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Crops left through the early fall will be dove magnets when the second and third segments of the season arrive.

Manipulate crops for late doves

Dove hunting captures almost every hunter in the Carolinas around Labor Day weekend, but the later seasons attract the true dove enthusiasts. […]

A swimbait is a great choice in the fall when bass are suspended in aquatic vegetation and not hitting topwater lures.

November = swimbaits

Davy Hite

I won a BASS tournament last year fishing a swimbait on a Buckeye leadhead jig, but I was fishing it deep, six to 10 feet, working it like a crankbait or slow-rolling a spinnerbait. […]

Flooded grain is about as sure a thing for attracting ducks as you can have to hunt over.

Don’t take the ‘bait’

Jeff Burleson

As the millions of ducks breeze into the Carolinas from the duck factory, feeding will be the first task for these winged arrivals. […]

Grains planted to be flooded in a waterfowl impoundment can’t be cut or otherwise scattered before hunting or it’s considered illegal baiting.

Pond management: Time to draw down established ponds

Jeff Burleson

In order to have a healthy and productive fish pond, manipulation exercises should occur almost every month of the year, and winter might be the most-important season to conduct pond-management activities, specifically winter drawdown. Pond levels should be dropped from November through February. […]

When water temps reach the magic level, you’d better be holding onto your rod.

Magic fall number is 60

Dustin Wilks

Bass fishing has really gotten into its comeback from the slowdown of August and September as the water is cooling down. […]

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has voted to take a long, hard look at the way shrimp are harvested in North Carolina waters, especially as it relates to by-catch of non-targeted fish species.

Marine Fisheries Commission votes to look at shrimp-trawling in North Carolina waters

Jerry Dilsaver

Many people may consider Nov. 8, 2012, as the day the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission stepped up to the plate and put several fisheries on the road to recovery. […]

Chris Cox's Lee County 8-point buck weighed 207 pounds and carried a 160-inch-plus rack.

Lee County hunter takes a huge 8-pointer with muzzleloader

Craig Holt

North Carolina hunters have harvested some magnificent 8-point bucks during the past few years, particularly in areas known to produce trophy whitetails. […]

Good bucks are there for the taking on South Carolina WMAs; you just have to know how far to go.

Go Deep!

Jeff Burleson

Most deer hunters in South Carolina are searching for a trophy buck on private land, but for $30.50, many can purchase the right to gain access to more than a million acres of productive deer habitat. […]

Kevin Dickson and Randy Dickson won the BAIT Classic on Lake Keowee in late September, winning a full-rigged Nitro bass boat.

Dickson tops at Keowee

Glenn Corley

Kevin Dickson and Randy Dickson of Westminster won the Bass Anglers Invitational Trail (B.A.I.T.) Classic XII on Lake Keowee Sept. 28-29 with a two-day total of 27.79 pounds. […]

Currents

‘Mr. Robertson’s neighborhood’

Dan Kibler

I know it’s November, and it’s the heart of the political-campaign season, so I’ll write about a politician — but probably not one you’ve ever heard of. […]