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The Storm 360GT Searchbait is a pre-rigged swimbait that comes with a rattle in the head, giving the bait more than just vibration when fall conditions make it the perfect bass bait.

Time to pick a swimbait

The weather is really starting to cool down in November, and the baitfish are really starting to move. The middle of the month is really when you see them getting into creeks and ditches. […]

Hunters can manage for big bucks and plenty of venison at the same time.

Get more buck for your bang — How to manage for big bucks and full freezers at the same time

Jerry Dilsaver

The young buck slipped out of the woods and leisurely walked across yards of open field to begin its relaxed, late-afternoon snack of corn. Several times, he raised his head from the corn pile to look around, but it was all unhurried, relaxed and lacking the caution of a mature buck. […]

Everyman’s duck

Marty Shaffner

As I stood in the dark swamp, knee deep in water, I could hear the whistling of duck wings as they flew by and landed in flooded timber around me. Looking up, I could see ducks in groups of three to as many as 10 silhouetted against the breaking light of the morning sky. […]

A deer standing rigid with its head high and neck stiff is likely on alert and sensing danger, and it may not stay around much longer.

Understand a deer’s body language and tag more bucks

Jeff Burleson

From using the latest technology in optics, attractants and calls to different hunting strategies in the woods, deer hunters are always looking for something that helps them gain an advantage over their quarry. […]

November is prime time to catch NC/SC state-line flounder.

Catch state-line fall flounder

Jeff Burleson

Fall fishing is in full swing along the Carolina coast, and although many anglers think about king mackerel, speckled trout and spots, flounder fishing can be fantastic; it’s the time when many of the biggest specimens make it into the boat. […]

Cover: November 2017

Carolina Sportsman

Stephanie Ford of Raleigh, N.C., welcomed in archery season by killing this Wake County trophy with a crossbow on her second trip into the woods. […]

For the first time in years, anglers in the Carolinas can harvest red snapper, and the season starts this weekend.

Red snapper season approved, begins this weekend

From News Reports

At the request of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and working closely with NOAA Fisheries, an interim annual catch limit has been approved that will open the red snapper fishery to limited harvest in 2017. […]

Despite its length, you can still connect on the hookset with the Mag 12.

The Mag 12 Buzz Worm

Don Shoopman

That two different professional anglers can fish a new 12-inch worm completely differently — with both catching solid numbers of quality bass — is a testament to the new Mag 12 Buzz Worm from Mister Twister. […]

Joey Prince was hunting a soybean field in Orangeburg County, S.C. when he killed this beast, a 520-pound boar that took three shots before expiring.

Hendersonville, N.C. hunter kills 520-pound boar in Orangeburg County, S.C.

Brian Cope

Joey Prince, a firefighter from Hendersonville, N.C. was hunting over a soybean field in Orangeburg County, S.C. on Oct. 20, hoping to get a shot at a deer. No deer showed up, but Prince bagged a boar big enough to fill up the back of his Toyota Tacoma. […]

The crease in the palm of your hand, aka your “life line,” is where your bow grip should begin.

Get a grip on bow torque

Sammy Romano

In layman’s terms, torque is defined as a rotational force or the twisting of an object. While there are some cases where more torque is desirable — such as the output of your vehicle’s engine — the handle of your bow is NOT one of them. […]