Greener Pastures
Wildlife management never rests
Any seasoned hunter understands the investments needed to grow quality deer and bumper populations of ducks and quail on their hunting lands. […]
Statewide NC
Fish Like a Pro
Summer patterns that really work
Summer brings on unique fishing challenges — increased boat traffic, oxygen-level problems and just plain hot temperatures. […]
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Turkey harvest breaks record again
North Carolina hunters killed a record 13,756 wild turkeys during the 2010 spring season. […]
Backlashes
Written permission worth considering
Nothing is more irritating to sportsmen or clubs than to own or lease land for hunting and have unauthorized folks hunt that land, perhaps killing a trophy animal the landowner or lessees watched all summer, waiting for hunting season to arrive. […]
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Kiss-ing Triggers
The order of the day was bottom-fishing when Capt. Devin Cage steered The Poacher out of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center and into the ocean. […]
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Sheepshead on the Rocks
Fishing partners Lewis Emery and Larry Essick of Wilmington enjoy chasing a couple of species that are plentiful in their area, but they often take a break from red drum and sea trout to challenge sheepshead. […]
Bass Fishing
Smallmouth ‘Toe’-Hold
Scott Cunningham backed his trailer down a steep incline, the sort of grade where an angler hopes his parking brake holds when he off-loads his boat, lest he need a wrecker or winch to fish his pickup out of the water. […]
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Deer Dynamics: Antler Growth
As the days become longer, the process of “photoperiod” takes hold — stimulating more hormonal growth for bucks. […]
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Bonefish in your Backyard
The weather forecast hadn’t changed for nearly two weeks: mid-90s, high humidity with little chance of rain barring a scattered evening thunderstorm. […]
Hunting
Bogs Blaze MT Boots
The new Blaze MT boots from Bogs were designed to give the wearer maximum comfort in a rugged, durable rubber boot that is both waterproof and breathable. […]