All Outdoors Turkey Time Is Near
Benny Phillips writes on spring gobbler season in North Carolina, noting opening day is near, turkey behavior, calling methods, and how habitat, weather, and hunting skill affect success. He emphasizes patience, practice, and understanding gobbler mating behavior.
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Benny Phillips
North Carolina
Tom
North Carolina Wildlife Commission
Division of Education
Raleigh
the Wildlife Magazine
Piedmont
Uwharrie
Camp Lejeune
Turkey
Quest For Trout Opens In Rain And Regret
Jim Dean recalls opening day misadventures as a soggy start turns epic failure. The group, chasing a trout dream despite wind rain fog and high water, watches one fisherman land a fish while they endure numb hands and failing casts.
Springtime Angling Boosts Tar Heel Coast Blues and Inland Bass
Openers report heavy rains and turbid creeks hampering trout creels but crowds hit popular waters. Coastal anglers chase 12 to 20 pound bluefish along the Tar Heel coast while inland lakes see growing bass and panfish activity as anglers switch to artificials.
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Hatteras
Oregon Inlet
Tail Wagging the Dog Threatens Carolina Angling
A South Carolina dispute over electric seines at Moncks Corner Hatchery and North Carolina trapping with fish boxes could shift the balance of inland fishing. Officials warn these devices risk thousands of sport anglers and fry stocks, while commercial interests press for expanding methods. The piece cautions that powerful cliques may manipulate rules to profit at anglers' expense.
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South Carolina
Wildlife Department
Moncks Corner
Boating tips for summer prep and gear repairs
STAN DAVIES outlines practical, field tested advice for boaters to maximize summer fun. He covers rope condition tests, choosing between steel wire and fiber lines, paddle repairs with fiberglass, rope needs for Erie Canal travels, off center trolling with two motors, trailer maintenance, carrying an outboard in a car trunk, appropriate bailers, and making home flotation cushions while noting Coast Guard approval requirements.
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Jim Dean
Tom Higgins
Carolinas
Cerse
Wildlife Commission
S.C
Pinopolis Dam
The
Lake Norman
By Stan Davies
Tropics
Erie Canal
Coast Guard
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