It didn’t take deer hunters in North Carolina and South Carolina very long to make their marks this past fall. Even with a big crop of acorns on the ground in many places — usually a harbinger of a tough whitetail season — a lot of big bucks began falling in September, and they never quit. […]
Wild quail hunting is a thing of the past in the Carolinas, but thanks to plantations that release quail, we can still hunt these elusive birds. […]
We have plenty of fishing tournaments throughout the Carolinas, even this time of year, but what about hunting tournaments? It would be a logistical nightmare to run a hunting contest in the same manner fishing tournaments are run, but many deer processors run big doe contests, big buck contests, etc, and CarolinaSportsman.com holds an annual Bag-A-Buck contest. […]
Fishing boats are different animals to different fishermen. The same boat won’t work across the spectrum of lakes, inland rivers, coastal rivers, coastal backwaters, the inshore ocean or gulf and the offshore bluewater. […]
Santa Claus didn’t plan to pay a personal visit to every crappie fisherman in North Carolina and South Carolina at Christmas, but they still got a really nice present: Lake Wylie. […]
Atlantic menhaden are referred to as the most important fish in the sea in large part due to their importance in the diet of many marine predators. Managing Atlantic menhaden for maximum abundance rather than maximum yield is a critical first step in marine ecosystems management. […]
Ever caught a fish that had a skinny piece of plastic sticking out of it and wondered how it had gotten there? If so, you probably caught a tagged fish. Fish are tagged for many reasons, including research and fishing tournaments, and you can do your part to help your state’s fisheries biologists if you catch one. […]
A small profile can make a big difference. That’s why Clint Ward makes a spinnerbait from scratch to satisfy the needs of both anglers and bass. […]
Each year, as bowhunters switch over from shooting practice tips to broadheads, I see many of them come into our archery shop in a total state of panic. Even though they have been practicing all summer and their bow was sighted in, their hunting arrows are shooting to a totally different point of impact, or worse yet, won’t group at all. […]
Matt Willis said successfully hunting agricultural crops depends on knowing routes deer take from habitat beyond the borders to the edges of the field. […]
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