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How to net a fish the right way

Netting a fish is an important part of fishing, and many folks don’t put a lot of thought into how to do it properly. But many of those same folks also do it wrong, and doing it wrong results in losing fish. […]

Deer Hunting

Island delights

Rivers and streams along the coastal plain and in the larger watersheds of the Piedmont and Midlands areas will have high hills within the river corridors, and these hills don’t always flood when everything else in the area is inundated.  […]

Bass Fishing

Five-year-old angler catches his first 5-pound bass

When Brantlee Knight of Laurel Hill, NC was born prematurely, his parents had much more to be concerned about than watching the now 5-year-old catch a bass. But when Brantlee landed a 5-pound bucketmouth earlier this month, it was a moment Brantlee’s dad said is one he’ll never forget. […]

Alligator

Raleigh hunter kills lone gator of North Carolina’s 2018 season

If luck was in any way involved in Ryan Pridgen’s success at bagging an alligator in North Carolina’s first gator harvest season, it was only in being chosen for a tag. Him killing the lizard was anything but luck; the Raleigh sportsman spent enough hours, time, and energy to locate and kill the gator that he’d qualify for overtime if the whole thing was a job. […]