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Chufas are a food plot plant that needs to be put in the ground during the spring, then hunters can reap the rewards the following year.

Plotting for Turkeys

Walking through the hurricane-ravaged Francis Marion National Forest, the logging road provided the only clear path illuminated by an April full moon. […]

Capt. Mark Jonas of Miss Judy Charters hoists a smoker king mackerel that hit a ballyhoo dressed in a Sea Witch mylar skirt.

Smokin’ Kings

Terry Madewell

King mackerel anglers don’t have to wait until the mid-summer heat to score on serious fishing at the South Carolina coast. […]

Panfishing can ignite a love of the sport in youngsters, especially when they’re this successful.

Bruiser Bream

Terry Madewell

A good bird dog could not have gone on point any better.

Chuck Porter leaned forward, nose in the air, and turned his head slightly. […]

One of the best places to try is old pier pilings that are encrusted with barnacles, a favorite sheepshead food.

Convicted

Mike Marsh

There are lots of fish species to catch in the waters surrounding Charleston. So many in fact, that it’s almost impossible to pick a single fish to target for an outing. […]

Currents

It ain’t exactly cheap to litter

Pat Robertson

The U.S. Forest Service temporarily closed a rifle range at the Francis Marion National Forest to clean up litter and repair vandalized facilities. […]

Those flounder you keep to eat are now subject to different minimum sizes depending on whether they were caught in the ocean or inside waters. The inside waters flounder must be 14-inches long, with ocean flounder another half inch longer.

A revision for North Carolina’s 2007 saltwater regulations, printed in a chart in the May issue of North Carolina Sportsman, incorrectly reversed the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ flounder size limits for inshore and ocean waters. […]

Anglers qualified for the IGFA Offshore World Championship by winning one of the 132 IGFA tournaments held worldwide in 2006.

Four N.C. Anglers to Compete in IGFA Offshore World Championship

From News Reports

DANIA BEACH, Fla., USA – Four North Carolina men on two teams will compete in the eighth annual IGFA Offshore World Championship, May 20 – 25, off the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja peninsula at Cabo San Lucas. […]

Cranking and deep-cycle batteries are built to serve different purposes. Even though their labels contain some of the same ratings, they are not interchangeable.

Be sure to use right battery for job

Allan Tarvid

Marine batteries come in three types, and they are not interchangeable. Each is designed to do a particular job, and while some can be used in cross-over applications, doing so can result in a reduction of battery performance and life. […]

Keeping focus on the water

Dustin Wilks

Mental focus can make or break your day on the water. […]

Interested participants preview auction items at a previous DNR surplus property and equipment auction.

DNR to Auction Surplus Equipment

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct a public auction of surplus property and equipment on Wednesday, May 23 in West Columbia. […]