Bass Fishing
Target moving baits in winter
No pleasure boats, no tournaments, not much of anything but you busting bass. That’s the way fishing should be. […]
Statewide NC
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Outfoxing Fox Squirrels
A thawing frost had dampened the oak leaves, quieting the footfalls of a hunter clad in blaze orange who was nearly the same color of the turning trees. […]
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His Brother’s Keeper
Thomas Hemby of Ayden was riding a four-wheeler through the woods and fields of a Pitt County farm June 6, 2005.
At the time, Hemby, 32, was a successful sub-contracter who owned a local house-framing business. Life was good and profitable as the building boom was in full bloom. […]
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Paintball Doves & Granville Deer
When the Wake County Wildlife Club gave out awards for North Carolina’s top white-tailed bucks of 2006 last March at the Dixie Deer Classic, one of the top eight-pointers belonged to 11-year-old Andrew Watson of Oxford. […]
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Rockin’ Oysters
It would be a good program with just one of its results, but the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Oyster Shell Recycling Program is a triple winner. […]
Backlashes
Hamilton pushes Camo Coalition
Richard “Dick” Hamilton, former executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, wasted no time in putting his talents to use for N.C. wildlife after being forced out of the WRC.
Since Oct. 1, he’s been working with the N.C. Wildlife Federation, helping that group form its “Camouflage Coalition.” […]
Hunting
SAF, GRPC — alphabet soup for gun lovers
In the middle of the frenetic activities of finishing a book and getting it ready for the printer, my publisher answered the phone to find the director of the Second Amendment Foundation on the line. […]
Inshore Fishing
Fly-casting tips from a real pro
The fall can be a busy time of year for sportsmen in South Carolina, having to balance family gatherings and other pleasurable social commitments. […]
Fishing
Make the most from low water
This year has been one of the driest on record in South Carolina and across much of the Southeast, but if you’re a fisherman, you can find a silver lining in that dark cloud. […]
Fishing
Keeping warm is one cool idea
If you are like me, you fish all four seasons of the year. Cold weather can often lead to great fishing days, and you can usually count on having the best water all to yourself. […]