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Late November and the entire month of December are excellent times to get on your local lake and catch striped bass or hybrid bass, which will put up a great fight, then be just as great in the frying pan.

Holiday stripers can be a real blast

The days when I can actually get on the water and fish for fun are especially precious to me, so I’m thrilled when the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays roll around. […]

Is a new reel for your fly rod on your Christmas list? A Sage reel like this one might look great under the tree.

‘Tackle’ the Christmas wish list

Jeff Dennis

December brings long-awaited clarity to coastal waters, and swim baits are all the rage during this artificial-bait season, but it’s also hard to beat a D.O.A. shrimp fished under a popping cork while inshore. […]

Tom Mundy started building custom crappie rods because he wanted an ultra-sensitive touch, especially for winter fishing.

Hot Time with Cold Slabs

Phillip Gentry

Just because Lake Murray’s crappie are entering their winter pattern this month doesn’t mean you can load the livewell like it was April. […]

Patrick Kelly tries to fish at mid-day or in the afternoon during the winter, allowing the sun to warm the bottom of the creeks and canals where he targets redfish.

A Fine, Chilled Red

Jan S. Maizler

As Capt. Patrick Kelly guided his sleek, 21-foot center-console boat through the marsh creeks near Little River, the need for warm, layered clothing became obvious. […]

Good Goose Getters

Jeff Dennis

If you think you have to make a long trip to bag a limit of Canada geese, you’re mistaken. […]

Bill McKinnon killed his 253-pound, 11-point drop-tine buck in a Dorchester County soybean field.

Heavyweight Champion

Jeff Dennis

In a season when heavy whitetail bucks have been fairly common, Bill McKinnon may have taken a deer that really stands out. […]

Currents

It’s a numbers game, & we win

Dan Kibler

Numbers are among our most valuable commodities as sportsmen. I don’t necessarily mean how many of us there are these days, but the numbers that we come in contact with. […]

Colleton County produced this huge non-typical buck for Matthew Groves in early October.

25 (Points) at 25 (Yards)

Jeff Dennis

Matthew Groves doesn’t have a problem with arithmetic — he just couldn’t believe he’d counted all the way to 25 when he examined the rack of a huge Colleton County buck he killed on Oct. 3. […]

When cleaning game, the remains must be disposed of properly and the regulations may vary by county.

Dispose of Game Carcasses Properly

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina Sportsman Magazine wants to remind hunters that there are proper ways to dispose of remains and game carcasses and in N.C. this is regulated by local ordinances that vary by county. […]

Turkey harvest down, reproduction only fair

From News Reports

Things don’t look terribly promising for turkey hunters in South Carolina.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources reported earlier this month that the harvest for the spring wild turkey season was off almost 10 percent from 2007 levels, and that reproduction this past summer was nothing to brag about.
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