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When Cold Means Hot

When Chip Hamilton says, “Get ready, here he comes,” you’d better be close to your fishing rod. […]

Indian Summer Specks

Global warming or Indian summer?

It doesn’t much matter which explanation you pick, because the warm weather keeps the trout biting on into December. […]

Capt. Jack Brown and his dog, Maverick, admire a redfish that came from the marshes of the Beaufort area. The St. Helena Sound, Morgan and Coosaw rivers will all play host to plenty of fish during the winter months.

Hot Spot(tail)s

John Gribb

Everyone loves December. Family and friends gather for holiday celebrations, parties and good cheer — it’s Christmas, the most joyous season of the year. […]

Currents

When I was growing up, Christmas was important for the usual reasons: the carol sings, Santa Claus, the presents, the lights, the Savior’s birth — all the stuff that a school kid would first mention. […]

CCA-NC President BillMandulak (left) welcomes Stephens Ammons of Raleigh aboad as the conservation agency's new Executive Director.

CCA-NC Names Ammons as Executive Directo

From News Reports

November 15 – Raleigh – Stephen Ammons of Zebulon has been named executive director of the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, the state’s largest marine conservation organization.
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Guide Buddy Edge and a Clarks Hill striper that tried to eat a live blueback herring.

Clarks Hill stripers ready for weather to cool, action to heat up

Dan Kibler

It won’t be long before Guide Buddy Edge of McCormick is ready to put a hurting on the striped and hybrid bass in Thurmond (Clarks Hill) Lake.
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A biologist checks a king mackerel at a tournament weigh-in.

NOAA Seeks Applicants for Scholarship

From News Reports

NOAA is accepting applications for an undergraduate scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. […]

N.C. Game Lands offer protected habitat for many birds and animal along with controlled hunting opportunities for those willing to purchase a Game Lands Hunting Permit.

WRC Receives $12 Million in Grants for Game Lands Program

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 7) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will soon add 22,000-plus acres to its Game Land Program, thanks to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund, which awarded the agency more than $12 million in grants on Oct. 22 at its semi-annual meeting in Boone.
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Hunters can use mineral blocks to attract deer, but bear hunters can’t hunt near “processed” foods, such as mineral blocks. Dog hunters are prohibited from releasing dogs near processed foods but can release bear hounds near natural foods.

WRC Approves Mineral Supplements For Attracting Deer

From News Reports

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission established guidelines Oct. 19 for the placement of mineral supplements to attract or feed deer, effective immediately.
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In its annual meeting, the AIWA will feature reports on the waterway and strategies to keep the waterway working.

Conference to Look at Future of AIWW

From News Reports

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) will hold its Annual Meeting on November 15 – 16 in Myrtle Beach, SC. […]

Mason Kennington’s banded dove

Dove

Mason Kennington of Kershaw County, SC killed his first banded dove while hunting one of SC’s federal fields in early September 2026. […]

Bass fishing

Bass

I threw in a Rooster Tail and it bit. –Kolton Burnett

First Deer With Daddy

Bag a Buck

Kolbie Hayes Scott of Paxville, SC killed her first deer, a 9-point buck in Clarendon County, SC on Sept. 4, 2026. […]

5-year-old kills first buck

Deer

Five-year-old Kolbie Hayes Scott, 5-years-old, killed her first buck, which was also her first deer, in Clarendon County, SC. […]

Off camera

Bag a Buck

Emma Morris of Timmonsville, SC killed a 9-point buck in Florence County, SC on Sept. 7, 2026. […]