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N.C.’s northwestern mountain counties proved to be the best places for primitive-weapons hunters, those who use archery equipment or muzzle-loader rifles.

2007 Deer Season Preview

So what can Tar Heel hunters expect for the 2007 white-tailed deer season — more bucks, more does, better quality deer? […]

Backlashes

Perfect storm of access problems

Craig Holt

What would your reaction be if you returned at dusk to a public boat ramp after a day-long fishing trip and discovered your vehicle and boat trailer had disappeared? […]

With waterfowl breeding numbers up, there are good indicators for a productive 2007-2008 hunting season.

Waterfowl Breeding Survey Shows Good News

From News Reports

Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a total duck population estimate of more than 41 million birds in the traditional survey area. […]

Canoe fishing can be as spartan or as you can stand, or you can make easy alternations that will turn your craft into a comfortable fishing vessel.

Make a canoe comfy? No sweat

Richard Bernabe

Fishing from a canoe has many advantages over motorized boats. […]

After dark on a summer night, bass, especially great big ones, will be much more active than they are during the daytime. In addition, they will often move up out of the extremely deep water where they spend most of their time.

August bass get right at night

Davy Hite

I can’t speak for every fisherman, but August is not a month I look forward to. It’s hot. Hot. HOT. […]

Deanne Huebner shows off a 3-1/2-pound flounder caught in the Carolina Lady Anglers Club’s annual “Fishing for a Cure” tournament. She was the winner of the flounder division in 2006.

It’s a real “girl thing” for CLA

Jeff Dennis

This Lowcountry fishing club isn’t unique because it promotes the sport of fishing, but because of its all-female membership. […]

Fishermen will find plenty of room for backcasts with their fly rods on the lower Saluda, with both pools and pocket water available.

“Sub-Tropical” Trout

Richard Bernabe

The lower Saluda River is certainly the most improbable of South Carolina’s trout streams. […]

King mackerel will congregate around any structure that will hold bait between the beach and 60 to 70 feet of water. Quality charts are a must for fishermen who are new to the king mackerel game.

Holstering Silver Bullets

Walt Rhodes

Some people head to Las Vegas for fast action, while others head to the nearest NASCAR oval. […]

Rick Snipes and his canine companion scan the skies for incoming doves.

Food, Fellowship, & Feathers

Jim Casada

More than a quarter of a century ago, a then-young fellow named Roy Turner called me and chatted a bit about some management efforts that he and his father, along with a few other hunters, had undertaken on family property. […]

Rifles with excellent optics are important when hunting wild hogs from stands, especially around open fields where tuskers will root around for food.

High on the Hog

Terry Madewell

Hog hunting never goes out of season in South Carolina. […]