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Bears are attracted to new things in their environment, such as trail cameras.

Loaded for Bear

North Carolina sportsmen have one of North America’s top big game hunting opportunities hiding right under their noses. […]

Bucks such as these usually provide lots of signs in the woods such as rubs and scrapes. The secondary rut in North Carolina usually will run throughout the month of December, providing hunters with a final chance at a wandering trophy.

Mountain Man’s Monster

Elmore K. Williams

Deer hunters spend a lot of time scratching their heads, trying to figure out where exactly to hang a tree stand in the area they plan to hunt. […]

Dancin’ Outlaw mates (left) Chris Elliott and Timmy Leroux (center) with Capt. Thomas Wood landed an 800-pound bluefin during 2005.

Five years ago, aboard a now-retired 54-foot Atlantic Beach-based charterboat, the Top Hook, a strapping 6-2, 200-pound angler from Raleigh settled into a stern chair for his first tussle with a tuna. […]

Winter is the time anglers need to wear layers of clothing when fishing for muskies at the French Broad River. Gloves are also a good idea.

French Broad Waterwolf

Tim Mead

A large, brown torpedo appeared under the bow of the small john boat, then sank slowly toward the stern. […]

Not only does the Buzzard Bay area hold red drum during the colder months, but black drum, such as this one netted by Matt Wirt, also provide action.

Where Reds Rule

Jerry Dilsaver

As we turned to look where Capt. Matt Wirt was pointing so excitedly, the wake created by the moving redfish was something we couldn’t miss as it spread across the slick water. […]

Backlashes

The fast track to extinction

Craig Holt

A report released Oct. 10 by the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation should make American sportsmen sit up and take notice. […]

Stripers provide family fun

Davy Hite

I love to take my family fishing at Lake Murray, my home lake, in December. […]

Amy McFadden of Brown’s Ferry landed this Bull’s Bay red drum during October.

Location secret to winter success

Jeff Burleson

Often anglers can feel as if we’re “fishing in a bathtub.” It’s so common to feel like the fish are nowhere to be found, and a bathtub would be just as good a place to be soaking bait. […]

Winter bass fishing can be productive, especially if the right lures are used and anglers take note of the weather.

Bassin’ can be hot when it’s cold

Richard Bernabe

When the trees become bare, the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, and the water temperature falls below fifty degrees, bass fishing can become a supremely challenging task. […]

“Old” drum, for some reason, are more likely to bite at night, as Lynn Bost discovered.

CALO Fish Tales

Terry Shive

A crescent moon set against a starlit sky, while beautiful to behold, provided scant illumination to the night.Ghost-like gray images of anglers, clad in chest waders, barely were distinguishable as they cautiously inched their way into the rising, turbulent waters of South Core Banks at the point of the island — Cape Lookout. […]