Events & Announcements
Commission adds wrinkle to big-game report card
RALEIGH – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding hunters to enter their Harvest ID number on this year’s big game harvest report card.
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Statewide NC
Events & Announcements
Fish & Game cookbook available from North Carolina Sportsman
It’s hard to tell what Ty Conti likes more: fishing or cooking. When he sat down to write his first book, he decided not to decide; he did both. So “Cooking on the Wild Side” debuts this month.
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Events & Announcements
Fish & Game Cookbook available from South Carolina Sportsman
It’s hard to tell what Ty Conti likes more: fishing or cooking. When he sat down to write his first book, he decided not to decide; he did both.
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Featured
High Rock catfish is new line-class state record
Ricky Harvell didn’t leave his home in Lexington this past April 19 to catch a big catfish at High Rock Lake; he went to fill a cooler with crappie filets. […]
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Spring wild-turkey harvest is all-time record
North Carolina hunters set an all-time record this past spring, tagging more than 12,500 turkeys during the month-long spring season.
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Heavy Metal’s Greatest Hits
The hum of the big 4-stroke was a far cry from the outboards of yesterday — the days when trolling open water meant yelling at your buddy if he happened to be standing on the opposite side of the outboard. […]
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Cover: August 2009 (NC) – Hunting
Saltwater fishing is still great, and hunting’s right around the corner. What could be better? […]
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Cover: August 2009 (NC) – Fishing
Saltwater fishing is still great, and hunting’s right around the corner. What could be better? […]
High Tides and Tall Tails
Carolina rigs + scented soft baits = a good fish dinner
I believe most fishermen are familiar with the Carolina rig. It’s a very basic way of rigging that involves using a short to medium piece of leader, a swivel and an egg or bullet sinker to make a bottom rig. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Presentation is a key for hot-weather trout
One hard lesson I’ve learned fishing mountain trout streams in the hottest months of summer is this: how you present a fly is far more important than the type of fly you use. If the fly is sufficiently “buggy” and floats naturally, chances are good that a trout will hit it. […]