Deer of the Year
2013 Deer of the Year
Recent deer seasons have seen North Carolina hunters tag only a handful of decent but not jaw-dropping bucks. […]
The Carolinas
Fishing
Are changes imminent for specks?
The Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan that was implemented in February 2012 was a compromise that didn’t initially meet all legal requirements, so a provision was added that automatically tightens commercial and recreational regulations in February 2014 — unless the FMP was changed. […]
Fishing
More bureaucracy means trout trouble
With many Americans working in the public sector, often it cuts too close to the bone to rip “government” as inefficient, wasteful, venal, and, even worse, disastrous. […]
Events & Announcements
‘Tis the season to be jolly
It’s hard to believe Christmas is approaching again, but time flies when you’re having fun, and no one has more fun than sportsmen in the outdoors. […]
Content
Squirrels coming to the forefront for Carolina hunters
Once deer season closes, many hunters hang up their camouflage, but it’s the perfect time to hunt squirrels throughout the Carolinas. […]
Catfish
Blue Christmas – Tactics for Santee Cooper’s blue catfish
Veteran fishermen debate over the best time of year to target blue catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes. Some argue for April, when big blues move shallow to spawn. Others point to June, when blues continually graze on mussel beds. […]
Hunting
Upstate home-school group starting archery team
Families involved in home-schooling in Greenville and surrounding areas are starting a National Archery in the Schools Program. […]
Deer Hunting
Watch this buck shed its velvet and eat it
This video shows a buck shedding its velvet, and using lots of natural and man-made objects to help. Then, the buck eats the velvet. […]
Fishing
State gets Incidental Take Permit for sea turtles from feds
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has received a long-awaited Incidental Take Permit for sea turtles from the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the agency is studying details of the ITP before reopening large-mesh gill net fishing in different areas of coastal waters, expected to be closed until at least Oct. 1. […]
Deer Hunting
Sept. 27 is deadline for youth deer-hunt applications on Congaree Bluffs, Belfast tracts
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources has set a deadline of Sept. 27 for hunters to apply for four youth deer hunts on the Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve in Calhoun County and three on the Belfast WMA in Newberry County. […]
