Volume 16 Number 9 - September 2009
FEATURES:
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Bald Spots
Bays around Bald Head Island are great for late-summer puppy drum. North Carolina’s coastal red drum numbers are a monument to nearly a decade of effective management by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and, yes, even the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. ... Craig Holt |
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Bronzebacks Fit to a ‘T’
The Little Tennessee is arguably North Carolina’s best stream for smallmouth bass, and fall is a top time for a float trip. More than 100 years ago, in his classic “Book of the Black Bass,” Doc Henshall annointed the smallmouth bass as “inch for inch and pound for pound, the gamest fish that swims.” ... Tim Mead |
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Deer for the Taking
Game lands in the state’s northeastern corner offer some of North Carolina’s best early-season hunting. Joseph “Pork Chop” Wiles of Mayock was deer hunting at an N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission game land in northeastern North Carolina last November. ... Mike Marsh |
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Mad Macks
Fall brings a feeding frenzy for king and Spanish mackerel at N.C. Coast. Even after sleeping an extra hour and leaving the dock at 8 a.m. rather than 7, the morning air still had a cool nip, one of the first signs of fall’s arrival. ... Jerry Dilsaver |
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Triple Threat
Anglers may land largemouth spotted or smallmouth bass at W. Kerr Scott Reservior. Good things often happen in threes at many sporting events. ... Tony Garitta |
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| Jason Kaufman has some ideas on how to kill bucks with a stick and string. Do they work? The evidence is on his wall. |
COLUMNS: |
| Backlashes Media marginalize hunters, fishermen Craig Holt |
| Fish Like a Pro A clean boat means bass Dustin Wilks |
| Greener Pastures Preparation is fall food-plot key Jeff Burleson |
| Head for the Mountains Passing on the thrill: the rewards are endless Robert Satterwhite |
| High Tides and Tall Tails Getting another visit from ‘Aunt Ethylnol’ Jerry Dilsaver |
| Livewell Five bites enough for Brunson in BFL Tony Garitta |
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