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Snowy groupers are a favoritetarget of deep-water winter anglers.

Deep Blue

Pollack, codfish, monkfish? Winter bottom fishing off the Outer Banks produces huge black sea bass, blueline tilefish, and even snowy grouper. But how to prepare and when to go aren’t enough. […]

Squirrels follow almost the same daily routines as white-tailed deer, moving the most early and late in the day and concentrating near sources of food. Squirrels also are extremely shy of interactions with hunters and will flee to safety (a nest or tree hole) at a moment’s notice.

Bushytail Time

Dan Kibler

More than 20 years ago, when Tim Lemon first went to work as a wildlife enforcement officer for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, squirrel hunting was a big deal. […]

Backlashes

Sunday hunting law hits a snag

Craig Holt

The push to get Sunday hunting on the N.C. law books took a hit Dec. 6. […]

Merry Christmas to All

South Carolina Sportsman

The staff of South Carolina Sportsman would like to wish all our readers, associates and advertisers a Merry Christmas and our best wishes for the New Year. […]

DNR gives anglers trout for the holidays

Scott Keepfer

Why not enjoy a little trout fishing during the holidays? The opportunity is readily accessible in Upstate South Carolina thanks to a winter trout-stocking program conducted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in several small mountain waters. […]

Beginning January 1, only 406 MHz model EPIRBs, such as this ACR unit, are approved for commercial and recreational boats.

121.5 and 243 MHz EPIRBs Prohibited After 1-1-07

From News Reports

Washington DC – The Coast Guard is advising boaters that, beginning Jan. 1, 2007, both 121.5 and 243 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are prohibited from use in commercial and recreational vessels. […]

Summer Flounder were at the heart of much debate during discussion of the Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act.

Congress Gives Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act Final Day Approval

Jerry Dilsaver

Washington DC—December 9, 2006—On the final day of the 2006 session Congress approved the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act. […]

The speckled trout bite is hot in the waters around Charleston. There are lots of 1 1/2 to 3 pound trout and a few really big ones.

Charleston trout bite best in years

Scott Keepfer

Charleston-area fishing guide Jamie Hough says he expects seatrout to bite this time of year, but even he has been surprised by the number of bites he and his clients have gotten of late. […]

A state-wide blind survey commissioned by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission showed 65 percent of N.C. residents oppose Sunday hunting.

WRC Withdraws Sunday Hunting Recommendation

From News Reports

RALEIGH (AP) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission backed off a decision Dec. 6 to support Sunday hunting after first agreeing to recommend the change to lawmakers. […]

Applications for the WMA youth waterfowl hunts must be received by the DNR Columbia office by 5:00 P.M. Friday, January 5, 2007.

Youth Waterfowl Hunt Applications Due Jan. 5

From News Reports

Applications are now available for public drawing youth waterfowl hunts at Wildlife Management Areas across the state, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]