most areas in the Carolinas, the primary rut is over by the time December rolls around, and the majority of does are pregnant. […]
Statewide NC
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Christmas Rats — Hunting tips for more squirrels
Champ and Curly bounced excitedly around in their pen behind Randy Dunkley’s cozy log cabin on a wooded hillside in the Hurdle Mills community of Person County. […]
Hunting
Freshwater Fishing
Having and beating those ‘winter blues’
With winter upon us and cold weather as harsh and brittle as a dried twig, most outdoors-minded people are enjoying warm, cozy fireplaces, while the true fishermen are challenging the cold.
Putting on their cold-weather survival gear and attaching the enclosures around the cockpit of their boats, they continue doing what they do the best: catching catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes.
Fishing
Time to consider changing to LEDs
The lights on your trailer are your boat’s first line of defense against collisions. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Winter arrives at high country — How to continue catching trout
Winter comes to the mountains in muted shades of gray, green and brown. […]
Inshore Fishing
MirrOlure introduces newest MirrOdine, the C-Eye Pro
The MirrOdine series of floating, suspending and diving lures from MirrOlure have been popular since their release a handful of years ago. […]
Featured
Two men arrested after Craven County gill-netting incident
A Nov. 26 report of illegal gill netting in Craven County has led to two men being arrested by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, their boat seized and the wrongfully taken fish given to a community food bank. […]
Hunting
Holiday hunting is a gift that keeps on giving
Most kids get excited about December because of Christmas, rooms full of presents and visits from the chubby guy in the red suit who seems to be on every street corner this month. […]
Bass Fishing
Going back to reel basics
More than 25 years ago, when I started to get the reputation for catching a few fish on crankbaits, one of the tools I carried with me wherever I fished was a Lew’s BB1N baitcasting reel. […]