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Sportsman’s Dilsaver elected to SKA Hall of Fame

Jerry Dilsaver, the special-events coordinator for South Carolina Sportsman magazine, has been elected to the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) Hall of Fame.
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s 2007-2008 Inland Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Regulations Digest incorrectly states that there is a closed season for bass fishing from Dec. 1 though March 31 on B. Everett Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Buckhorn reservoirs.

No Closed Season for Bass in Piedmont Reservoirs

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 30) – A daily creel limit of five fish that are at least 16 inches long applies year-round for bass anglers fishing B. Everett Jordan, Falls of the Neuse and Buckhorn reservoirs.
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At their July 17th meeting, the N.C. Red Drum Advisory Committee voted to raise the red drum daily commercial bag limit from 7 to 10 fish.

Red Drum Advisory Committee Votes to Increase Commercial Limit

From News Reports

In a stunning vote against conservation on July 17, the Red Drum Advisory Committee voted in favor of increasing the daily commercial trip limit 43% while keeping the recreational bag limit the same. […]

Cover: August 2007 (NC) – Fishing

North Carolina Sportsman

Dolphin is a fish made for fun, and the species will be providing plenty of that this month. […]

Cover: August 2007 (NC) – Hunting

North Carolina Sportsman

If the weather cooperates, Tar Heel hunters could be in for a killer deer season. […]

To determine which eye is your dominant eye, make a peep sight with the webs of your thumbs, and stare at an object in the distance. Now pull your hands back to your face. The peep hole will automatically go to the dominant eye.

How to overcome cross-dominance

Gordon Hutchinson

Brian Arabie, a regular reader, queried the magazine about teaching his young son shooting and firearms safety. […]

Virtually every fish finder, GPS receiver and sonar/GPS combo unit has a button in its menu that can correct a long list of bad adjustments.

Magic ‘reset’ button a time-saver

Allan Tarvid

A friend called the other day and asked if I would help him change the sonar transducer clamped to the bottom of his trolling motor. […]

Is it fair to allow more aflluent tournament anglers to buy their own live baits early while others have to catch baitfish the day of a saltwater fishing tournament?

To use live baits or not to use?

Jerry Dilsaver

Before you finish this month’s column, some readers may think I jumped on their breakfast table and sat down in their corn flakes — on purpose. […]

The National Park Service will allow anglers to keep five brook trout of 7 inches in length per day again this year.

Brookie catches still permitted

Robert Satterwhite

The majority of brook trout streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will remain open to catch-and-keep fishing at least for another year. […]

If you check the thermocline, baitfish depths and for moving current in a lake during August, they’ll usually be the clues to guide you to more bass.

Be a detective to find August bass

David Fritts

August is an interesting month for bass fishermen in North Carolina. It takes a lot of time and dedication to really hit ’em hard, and it can be a feast-or-famine month — but I like it. […]