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Cover: November 2017
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. […]
The Carolinas
Featured
Red snapper season approved, begins this weekend
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. […]
Bass Fishing
The Mag 12 Buzz Worm
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. […]
Featured
Hendersonville, N.C. hunter kills 520-pound boar in Orangeburg County, S.C.
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. […]
Hunting
Get a grip on bow torque
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. […]
Deer of the Year
Win great prizes in the Carolina Sportsman Bag-A-Buck Contest
Have you entered our Bag-A-Buck Contest? It’s easy to enter and you can win a great prize package, including a two-day deer-hog hunting combo at Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge in Chesterfield, S.C. and a three-year subscription to Carolina Sportsman Magazine. […]
Crappie/Bream
Tight-line or long-line? What’s the difference?
Newcomers to crappie fishing often hear about tight-lining and long-lining when crappie fishermen in the Carolinas discuss trolling techniques. […]
Crappie/Bream
Fall Sleepers: Harris and Secession
When asked to pick a sleeper lake for fall crappie in North Carolina, Ed Duke recommended Shearon Harris, just southeast of Jordan. Duke said the lake is not big by reservoir standards, around 4,000 acres, and it’s not really deep, which makes it easier to fish that other lakes. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the South Carolina whitetail deer rut
A large portion of South Carolina experiences peak rut activity within a well-defined time period. […]
Deer Hunting
Timing the North Carolina whitetail deer rut
When does the deer rut occur throughout North Carolina? […]