Volume 15 Number 10 - October 2008

FEATURES:

	Baa, Baa Dock Sheep Sheepshead are plentiful at N.C. coastal venues, where anglers routinely bypass them in hopes of greener pastures. The day was clear and bright, with the sun high overhead. Boats buzzed along the ICW and navigation channels in and around Wrightsville Beach on their way to far off destinations. ... Mike Marsh

	No Tea Parties Belmont’s Mary Hencken hones her Women’s Bassmaster Tour skills at Lake Wylie. After 10 ½ years, Belmont’s Mary Hencken left a promising, good-paying job as a physical therapist assistant for a high-risk, financially insecure career as a professional fisherman. ... Tony Garitta

	Primitive Perfection October and November mean its muzzleloader time. Discover two trophy hunters’ favorite equipment and how they put big bucks on the wall. Many North Carolina deer hunters treasure the muzzleloading rifle season for a variety of reasons. ... Terry Madewell

	Smokepole Sizzlers Fate helped two hunters bag N.C.’s best 2007 muzzle-loader bucks. Journalists and novelists often write about Fate. For North Carolina trophy whitetail hunters, “Fate” means the first and second weeks of November and is spelled “r-u-t.” ... Craig Holt

	The Price of Tides Anglers must pay attention to water levels at the southeast coast or pay the piper when it comes to finding specks. It was late on a balmy October morning when Steve Laughinghouse returned to his community marina along the ICW near Carolina Beach. ... Mike Marsh

	Yakety Tracks Fishing from a kayak has become a popular approach to findin’ ‘em where you usually can’t. Gliding silently across the mirror-like surface of the water, Ernie Williams effortlessly eased around a grassy point and positioned himself near the overhang of a marsh bank. ... Jerry Dilsaver



	There were some really big deer killed last year by muzzleloader hunters. Learn the secrets to their success in this issue. Photo By Photo by Soc Clay

COLUMNS:

Backlashes
The towing veto, change at WRC
Craig Holt

Fish Like a Pro
Start small and throw heat
Dustin Wilks

Greener Pastures
Keep watch on those food plots
Jeff Burleson

Head for the Mountains
Worm your way into trout’s mouth
Robert Satterwhite

High Tides and Tall Tails
The dirty word in marine fuel
Jerry Dilsaver

Livewell
Stone, Wilks, Wolak place at Erie
Tony Garitta

Lunker Lines
October can be crankbait feast
David Fritts

Sticks & Strings
Why fix deer season that works?
Ramon Bell

DEPARTMENTS:

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