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Salisbury's Andy Eifird won North Carolina Sportsman's final Bag-A-Buck contest winner of the 2009-10 season.

Eifird takes season’s final Bag-A-Bucks contest

Dan Kibler

Andy Efird waited until almost the last minute to make his 2009-10 hunting season a successful one. […]

High schooler Evin Coombes of Columbia won December's South Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck contest after killing the 15-pointer he father had been chasing for two years.

Coombes’ birthday present earns final Bag-A-Buck win

Dan Kibler

Evin Coombes’ 17th birthday was Dec. 30, between Christmas and New Year’s Day. […]

A proposed closure of much of the state's coastal waters to large-mesh gill nets is a temporary fix to the problem of threatened sea turtles becoming entangled. However, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries proposal would be lifted if the feds grant a statewide Section 10 permit.

DMF director proposes temporary removal of gill nets

Jerry Dilsaver

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries director has proposed closing a large section of the state’s estuarine waters to large-mesh gill nets between May 15 and Dec. 15, according to the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina. […]

Manubu Kurita's 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass now officially shares the all-tackle world record.

IGFA rules: Japanese bass will share world record with George Perry fish

From News Reports

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — After nearly six months of waiting, Japan’s Manabu Kurita is taking his place along side George Perry in the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) World Record Games Fishes book as dual holders of the All-Tackle record for largemouth bass, each weighing 22 lb 4 oz and caught 77 years apart. […]

Manabu Kurita's 22-4 largemouth bass is the co-world record holder.

IGFA rules that Japanese bass will share world record

From News Reports

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — After nearly six months of waiting, Japan’s Manabu Kurita is taking his place along side George Perry in the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) World Record Games Fishes book as dual holders of the All-Tackle record for largemouth bass, each weighing 22 lb 4 oz and caught 77 years apart. […]

Art Thompson has hunted rabbits around Alamance County for decades, and he’s wise enough to their tricks to be able to a good share of the take in his game bag.

Run, Rabbit, Run

Craig Holt

The beagles’ tails appeared to be wagging fingers, a wave of vertical, white-tipped periscopes, eight to 10 inches long, moving purposefully through the green and gray of a frost-covered January morning. […]

Prior to the rut, young males are constantly testing one another. They will even instigate mature bucks to engage. Yet as females enter estrous and signposting intensifies, the dynamics of these interactions turns highly aggressive and dangerous.

Deer Dynamics

Tommy Kirkland

When the rut is in full swing, mature bucks are tending and breeding estrous does while young bucks, instinctively desperate to test their testosterone, attempt to spoil the party. […]

Popular streamers such as the Mickey Finn (above left) and Muddler Minnow account for a lot of winter trout, especially in high-water conditions.

Streamers: best choice on full streams

Robert Satterwhite

Heavy rainfall kept rivers and creeks full this summer and fall, and it appears the trend is continuing into the winter. […]

Speckled trout are among the most-popular of all inshore saltwater fish in North Carolina waters.

Say ‘HI’

Jerry Dilsaver

While it bustles along pretty well from about Easter to Thanksgiving, Harkers Island is a very slow-paced place during the winter — and that’s not a bad thing. […]