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Mark Inman of Haw River captured the Sept. 8-9 Wal-Mart BFL tournament at Kerr Lake with 10 bass totaling 23 pounds, 14 ounces.

Haw River’s Inman takes Buggs BFL

Mark Inman of Haw River won the Sept. 8-9 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division Super Tournament after two difficult days of fishing at Kerr Lake. […]

As human populations have expanded in North Carolina, hunters have seen big deer leases disappear. Smart hunters adapt by finding smaller but productive areas to hunt.

November Surprise

Craig Holt

When Charlie Green of Greensboro ended his competitive bass fishing career, he renewed his interest in white-tailed deer hunting. […]

On October 20, 2007, President George W. Bush (seated) signed an Executive Order to protect and conserve the striped bass and red drum fish populations in Federal waters.

President Signs Order to Protect Striped Bass and Red Drum

From News Reports

Alexandria, VA – With the vast expanse of the Chesapeake Bay as his backdrop, on October 20, 2007, President Bush signed an Executive Order establishing gamefish status for striped bass and red drum in federal waters, moving another step forward in conserving two of the most popular game fish in the United States.
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Backlashes

North Carolina loses a sportsman

Craig Holt

The first time I met Joe Don Sawyer, I didn’t see him. I only heard his laughing voice, stretching familiar words into odd-sounding shapes as he spoke in his lilting Down East brogue to his best friend, Tonnie Davis of Roxboro. […]

About 150 rounds left this lead “core,” or cylinder, in the base of the bore of a .22 handgun. It had to be knocked out with a bronze cleaning tip.

Are your guns ready for deer season?

Gordon Hutchinson

We were sighting in several rifles for a friend last year — each year it seems he has another boy old enough to start deer hunting, and another rifle gets added to the batch I have to tune in on my range. […]

If you are going to look at fish symbols, it doesn’t hurt to make them entertaining. This is a Navman 4500 screen shot.

Is that on-screen fish really a fish?

Allan Tarvid

Fish I.D. features that display cartoon-like fish symbols have been around since fish finders became computerized and incorporated LCD screens, and the controversy about whether the feature helps or hurts your fishing has been around just as long. […]

Cover: November 2007 (SC)

South Carolina Sportsman

This is the month to be in a deer stand in the Palmetto State. […]

A simple Q-tip can help you find out which of the guides on your fishing rod needs to be replaced before a crack or rough spot cuts the line while you’re fighting a big fish.

It’s time for some maintenance

Davy Hite

Like a lot of bass fishermen, I hate to have to do maintenance on anything or do a big clean-up. It’s tough when you’re traveling and fishing almost every day for months, because when you get home, or when you have a day to rest, you don’t want to spend it cleaning your reels or working on the little things that keep your boat pristine. […]

Delayed-harvest streams in the South Carolina mountains receive heavy stockings in the fall, including some trophy fish that will push or exceed 20 inches.

Popular delayed-harvest is back

Richard Bernabe

For South Carolina fly fishermen, November offers some of the most anticipated trout fishing of the year — delayed-harvest season. […]

Only one blue marlin was brought to the docks during the five tournaments that made up the 2007 S.C. Governor’s Billfish Series. The rest were released.

Governor’s Cup still on top

Jeff Dennis

The S.C. Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series recently completed its 19th season. […]