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Clover seed must be inoculated before planting to help plants convert nitrogen into a useful form. Seed can be purchased pre-inoculated, or you can purchase the proper bacteria and coat it yourself.

Inoculate cool-season legumes for best food-plot crops

Cool-season food plots vary over a wide range of seed and forage varieties, but perennial clovers are some of the best food-plot varieties to use. […]

An out-of-balance pond won’t produce gamefish like these shellcrackers; sometimes, starting from square one after a rotenone treatment is the best solution.

Pond renovation—rotenone is key

Jeff Burleson

Ponds can provide some the most enjoyment of any outdoor experiences, but poor management can ruin a prime fishing paradise in a short time. […]

PVC pipe and fittings is all you need to build an inexpensive deer feeder.

Gravity deer feeder easy, inexpensive to make

Bill Howard

Feeders offer a great way to help pattern deer and present temporary holding areas for deer in their normal traveling corridors. […]

You can make this simple gravity deer feeder for less than $20 with materials from your local hardware or home improvement store.

Gravity deer feeder easy, inexpensive to make

Bill Howard

Feeders offer a great way to help pattern deer and present temporary holding areas for deer in their normal traveling corridors. In this video, Bill Howard shares how to build and set up a gravity-feed deer feeder. […]

The NCDMF wants to examine the carcasses of red snapper caught during the two upcoming 3-day recreational seasons. It has set up freezers at locations along the coast to receive the carcasses.

NCDMF wants to study red snapper carcasses

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants red snapper carcasses. […]

Will McElveen plans his early-season tactics around hunting for bucks, whether he’s hunting with a rifle or archery equipment.

Early Bird Kills the Buck

Terry Madewell

“Early season deer hunting” means different times to hunters across South Carolina because season opening dates vary from game zone to game zone. […]

Should the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and N.C. Department of Agriculture merge? That's the topic to be discussed at public meetings this week in New Bern and Manteo.

Meetings tonight, Thursday on possible NCDMF, NCWRC merger

Craig Holt

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold meetings concerning a possible merger with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission tonight and Thursday. […]

South Carolina duck hunters will get a short season in November and a much longer season that spans from early December through late January.

Waterfowl seasons set; duck season split in two sections

Pat Robertson

South Carolina waterfowl hunters will get a split duck season with a 6-bird bag limit in regulations approved Aug. 28 by the S.C. Natural Resources Board in a conference call. […]

Mid-day tailing tides will put redfish on firm flats, ready to hit most any bait that they encounter.

September: Bless the bait

Bryan Bowers

September is not often described as a great fishing month, a designation usually reserved for the cooler months of October and November when fish really start putting the feed on before the serious cold weather arrives. […]

Nikon Muzzleloading Riflescopes

North Carolina Sportsman

Nikon’s INLINE XR series of muzzleloading riflescopes use technology that make 300-yard shots a reality for hunters shooting today’s inline muzzleloaders. […]