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best hunting & fishing apps

mobile apps have become a handy way for the tech-savvy outdoorsman to do everything from finding hotspots to seeing in the dark. having these apps also means less equipment to haul with you on your next hunting trip. here’s some of the best offerings in the app stores today.

FindMeFish A multi-device application that puts guidequality fishing knowledge at your fingertips. FindMeFish allows users to buy and sell fishing hotspots through a GPS interface. If you are an experienced angler, or guide, looking to earn some cash by selling your fishing honey-hole, or an angler wanting local guide knowledge for a fraction of the cost, Findmefish.com allows you more time fishing and less time looking.

Hunting Light & Blood Tracker A handy hunting flashlight that provides screen lights of various colors for specific uses in the field.

Hunters will experience improved visibility in variable light conditions (green for night vision, red for less detection, etc.) PLUS the addition of a “blood tracking” light filter that enhances the visibility of a blood trail left by wounded game.

SAS Survival Guide The definitive guide to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea. It provides vital information on safety and survival, a photo gallery with detailed descriptions of everything from deadly mushrooms to poisonous plants, survival checklists, key information supported with illustrations and videos, a Morse code

signalling device, a compass and more.

Primos Hunting Calls One of the best-selling hunting apps of all time, Primos offers more than 20 interactive animal calls for a low price of $2. From deer to elk, turkey to waterfowl, this app will help you to “speak the language” and bring in more prey on your next hunting trip. iHunt Journal An all-inclusive app that allows you to track and record all of your hunting observations and other relevant information. Get updates on the weather as well as sun, moon and solunar periods. Remember all the pertinent details of your hunting trip by logging information on game type, time hunted and weight. Take a snapshot of your hunting area and never lose your stand. Record coordinates of key deer rubs and scrapes to plan ahead for the next hunt.

Fishidy The best locationbased fishing app available,

Fishidy provides detailed fishing maps, waterway information, weather and valuable tools to record your catches and hot spots. Mark, track and view your catches with a personal and secure fishing log that connects directly to your online Fishidy.com profile, and upload fishing photos and realtime GPS coordinates straight to your mobile device.

Ballistic a highly sophisticated tool that calculates trajectory, windage, velocity, energy, and bullet flight time for any range you plan to shoot at, ensuring the best possible targeted shot. It takes into account temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and altitude. This full feature app has over 3,500 projectiles and factory loads, a range estimation calculator, GPS and atmosphere awareness. A must have for the serious shooter. iSonular Hunting & Fishing Times Provides hunters and anglers with up-to-date details regarding the best time of day for hunting and fishing anywhere in the world. Using astronomical data from the US Naval observatory, users have access to location specific information on feeding/activity periods, sunrises and sunsets. There’s no easier way to get the locationspecific solunar feeding times that will help you catch fish and game like never before.

MotionX GPS An intuitive GPS program with more to offer

than the typical pre-loaded map applications on most cell phones.

One of the most crucial features is that the program has downloadable maps that can be saved for later, making it super useful even when you are without a cell signal.

Hunt Predictor The most advanced prediction formula for deer, turkey, and waterfowl. More accurate than solunar calendars alone. Utilize an algorithm based on 7 scientific weather variables proven to identify and predict wildlife movement. Know where to hunt, know when to hunt, and when to stay in bed.

Catchbook Field & Stream’s map-based social fishing journal makes it extremely easy for you and your buddies to pattern the places you fish. Use it to learn where fish bite (and what flies, lures, or baits work best) under different weather conditions and at different times of the year. All without ever sharing your spots with people you don’t trust.

Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Migration App Follow the ducks like never before this season with the recently upgraded DU Waterfowl Migration app! Each year, more than 25,000 migration and hunting reports are submitted to the DU migration map across North America. This app gives you realtime access to these reports in the palm of your hand!

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NC HUNTING faqs

NIGHT HUNTING

THE ANSWERS TO THESE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WILL GUIDE HUNTERS WHO WANT TO HUNT FERAL SWINE AND COYOTES AT NIGHT:

WHERE CAN I HUNT?

Private land only. The Landowner Protection Act requires hunters to obtain written permission to hunted posted property. Some counties have additional laws for written permission.

See the local laws section of the 2014-2015 Regulations Digest. At this time there is no night hunting for coyotes and feral swine on public lands.

DO I HAVE TO GET A PERMIT?

Not for private land hunting. In the future when the Commission offers night hunting on game lands, hunting will be permit-only.

WHAT ABOUT THE FERAL SWINE HUNTING PERMIT?

Coyotes in North Carolina look similar to red wolves, but coyotes are smaller, have pointed and erect ears, and long slender snouts. The tail is long, bushy and black tipped and is usually carried pointed down. Color is typically dark gray but can range from blonde, red, and even black. Coyotes are found in all 100 counties in North Carolina.

This permit was a temporary measure before the Commission adopted night hunting rules.

This permit is no longer needed and the Commission is no longer issuing them.

WHEN CAN I HUNT?

There are no time or

season restrictions. Hunters can take coyotes and feral swine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, though firearms are not allowed on Sundays.

CAN I HUNT AT ALL ON SUNDAYS?

Yes. From 12 a.m.Sunday morning until 11:59 p.m. Sunday night hunters may use dogs and archery equipment, only. Firearms are not allowed on Sunday WHAT ARE THE BAG LIMITS?

There are no bag limits.Hunters can harvest an unlimited number of coyotes and feral swine.

ARE THERE WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY?

No,except fully automatic firearms are unlawful to use in hunting at any time.

WHAT ABOUT RESTRICTIONS ON ARTIFICAL LIGHTS?

There are no restrictions. All artificial lights and night vision equipment is legal.

WHAT ARE LOCAL LIGHT LAWS?

Local light laws prohibit a person from “…intentionally shin(ing) a light upon a deer or intentionally sweep(ing) a light in search of deer.” As long as the hunter is honestly using his light to hunt coyotes or feral swine, he is not in violation of local light laws.

WHAT IF I’M USING A VEHICLE?

It is unlawful to use a motor vehicle in taking coyote, feral swine or any other wild animal or wild bird when the passenger area is occupied or if the motor is running.

Request a Regulations Digest Copy to be mailed to you. Call or write to the following address or telphone number: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 1707 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1707 (919) 707-0391 Courtesy of NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES

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NC HuNtiNg + FisHiNg CHaNges iN Law For 2014-15 seasoN

WHiLe noT a compLeTe LisT, THe foLLoWing are significanT cHanges for THe Upcoming season. for more cHanges see ncWiLdLife.org

Licensing

A Bear Management E-Stamp is required, in addition to the proper hunting and big game licenses, to hunt bear in North Carolina.

Effective this season, hunters will be able to purchase an electronic federal duck stamp at ncwildlife. org to use until their physical duck stamp arrives in the mail.

HUnTing

Bear seasons have been opened in Piedmont counties to run concurrent with the gun deer seasons.

Unprocessed foods will be allowed to aid in the take of bears. The period for use is the first six days of the bear season in Coastal and Mountain counties. Unprocessed foods can be used the entire season in the Piedmont counties that have bear seasons concurrent with the gun deer season.

The muzzleloader season has been renamed the blackpowder season and blackpowder firearms have been defined.

Coyote hunting, both day and night, is prohibited in Washington, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Beaufort counties.

Hunters can use legally obtained suppressors to hunt.

fisHing

During the 2013 legislative session, a single resident Special Inland Fishing Device License and nonresident Special Inland Fishing Device License were established to take nongame fish in inland fishing waters with any legal special fishing device. These new licenses replace the noncommercial and commercial special inland fishing device licenses. Special fishing devices are defined in statute as all authorized devices used in fishing other than hook-and-line.

Under this definition, trotlines, set hooks, and jug hooks are considered hook-and-line and may be used with a valid license that provides basic inland fishing privileges. Special fishing devices may be used with a Special Inland Fishing Device License in those counties and waters

with open seasons. Certain types of devices may be used to take nongame fish for bait or personal consumption using a valid license that provides basic inland fishing privileges, and a Special Inland Fishing Device License is not required. Any fish, crayfish, or freshwater mussel harvested under the bait or personal consumption provision cannot be sold.

“Public Access for Fishing Only” was established where angler access to inland fishing waters is provided through private property under an agreement with the landowner. These access locations will be clearly marked through signage.

edUcaTion

Hunter Education instruction has been restructured to create a more streamlined course. In some instances the class can be taken in one day. To learn more about hunter education or to find a course, visit ncwildlife.org/ huntered.

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lures plugs

Many companies make fishing lures in different types, patterns, sizes and colors. “how to” instructions are either on the package or inside the lure. both fresh and saltwater anglers use lures interchangeably to catch a variety of fish

spoons

jigs

use for: black bass; crappie; striped, white and hybrid bass; seatrout; red drum; flounder and several offshore species

use for: black bass; striped bass; striped, white and hybrid bass; seatrout; red drum; flounder and several offshore species

use for: black bass; striped, white and hybrid bass; crappie; seatrout; red drum; flounder and several offshore species

Plugs can be made of various materials such as plastic, wood and sometimes cork. Plugs are classified as topwater and crankbaits (shallow diving, medium diving and deep diving). Either two or three treble hooks are attached to plugs to cover the fish’s striking area.

Spoons are metal, spoon-shaped lures made to resemble a swimming or injured baitfish. You can jig them (jiggle them up and down), cast and reel them in, or troll them behind a boat (let it drag on a fishing line behind the boat). Many anglers attach a swivel to the spoon to prevent it from twisting their line during retrieval.

Jigs have weighted metal or lead heads with a body and tail made of rubber skirts, feathers, soft plastic or animal hair. Numerous sizes, colors and patterns are used to catch a large majority of fresh and saltwater fish.

spinnerbaits

use for: black bass; coldwater trout + crappie on small in-line spinners Spinnerbaits have one or more blades that spin or rotate around a straight wire or “safety pin” type shaft. Nearly all spinner baits have tails and bodies made of rubber skirts, animal hair, soft plastic, feathers or other materials.

flies

use for: almost all common sport fish will strike a fly or popper of some variety, but very popular among coldwater trout fisherman Flies and poppers are small, very light, almost weightless lures used primarily for flyfishing. A spincast or spinning rod and reel outfitted with a “bubble” (clear bobber) placed four to five feet above the lure works well if you don’t have a fly rod. Most any fish can be caught on these baits.

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fIeld dressING + TraNsporTING wIld Game

WILD GamE mEat, Not uNLIkE DomEStIc mEat, REquIRES REaSoNabLE caRE WhILE haNDLING aND pRocESSING. pRopER haNDLING aND pRocESSING WILL hELp to pRESERvE paLatabILIty aND avoIDaNcE oF FooD-boRNE ILLNESSES.

a hunter will have immediate access to internal organs.

The following procedure is recommended for field dressing deer or other medium sized game: ➊ Now is the time to put on the disposable gloves if you have them. Begin by making an incision just below the breast bone by pinching up on the hide and slowly cutting through until muscle tissue is observed under the hide. Slowly cut through the muscle until the interior body cavity becomes apparent. Make the cut large enough to insert two fingers into the body cavity.

Some hunters make the first incision lower near the genital area. The advantage to starting near the breast bone is that there is less chance of cutting into the stomach or intestines as compared to other areas.

➋ After the initial incision, position yourself so you are facing the rear of the deer (Note: in this way you are cutting away from, and not toward, yourself). You can place your feet at the sides of the deer in order to prevent it from rolling on its side. In essence, you are straddling the deer. ➌ Insert the two fingers into

FIELD DRESSING

Steps taken while in the field are crucial to ensuring healthy and flavorful wild game meat. As with any meat, temperature is always a concern relative to preventing the build-up of bacteria. After harvesting a game animal, the entrails (internal organs) should

be removed as soon as possible in order to facilitate cooling of the carcass. Field dressing does not have to be a complex ordeal and can be completed in just a few simple steps using a minimum of tools. The following are a few simple items used to field dress game:

Sharp knife Disposable plastic gloves (recommended) Paper towels (optional) Field dressing can be best accomplished with the game animal on its back. In this way,

the body cavity at the cut and slowly but carefully insert the knife blade (edge up) between your fingers (Note: the goal here is to prevent the knife blade from puncturing the internal organs by keeping finger space between the knife and the internal organs. Fingers should be slightly apart and not pinching the knife blade).

Begin cutting in a straight

line toward the reproductive organs and anus. If the knife is sharp, as it should be, it will glide along without the need to saw as you cut. Upon reaching the reproductive organs of the male deer, cut around them and remove them from the carcass. Remove the udders of the female in the same way.

➍ After reaching the hip bone, open the skin all the way to the anus then cut around the anus opening so that it can be removed along with the internal organs (Note: you may need to reposition yourself by facing toward the head of the deer to accomplish this).

At this point, the majority of the internal organs (below the breastbone) can be removed from the body cavity. This can be accomplished by gently pulling them loose (Note: do so carefully in order to avoid rupturing internal organs). Some connective tissue attached to the body cavity may need to be cut in order to facilitate removal.

Be careful not to rupture the bladder before removing it.

The bladder will be noticeable within the pelvic area of the deer and will appear to be a fluid filled sack. You can avoid rupturing the bladder by first pinching it shut at the point closest to the carcass and carefully cut it loose. Then, in one motion, remove it from the carcass without spilling the contents into the body cavity. ➎ Next, cut through the diaphragm to access the heart and lungs for removal as well (Note: diaphragm may need to be trimmed from both edges just below the rib cage to access heart and lung area). ➏ Reach into the rib cage with the non-knife hand to the top of the body cavity near the neck and grasp the windpipe and other connective tissue.

Then using the knife hand, slowly and gently reach up inside (while keeping the knife edge away from the non-knife hand) and slowly sever the windpipe and connective tissue just above the non-knife hand.

After the cut, the lungs and heart can be removed easily. ➐ At this point, any remaining blood and or excess tissue can be removed by flipping the deer over and or wiping the body cavity dry with paper towels. If internal organs are to be saved for consumption (e.g., heart, liver, kidneys) they

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(Note: avoid rinsing the body cavity with water so as to avoid the build-up of bacteria).

âž‘ In warm weather conditions,

prop open the carcass with a stick or place ice filled plastic bags in the body cavity to promote cooling during transport.

Transport the carcass as soon as possible to some type of refrigeration. In cold weather, there may be no need for ice and or immediate transport as cooling will likely occur on its own. Cooling the carcass should always be of utmost concern to prevent spoilage and improve table quality of game meat.

TransporTing

In recent years there has been some concern relative to transporting exposed dead animal carcasses on vehicles. Although common practice some 3 or 4 decades ago, the continual transition of humans from farm to urban living has fostered a general public that views displays of dead animals as distasteful.

Hunters may well like to show the rewards of the hunt, and rightfully so, but we must remain aware and respectful of others if hunting is to be accepted by society as a whole.

Moreover, and in the hunter’s favor, wild game should not be exposed to the elements during transport. This explains the gradual voluntary transition from vehicle hoods to pick-up beds and trailer-hitch carriers over the years. Rain and or snow mixed with road grime can promote bacteria build-up and contaminate edible meat. To promote cooling, game animals should never be transported on vehicle hoods where engine heat can hinder the cooling process.

Instead, the animal carcass should be transported in such as way that it is both protected from the elements and away from any heat source. The back of a covered pick-up truck, tarp covered trailer-hitch carrier, or vehicle trunk, are far better ways to transport game animals.

If outside temperatures are warm, placing bags of ice inside or around the body cavity can speed up cooling.

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food

slow Cooker veNIsoN CHIlI

one of the many satisfy ing aspects of hunting and fishing is the reward of excellent table fare! ingredienTs

FrIeD CrAPPIe

1 lb ground venison

fried crappie

1 large onion, chopped

ingredienTs

1 (16oz) can diced tomatoes

2 eggs

2 (15oz) cans red kidney beans, drained, rinsed (Kidney beans are available in both light red and dark red varieties. I like using 1 can of each.)

2 cups of canola oil

1 can whole kernel corn 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 cup of thick and chunky mild salsa

Brown meat, stirring to crumble. Add to slow cooker with all remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. Garnish with sour cream and/or shredded cheddar, and serve with saltine crackers. You can make the chili ahead of time and refrigerate; reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.

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1 cup flour 1 cup panko bread crumbs 10-12 crappie fillets

Beat eggs in a bowl. Mix bread crumbs and flour in a separate bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Dredge the crappie fillets through the egg wash and then the flour mixture. Heat the oil in a 10 inch skillet.

Heat until you can drop a piece of bread crumb and it sizzles immediately. Fry approximately 1 1/2 - 2 minutes and then flip. Remove when golden brown.

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SC HUNTING + FISHING CHANGES IN LAW FOR 2014-15 SEASON HUNTING

S.876 DEER HUNTING WITHIN 300 YARDS OF A RESIDENCE Effective 06/06/14 This Act makes it unlawful to hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission of the owner and occupant. Anyone violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner hunting on his own land or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit.

S.986

INCREASED THE PENALTIES FOR TRESPASSING TO HUNT, FISH OR TRAP Effective 06/06/14 This act increases the penalties for trespassing to hunt, fish or trap. If any person, at any time whatsoever, shall hunt or range on any lands for the purpose of hunting, fishing, or trapping,

without the consent of the owner or manager, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall: For a 1st offense, be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days; 2nd offense, be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1000 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days; and, a 3rd or subsequent offense, be fined not less than $1000 nor more than $2500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.

The magistrates’ court has concurrent jurisdiction to hear 1st and 2nd offenses under this section.

Under the point system for violations, trespassing to hunt, fish, or trap has increased from 10 points to 14 points, while, intentionally trespassing to hunt, fish, or trap has increased from 10 points to 18 points.

that may be taken by an enforcement officer, a hunter’s privilege to participate in a wildlife management area lottery hunt may be revoked for the remainder of the hunt if an enforcement officer witnesses, or has probable cause to believe that, the hunter violated any wildlife management area regulation or law, during the hunt.

If the hunter is not convicted of a violation of this article arising from the occurrence precipitating the revocation of his privilege to participate in the lottery hunt, then he, without having to pay any fees associated with participation, may elect to: 1. participate in the next lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked; or 2. have reinstated his preference points for determining his status for a future lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked.

S.1178

WMA LOTTERY HUNT PRIVILEGE REVOCATION Effective 06/02/14 In addition to any other action

R.4443

ANTLERLESS DEER HARVEST AND WMA REGULATIONS CHANGES

Effective 07/01/14 These regulations modified antlerless deer harvest limits and the number of either-sex days on private lands. On WMA lands, many seasons and limits were standardized to improve consistency across the state.

Refer to pages 56–88 for specific changes to seasons, limits and WMA regulations.

FRESHWATER FISHING H.4543

BLUE CATFISH LIMITS IN THE SANTEE COOPER SYSTEM Effective 04/01/15 This Act sets the possession limits at not more than 2 blue catfish greater than 32 inches in length in any 1 day in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, or the upper reach of the Santee River, and the Congaree & Wateree Rivers.

The daily possession limit for blue catfish is not more than 25 in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, and the upper reach of the Santee River.

Taking or possessing more than the legal creel or size limit of blue catfish is a 14 point fishing violation.

H.4541

REVISED RESTRICTIONS FOR NONGAME FISH NETS ALONG THE LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER

TAKE ONE MAKE ONE™ MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Sign up to become a mentor to youth with no previous outdoor hunting experience and pass on SC’s great outdoor heritage.

SC’s Take One Make One™ program (TOMO) is designed to teach safe hunting practices to students who have no previous outdoor hunting experience. This program will increase their awareness and the value of wildlife and

the natural environment by encouraging experienced adults to “pass on” traditional outdoor skills.

TOMO emphasizes teaching safe and ethical hunting, the conservation and responsible use of our natural resources and

character education.

The TOMO program targets two focus areas: • Outreach addresses the need to assist families, minorities, single-parent families, and others by allowing their children to experience outdoor hunting

activities in a controlled, supervised environment.

The program is specifically targeting students ages 10 through 18 who have no experience shooting or hunting.

• TOMO provides a specific mechanism for students ages 10 through 18 to learn about safe and ethical hunting and the conservation and responsible use of our natural resources.

These youth will be paired with volunteer hunting club members and private land owners who sponsor and actively participate in a year-round hunting and shooting sports mentorship program.

For individuals already

Effective 04/07/14 This Act revises the restrictions placed on setting gill nets along the Little Pee Dee River upstream of Punch Bowl Landing during the nongame fish gillnet season by removing the prohibition of gill nets being placed or set within seventy-five feet of the confluence of a tributary.

SALTWATER FISHING H.4945

SPOT, WHITING, AND ATLANTIC CROAKER DAILY COMBINATION LIMIT Effective 06/02/14 This Act makes it unlawful for a person to take or possess in any 1 day more than 50 of a combination of the following: spot, whiting, and Atlantic croaker.

H.4551

PROHIBITION OF TAKING OR POSSESSING A GREAT WHITE SHARK Effective 06/02/14 This Act makes it unlawful to take or possess a great white shark. Any great white shark that is caught must be released immediately and must remain completely in the water at all times while being released.

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possessing hunting experience or are new to the sport and seeking hunting opportunities, check out the SCDNR Wildlife Management Area properties and the Draw Hunt Program. To find more information, look for the current SCDNR Rules and Regulations or go to dnr. sc.gov.

In South Carolina, hunting and fishing are fundamental parts of our great outdoor heritage, a legacy that must be passed on from one generation to the next.

Contact TOMO if you are interested in becoming a mentor. 1-800-277-4301 or visit the DNR at: dnr.sc.gov and click on Education, Hunting or Special Programs, then click Take One Make One™.

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Bear HuNtiNg CHaNges iN effeCt

It could be argued that the bear is the most feared creature of the North American wild woods.

Besides the bite of a

poisonous snake, the native black bear is certainly the symbol of the deep dark woods of our own state of North Carolina that the average citizen fears the most.

While there is no doubt of the potential harm that could come from a full grown bear, the irony is that you are at much greater risk from being injured by your neighbor’s domestic pets or barnyard critters than from a bear.

While man has the ability to eliminate species like the black bear, he also has the ability to protect and perpetuate them as well. This is what the various state and federal wildlife agency do and have done quite well with many of the traditionally sport hunted species like the bear. As a result, the black bear may be at modern time record highs in many areas of the country including North Carolina. The result of this growth also brings about problems. Since the black bear in our state has no natural predators other than man himself, the conflicts brought about by man and bear trying to live too close together continue to increase.

Although most agree that the bear has its place in nature and should be protected, not many folks want one venturing onto their back porch or running out in front of their early morning drive to work. There are two primary factors causing these types of conflicts. One is that man continues to build, invade and take up what was once bear habitat. The other is that due to proper management of the bear and the fact that they need a minimum amount of adequate habitat to live, the species has found itself at the saturation point. The remedy is that a few more bear need to be removed.

The best answer to this problem is through opening up more areas that have been closed to hunting. This would result in more harvest done in an equal and fair way for the bear and a sporting way for the sportsmen.

Beginning this fall, the normally closed-to-bear-hunting counties of the state’s Piedmont will actually have an open season for taking this game animal. This will be the first time in over forty years. In addition, bear hunters in these counties will be able to hunt with the aid of unprocessed food placed within their sight

and only on private lands.

Hunters in areas of the state which normally have an open season will be able to hunt using unprocessed foods during opening week.

Hunters will need to check closely for the specifics of lawful bear hunting in the area they intend to hunt. Additional rules make it unlawful to: take a bear while in the act of consuming unprocessed foods; to place processed food products as bait in any area of the state with an established season for taking black bears; to use any bear bait attractant, including scented sprays, aerosols, scent balls and scent powders; to place any sort of processed or unprocessed foods on game lands.

Bear hunters will also need a new bear management E-stamp in addition to any and all other hunting licenses that may be required. In addition, bear hunters will need to be aware of a prohibition of using dogs in many of the areas of the Piedmont.

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BIG GAME

BEAR

Daily limit 1; No sow with cubs, no bears 100 lbs. or less (Party Dog Hunts from Oct. 24-30, 5 bears per party)

(GAME ZONE 1 ONLY) Still Hunt (no dogs): Oct. 17-23; Party Dog Hunts: Oct. 24-30 DEER

Game Zones 1 & 2: Buck Limit: 2 per day, 5 per season (all methods and hunt periods combined) Antlerless Limit: One (1) per day on either-sex days or with individual antlerless deer tag. (See dnr.sc.gov for other game zones)

Primitive weapons: Oct. 1 - Oct. 10 (muzzle-loader buck only, archery either sex); Gun: Oct. 11 - Jan. 1 (buck only); (Either sex, game zones apply): Zone 1: Nov. 15, 22, 29; Zone 2: Oct. 4, 11, 18; Nov. 15, 22, 29; Dec. 27; Jan. 1 WILD TURKEY

Daily limit 2; Season limit 5 (2 total gobblers for Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence,Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Richland & Sumter counties.)

SQUIRREL

CROW

Oct. 1-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs); Mar. 2-Sept. 30 (dogs only)

Nov. 1 - March 1

RABBIT Daily limit 5; no possession or season limits Mar. 2-Nov. 26, 2014 (dogs only); Nov. 27-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs); Mar. 2-Nov. 25, 2015 (dogs only)

GAME BIRDS + WATERFOWL EARLY SEASON

Daily limit 10; no possession or season limits

QUAIL

Daily limit 12;no possession or season limits

Mar. 2 -Nov. 23 (dogs only); Nov. 24 -Mar. 1 (guns & dogs); Mar. 2 -Nov. 23 (dogs only) GROUSE

Daily limit 3; no possession or season limits

Nov. 27 - March 1 (Game zone 1 only) BOBCAT, MINK, MUSKRAT, SKUNK, OTTER, + WEASEL No limits

Nov. 27 - March 1

Game Zones 1,2,3,4,5 and selected Wildlife Management Areas, Apr. 1 - May 1; Game Zone 6 private land only, March 15 - May 1

GROUNDHOG, NUTRIA, + COYOTE

WILD HOG

Daily limit 3; Possession 6; Season 30

No daily or season limits

No closed season or bag limit.

SMALL GAME

RACCOON + OPOSSUM

Raccoons: 3 per party per day (Game zone 3: no limit) Opossums: No daily limit (Zones 1 & 2)

Oct. 15 - March 1 (Zones 1& 2 guns & dogs); March 2 - Oct. 14 (dogs only)

No closed season or bag limit.

PHEASANT (MALE) Nov. 24 - Feb. 1 FOX

No limits

MOURNING DOVE

Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45

Sept. 1-6 (afternoons only); Sept. 7 - Oct. 11, Nov. 15-29; Dec. 13 - Jan. 15 KING, CLAPPER, SORA + VIRGINIA RAILS (King &Clapper Rails) Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45 (Sora & Virginia Rails) Daily bag 25; Possession limit 75

Sept. 8 - Sept. 12; Oct. 6 - Dec. 9 WOODCOCK

Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 COMMON SNIPE Daily bag 8; Possession limit 24

Nov. 14 - Feb. 28 GALLINULE + MOORHENS Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45

Sept. 8 - Sept. 12; Oct. 6 - Dec. 9 CANADA GEESE

No limit

Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45

Nov. 28-Mar. 1 (guns & dogs); Mar. 2-Nov. 26, 2014 (dogs only)

GAME BIRDS + WATERFOWL LATE SEASON

BEAVER Year round; Sept. 1 - Feb. 28 (WMA Areas)

Sept. 1 - 30 DUCKS

6 ducks total including no more than: 4 mallards (2 hens); 3 wood ducks; 2 redheads; 2 scaup; 1 black or 1 mottled duck; 1 canvasback; 2 pintails; 1 fulvous whistling duck; 1 black-

bellied whistling duck; 18 total possession including: 12 mallards (6 hens), 6 pintails, 3 fulvous whistling ducks, 3 black-bellied whistling ducks, 9 wood ducks, 6 redheads, 3 canvasbacks, 6 scaup and (3 black ducks or 3 mottled ducks or total of 3 of the species combined).

Nov. 22 – Nov. 29; Dec. 6 – Jan. 25 MERGANSERS

Daily limit 5; (1 hooded merganser); Possession limit 15 (3 hooded mergansers)

Nov. 22 – Nov. 29; Dec. 6 – Jan. 25 COOTS

Daily limit 15; Possession limit 45

Nov. 22 – Nov. 29; Dec. 6 – Jan. 25 SEA DUCKS

7 daily bag (not to include more than 4 scoters) 21 total possession (not to include more than 12 scoters)

Oct. 11 – Jan. 25 CANADA GEESE Nov. 22 – Nov. 29; Dec. 6 – Jan. 25; Feb. 8 – Feb. 23 BLUE + SNOW GEESE

Daily limit 25; No possession limit

Nov. 22 – Nov. 29; Dec. 6 – Jan. 25 BRANT

Daily limit 2; Possession limit 6

Dec. 27 – Jan. 25 STATE YOUTH DAY Nov. 15, 2014 FEDERAL YOUTH DAYS Jan. 31, 2015 & Feb. 7, 2015

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BIG GAME

RABBIT

BEAR

Daily limit 5; No possession or season limits; Extended Season for Take by Falconry – Daily limit 3; Possession limit 6

Oct. 13 – Nov. 22; Dec. 15 – Jan. 1

Nov. 22 – Feb. 28; Extended season for take by falconry: Oct. 13 - Feb. 28

Daily limit 1; Season limit 1

DEER

No daily limit; Season limit 6 (2 antlered)

Archery: Sept. 13 – Sept. 28 and Oct. 12 – Nov. 23 Blackpowder: Sept. 29 – Oct. 11 Gun: Nov. 24 – Dec. 13 WILD TURKEY

GROUNDHOG, NUTRIA,COYOTE, SKUNK, ARMADILLO + FERAL SWINE No closed season or bag limit except in Hyde, Beaufort,Washington, Dare and Tyrrell counties. In those five counties,coyote hunting, day and night, is prohibited.

GAME BIRDS + WATERFOWL

For webless migratory game birds & waterfowl seasons beginning prior to 10/1: DOVE

Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45; Extended Falconry Seasons— Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Sept. 1 – Oct. 11; Nov. 27 - Jan. 15 KING + CLAPPER RAILS

Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45; Extended Falconry Season— Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9 Sept. 8 – Oct. 11;

Daily limit 1; Possession limit 2; Annual limit 2

BOBCAT

Oct. 27 – Dec. 1

Youth Season (male or bearded turkey only): Apr. 4–Apr. 10; Apr. 11 – May 9

Oct. 13 - Feb. 28

SORA + VIRGINIA RAILS Sept. 8 – Oct. 11; Oct. 27 – Dec. 1

SMALL GAME

RACCOON + OPOSSUM

Opossum: No bag limits; Raccoon daily limit 3; No possession or season limits

Oct. 13 (at sunrise) - Feb. 28

No limits

PHEASANT Nov. 15 - Feb. 1

Daily bag 25; Possession limit 75 Extended Falconry Season Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

CROW

GALLINULE + MOORHENS

Daily limit 3; Possession 6; Season 30

No restrictions

Nov. 22 - Feb. 28

Aug 1 - Feb. 28: Wed., Fri. and Sat. of each week plus Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day & MLK, Jr. Day; June 3 - Jul. 31: Wed., Fri. and Sat. of each week plus Independence Day.

GROUSE

FOX

QUAIL

Daily limit 6; Possession 12; Season, no limit

Daily limit 3; Possession 6; Season 30

Oct. 13 - Feb. 28 SQUIRREL

Gray & Red – Daily limit 8; No possession or season limits; Fox Squirrel – Daily limit 1; Possession 2; Season 10

Gray and Red (statewide): Oct. 13 - Feb. 28 Fox Squirrel: Oct. 13- Dec. 31

Limited to certain counties: Daily limit 2; Season 10

Nov. 15 - Jan. 1; Jan. 3 - Jan. 24 CONTROLLED HUNTING PRESERVES

No wild turkey may be taken. No limits (domestically raised birds only); no wild turkey

Oct. 1 - March 31 Applies to domestically raised birds (mallard ducks and upland game birds) only.

Daily bag 15; Possession limit 45; Extended Falconry Season— Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Dec. 18 – Jan. 31 WOODCOCK

Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Dec. 18 – Jan. 31 COMMON SNIPE

Daily bag 8; Possession limit 24

DUCKS

6 ducks with no more than: 4 scoters 2 scaup 4 mallards (only 2 can be hen mallards) 3 wood ducks 2 redheads 1 black or mottled duck (season closed until Nov. 22) 1 canvasback 2 pintails 1 fulvous whistling duck Season on harlequin ducks is closed Possession limits are twice the daily bag unless otherwise noted Extended Falconry Season Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Oct. 20 – Nov. 1; Jan. 26 – Feb. 14 LIGHT GEESE

25, no possession limit

Oct. 15 - 18; Nov. 8 - March 7 MERGANSERS

(2 hooded mergansers); Extended Falconry Season — Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Oct. 20 – Nov. 1; Jan. 26 – Feb. 145 COOTS

15; Extended Falconry Season— Daily bag 3; Possession limit 9

Oct. 20 – Nov. 1; Jan. 26 – Feb. 14

Nov. 14 - Feb. 28

DARK GEESE

For waterfowl seasons occurring after 9/30 (Possession limits are 3 times the daily bag unless otherwise noted):

Oct. 1 - 11; Nov. 8 - 29; Dec. 13 - Feb. 7

5 in Resident Hunt and Southern James Bay zones; 1 in Northeast Hunt Zone

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The Western North Carolina Fly Fishing Trail, situated in Jackson County, features some of the best trout waters in the Great Smoky Mountains. The trail takes you to 15 excellent spots for catching brook, brown and rainbow trout.

Whether you seek quantity or size, open waters or small streams, the WNC Fly Fishing Trail has it all.

The 15 stops on the WNC Fly Fishing Trail:

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Parkway bridge near Cherokee and goes north for 2.2 miles Access Point(s): Parking & access via several pull-off areas along Big Cove Road; paths run along stream Type of Water: Catch & Release Fly Fishing Only Available Fish: Golden, Rainbow, Brown, Brook & Donaldson trout Numbers or Size?: Both Noteworthy: This stretch is also called Cherokee Trophy Water and fish of 20-30 inches are common; Cherokee annual permit and daily permit required

SCOTT CREEK

The Stretch: Roughly 10 miles from headwaters near Balsam down to Sylva Access Point(s): Parking and access available via several pull-off areas along U.S. 23/74 Type of Water: Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Brown, Rainbow Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Stretch also includes North Fork Scott Creek and Buff Creek, which are very scenic

SMALL STREAMS

Moses Creek, Mull Creek, Rough Butt Creek, Chastine Creek, Piney Mountain Creek The Stretch: Collection of small streams in eastern Jackson County, below Blue Ridge Parkway Access Point(s): Via Moses Creek Rd (SR 1740) & Caney Fork Rd (SR 1737), avoid posted land Type of Water: Wild Trout Available Fish: Brook, Rainbow Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Mountainous terrain, includes several large waterfalls

CANEY FORK

The Stretch: Roughly 10 miles from East Laporte Park to headwaters at fork of Mull Creek and Piney Mountain Creek Access Point(s): Access via Caney Fork Road (SR 1737), avoid posted land Type of Water: Undesignated Available Fish: Rainbow, Brown, occasional Brook Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Respect private land owners

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TANASEE CREEK

The Stretch: Roughly 2-3 miles from Tanasee Creek bridge up to headwaters Access Point(s): Parking and access available at bridge on Tanasee Creek Road (SR 1762) Type of Water: Wild Trout Available Fish: Brown Numbers or Size?: Both Noteworthy: Very scenic stretch in the Nantahala National Forest

PANTHERTOWN CREEK The Stretch: Entire stream, roughly 3 miles Access Point(s): Parking and access at end of Breedlove Rd (SR 1121), with 2-mile walk to creek Type of Water: Catch & Release Single Hook Artificial Lure Available Fish: Brook Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Located in Panthertown Valley, which is known as the “Yosemite of the East” because of its bowl shape and rocky bluffs

RAVEN FORK

(CHEROKEE TROPHY WATER)

The Stretch: Starts at Blue Ridge

The Stretch: Roughly 2-3 miles from Hwy. 107 down to the South Carolina state line Access Point(s): Parking and access along N.C. 107, a few miles south of Cashiers Type of Water: Wild Trout Available Fish: Brook, Brown and Rainbow Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Flows into Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi

SCOTSMAN + FOWLER CREEKS INTO CHATTOOGA RIVER

The Stretch: Roughly 2-3 miles of each stream flowing down into the Chattooga River Access Point(s): Access available via Whiteside Cove Rd (SR 1107) or Bullpen Rd (SR 1100) in Nantahala National Forest Type of Water: Wild Trout with Natural Bait Available Fish: Brown, Rainbow Numbers or Size?: Numbers (creeks), Size (Chattooga) Noteworthy: The movie Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River

WEST FORK TUCKASEGEE RIVER

The Stretch: From small reservoir

at Thorpe Power House upstream several hundred yards Access Point(s): Parking and access available both sides of N.C. 107 near Thorpe Power House Type of Water: Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Brown, Rainbow Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Although hatchery supported, this has nice concentration of stream-raised fish

TUCKASEGEE RIVER

(EAST LAPORTE PARK TO NC 107 BRIDGE)

The Stretch: Roughly 2-3 miles from park to bridge Access Point(s): Parking and access available at East Laporte Park and pull-off areas along Old Cullowhee Road Type of Water: Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Rainbow, Brook and Brown Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: East Laporte Park has picnic tables and public restrooms

SAVANNAH CREEK

The Stretch: About 10 miles from headwaters in Pumpkintown into Tuckasegee River Access Point(s): Parking and access available via several pull-offs along U.S. 23/441 Type of Water: Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Rainbow, Brown Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Access limited the closer you get to the Tuckasegee River

TUCKASEGEE RIVER (NC 107 BRIDGE TO DILLSBORO PARK)

The Stretch: Roughly 4-5 mile stretch from bridge to the riverside park in Dillsboro Access Point(s): Parking and access available via numerous pull-offs along North River Road Type of Water: Delayed Harvest Available Fish: Brook, Brown and Rainbow

Numbers or Size?: Both Noteworthy: Best place to achieve the Tuckasegee Slam (catch all three species in one spot)

GREENS CREEK

The Stretch: About 3-4 miles from Macon County line to Savannah Creek Access Point(s): Various places along Greens Creek Road (SR 1370) Types of Water: Wild Trout, Undesignated, Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Rainbow, some Brown Numbers or Size?: Numbers Noteworthy: Portion of the creek flows through the Nantahala National Forest

TUCKASEGEE RIVER (IN DILLSBORO)

The Stretch: About 1 mile from Dillsboro park through town Access Point(s): Various places between park and Best Western River Escape Inn Type of Water: Hatchery Supported Available Fish: Rainbow, Brown Numbers or Size?: Size Noteworthy: Includes two lodging options: Best Western River Escape Inn and Dillsboro Inn

LOWER TUCKASEGEE RIVER (BARKER’S CREEK BRIDGE TO WHITTIER)

The Stretch: Roughly 8-10 miles from bridge to Whittier Access Point(s): Parking and access via pull-offs and businesses along U.S. 19/74 freeway Type of Water: Hatchery Supported, Undesignated Available Fish: Rainbow, Brown Numbers or Size?: Size Noteworthy: The stretch is also home to smallmouth bass Courtesy of FLYFISHINGTRAIL.COM

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Turkey SeaSoN CouNT IN Harvest records show that 17,000 wild turkeys were taken during this year’s five week season.

With the 2014 wild turkey season now over, it is time to tally up the harvest data that was submitted by the many thousands of turkey hunters who took to the fields and woods this spring.

The initial figures show that the 2014 season was the second highest in numbers of birds taken by sportsmen

and second only to last year’s record figures.

Harvest records show that 17,000 wild turkeys were taken during 2014’s five week season. Last year’s record of over 18,000 birds was the first season with a week long youth-only season. In previous years the youth-only season was limited to one day, typically the Saturday prior to the

regular season opening day.

While several factors could contribute to 2014 seeing a slightly smaller harvest than 2013, it is still the second largest ever and well within the upward trend of harvested birds.

Every county in the state recorded harvested birds with a state average of 170 birds per county. During the youth only season, only hunters aged fifteen and younger are permitted to shoot at a bird.

Only shotguns and archery equipment are allowed as weapons. In addition there is a two bird season limit.

Turkey hunting in North Carolina is one of the biggest growing segments of the outdoor sports. Many women and children are finding that an early morning Spring outing is the perfect introduction to the hunting sports.

Turkey season normally takes place during the months of April and May. Courtesy of tony robinson

Seventeen year old JJ Erath of Burke County spent one of his Easter vacation days this spring turkey hunting in the mountains of Avery County with mom Renee. The result was his first ever wild turkey.

Photo by tony robinson

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field to freezer deer

processing plants you’Ve cleaneD anD DresseD your prize, now it’s time to turn that meat into sausages, steaks, chops, burgers, jerkies, or whateVer else you Desire. finD a Deer processing plant in your area.

haywooD county ratHbone’s Meat Processor 10 Cart Street Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-9502 Processing only

henDerson county Henderson’s Meat Processing coMPany 911 Staton Road Flat Rock, NC 28731 (828) 692-4553 Dressing and further processing

M & M Freezer locker

321 7th Avenue East Hendersonville, NC 28792 (828) 692-3558 Processing only

lincoln county caldwell Meat Processing coMPany 3726 Goodson Road Maiden, NC 28650 (828) 428-8833 Dressing and further processing

macon county nantaHala Meats & Poultry, inc 211 West Palmer Street Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-2138 Processing Only

western north carolina ashe county Joe’s Place

638 Friendship Baptist Rd Jefferson, NC 28640 (336) 982-2766 Dressing and further processing

burke county crawley’s abattoir

3632 Crawley Higgins Ave Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 584-6356 Dressing and further processing

Price’s Meat

8450 Price Meat Cutting Road Hickory, NC 28602 (828) 397-5150

calDwell county Hunting and FisHing Meat Processing 3318 Hickory Boulevard Hudson, NC 28638 (828) 728-4868

catawba county catawba Meat Processing 6167 Hudson Chapel Road Catawba, NC 28609 (828) 241-2787 Dressing and further processing

Fat Mike’s deer Processing

mcDowell county williaMs Meat Processing 48 View Street Marion, NC 28752 (828) 724-4190 Processing Only

rutherforD county robert Hill

4076 Joe Crouse Road Maiden, NC 28650

759 Arrowood Rd Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828) 287-2819

grady deal’s Meat Processing

wells, Jenkins & wells abattoir

3950 Springs Road Conover, NC 28613 (828) 256-8365 Processing only

cleVelanD county etters Processing 2368 David Baptist Church Rd Kings Mtn, NC 28086 (704) 692-3108

red road Processing 1925 Red Road Shelby, NC. 28152 (704) 482-6253

145 Rollins Road Forest City, NC 28043 (828) 245-5544 Dressing and further processing

swain county k & b Meat Processing

957 Fred Breedlove Road Bryson City, NC 28713 (828) 488-2533 Dressing and further processing

watauga county cole’s Meat Processing

160 Cole Drive Vilas, NC 28692 (828) 297-2038 Dressing and further processing

wilkes county cool sPrings Meat Processing 2099 C. B. Eller School Road Elkin, NC 28621 (336) 835-5377 Dressing and further processing

JiM’s Quality Meats

1348 West D Street North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 (336) 667-6651 Processing only

yancey county little david’s

622 West Main Street Burnsville, NC 28714 (828) 682-2558 Processing only

upstate south carolina abbeVille gaMbrells Meats

1001 Abercrombie Rd Honea Path, SC 29654 (864) 369-0188 Processing

Page’s deer Processing 2071 Secession Street Ext Abbeville, SC 29620 (864) 446-3337 Processing

anDerson anderson Frozen Foods 222 West Benson Street Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 224-0901 Processing

HarPer Meats llc

4427 Dobbins Bridge Road Anderson, SC 29626 (864) 225-5751 Processing

Howards abattoir

222 W. Benson St Anderson, SC 29621 (864) 933-5126 Processing

cherokee brown’s butcHer sHoP 205 N. Logan Street Gaffney, SC 29341 (864) 489-2505 Processing

grubb’s Meats

617 5th Street Gaffney, SC 29340 (864) 487-4211 Processing

sunnydale Meats inc.

165 Hyatt Street Gaffney, SC 29341 (864) 489-6091 Processing

greenVille greenville Meats inc.

845 White Horse Road Greenville SC 29605 (864) 277-5570 Processing

orcHard view Meats inc.

350 Blakely Avenue Piedmont SC 29673 (864) 277-3288 Processing

Jordan Processing

4265 Jordan Rd Greer, SC 29651 (864) 895-2055 Processing

greenwooD Hodges deer Processing 309 Morgan Rd Hodges, SC 29653 (864) 374-3942 Processing

nortHwest Meat center 2316 Dixie Drive Hodges, SC 29653 (864) 374-3571 Processing

Piggly wiggly

800 N. Greenwood Avenue Ware Shoals, SC 29692 (864) 456-7489 Processing

rock House road deer Processing

715 Rock House Rd Greenwood, SC 29646 (864) 227-2032 Processing & Butchering

laurens Fountain inn Frozen Foods 40 South Woods Drive Fountain Inn, SC 29644 (864) 862-3582 Processing

lees barbecue inc.

16994 Hwy 72 West Waterloo, SC 29384 (864) 998-3411 Processing

oconee snow creek Meat Processing 329 Snow Creek Rd Seneca, SC 29678-5641 (864) 972-1570 Processing

pickens cleMson university Meats lab

106 Newman Hall, Dept. of AVS Clemson, SC 29634 (864) 656-4022 Processing

spartanburg b & w Packing

1038 Pinckney Rd Pauline, SC 29374 (864) 595-0344 Processing

Foster’s Meats

143 Christopher Street Duncan SC 29334 (864) 439-7616 Processing

vaugHn Packing co. inc.

2117 Country Club Road Greer, SC 29651 (864) 877-0926 Processing

union union Packing coMPany 325 May Street Union, SC 29379 (864) 427-8676 Processing

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NC HUNTING meet the breed

THe amerICaN leopard HoUNd Rick’s Award-Winning Leopard Hound Blade

With little information and great mystery surrounding the American Leopard Hound, not many hunters in the mountains of Western North Carolina are interested in hunting with this breed.

The American Leopard Hound is very versatile in hunting a variety of game species including but not limited to: raccoon, bear, bobcat, cougar, squirrel & any other tree-minded game species.

The breed was officially organized in 1960 with the formation of the American Leopard Cur Breeders Association. The breed was recognized as pure bred in 1998 by the United Kennel Club and was officially recognized as a “hound” and not a “cur” in 2008.

The American Leopard Hound is one of the oldest breeds in America. This breed of hound can be traced back to the hounds that traveled with the Spanish explorer De Soto. He used this particular breed for hunting and protection. They are most known for their superiority in intelligence and winding the game they are hunting.

They track with their nose

Rick’s Leopard Hound Speck holds a hog by the head

in the air not glued to the ground. They are a general purpose hound. They will track, trail, and tree any form of wild game and are easily trained to hunt any species of predator.

It has been my pleasure to have owned 2 in my lifetime.

One of my hounds “Max” has served me unfailing for 9 years. Which in that time among the 100’s of big game harvested because of his hunting skills, a 601 and 686 pound bear has met it’s match and a 502 pound hog.

I have hunted them all over the Southeast and they have never missed a step. They adapt quickly to the terrain they are hunting. Mountains, swamps, briars, or sand do not slow them down. If they wind it, it’s just a matter of time before the game they are tracking falls to them. They have made such an impression on this old mountain boy that I have just purchased another. “Blade” will be the newest addition to my old pack.

Their hunting and intelligence is the only thing that is consistent about this breed. They come in three different color patterns. solid, leopard and brindle, with 9 different variety of markings.

The voices of the American Leopard Hound vary at least as much as their coat colors.

Written by rick jenkins

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hunting news deer hunter alert

chronic wasting disease

Anyone returning with a deer, elk or moose taken in Virginia, North Dakota, Missouri, Michigan, New York, West Virginia, Utah, Illinois, Oklahoma, Minnesota, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Canada’s Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has

been confirmed must follow North Carolina processing/ packaging reg ulations, which allows: • meat cut and wrapped • quarters of meat with no part of spinal • column or head attached • meat that has been boned out • cleaned teeth • cleaned skull plates • caped hides • finished taxidermy products • antlers

Parts or containers holding parts must be labeled with the hunter’s name and complete address; state or province of origin; date the deer (or moose or elk) was killed; the hunter’s hunting license number; and the destination of the parts. Taxidermists should immediately inform a wildlife officer if a full head or parts other than those listed are received from a CWD-verified state or province.

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TROUT FISHING IN SC

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FRESHWATER FISHING TRENDS FOR SC The latest in freshwater fishing trends for South Carolina’s lakes.

MOUNTAINS AREA Lake Jocassee: Trout: Fair. Captain Steve Pietrykowski reports that trout fishing is still decent on Lake Jocassee with fish in a true

summer pattern. They are concentrated in deep water in the main lake. The best depth range is now 60-80 feet of water, and both spoons and live bait will still catch fish. However, live bait has been more productive.

In order to beat the daytime heat it is still worth a try to night fishing around the intakes.

Suspending medium shiners and nightcrawlers 30-40 feet down is catching some fish.

Lake Keowee: Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Slow to fair. The last few weeks have been tough on the lake for bass. As the temps cool down the fish should start moving shallower. Right now they are

suspended around the main lake. As activity picks up you can expect some schooling. Go with top water or drop shots.

Lake Hartwell:

Striped bass: Slow. The fishing has really deteriorated over the

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freshwater fishing trends for SC last few weeks. Your best bet is in the creek mouths and along the old river run around 35-50 feet.

Little schooling is reported.

Crappie: Improving. Best results at night around bridges in 17-25 feet of water and over timber from 17 to 30 feet. Use minnows, but some jigs have produced.

chasing shad in random, larger coves.

Striper: Fair to good. Some fish can be had in the upper end of the Hartwell Tailrace. Check around 20-30 feet with free lines, herring and gizzard shad.

PIEDMONT AREA

Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Fish around 40-45 feet on bottom at daylight on points and humps with down lines right on the bottom. As morning moves on then go another 10 feet or so deeper. Fish are starting to school a bit around Shriver and Parksville.

Crappie: Good. Best results are catching pretty shallow around 15-18 around trees. Use minnows.

Lake Russell: Bass: Fair to good. Two patterns are emerging. Start with a drop shot rig in about 20 feet, especially around bumps and all over the lake. Also try topwater with tiny torpedoes or Pop-R with a crappie jig trailer. There are also reports of some bass

Lake Thurmond:

Try to stay on the main lake and not in the back of coves or creeks.

Lake Wylie: Largemouth bass: Slow. The fish will be starting their fall transition very soon. Right now try topwater, big spook, buzzbait and Pop-r. There are reports of bait on the main lake slowly moving to the lake flats. The key is to keep deep water close by like a ditch or channel.

MIDLANDS AREA Lake Greenwood: Largemouth bass: Hit and miss. Fishing around the lake can be tough one moment and productive the next. Check early in the day around docks and sea walls. As temperatures begin to drop over the next few weeks the fish should start moving into creeks. It’s worth a look halfway up creeks right now. Use a floating worm and buzzbaits.

Lake Monticello: Catfish: Good. Right now, catch fish in the range of 5-40 feet right now, but in the next couple of weeks deep humps with current flowing over them should be ideal spots to locate big, aggressive fish. There have been fish deep for some time, but they have

sc fishing not been feeding as well as the shallower fish. For now the backs of coves and humps and points have been most productive, and drifting or anchoring have both been working. Big cut gizzard shad and white perch are working for big fish, and if you want to put any size fish in the boat small cut herring is tough to beat.

anglers are also catching fish trolling. If anglers are not using lead core line or downriggers they need to use lures that weigh at least an ounce to get it down to the fish. There are a few scattered reports of schooling and so anglers should have their eyes open for surface action and always have a lure to throw to schooling fish tied on.

Lake Wateree:

Santee Cooper System

Crappie: Fair to good. Go to deep brush piles around 18-25 feet.

Also try jigging flat on the bottom near brush, but not necessarily in. It’s reported that creels are small, but the fish are of quality.

The fish are all over the lake, but as temps change you can expect them to move to shallower brush on the main lake. There is still some good fishing in deep areas.

Lake Murray: Striped bass: Good. Fish are starting to school around Bomb Island to the dam. Try herring at 30-60 feet. Striper can also be caught all over the lower lake, on both the Ballentine side and in the big water near the dam.

The bite around the towers has been good off and on. The best depth range has been 35-80 feet and most of the action is coming down-line fishing with live herring right now, although

Largemouth bass: Very slow.

Bass fishing activity is light to non-existent on the Santee Cooper lakes right now. If anglers are willing to put in a lot of time fish may be catchable around cypress trees, but there is no easy pattern right now. Many fish are probably out deeper following bait schools where they are more difficult to target. In the Santee and Cooper Rivers there is better bass fishing right now.

Courtesy of DNR.SC.GOV

DID YOU KNOW? A fish does not add new scales as it grows, but the scales it has increase in size. In this way, growth rings are formed and the rings reveal the age of a fish.

South Carolina Freshwater Fishes rainbow trout

American shad

brook trout

striped bass

blueback herring hybrid bass

brown trout

threadfin shad gizzard shad

redfin pickerel

hickory shad

white bass common carp

chain pickerel

bowfin

yellow perch

longnose gar spotted sucker

www.dnr.sc.gov/aquaticed

white perch

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a day of luck Every hunter of long experience could tell of the ups and downs along the trail consisting of good, bad and indifferent luck and as usual tell of our hits and let others tell of our misses, I will tell of a day of good luck. It was in November and there was no snow on the ground. I was camping on the Holman branch of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania and one night, just at dark, a party of several men came to my camp and asked to stay over night. They stated that they were going to camp on the opposite side of the ridge on the Sinnamahoning waters.

My camp was small but I made room for the hunters the best I could.

This party was going into a section of country where I had several bear traps as well as a good number of smaller traps set for fox, mink, marten and other fur animals. As I wished to look these traps over the next day before this party got scattered about the woods where my traps were, I got up early the next morning, ate a hasty breakfast and put a lunch into my knapsack and was ready to start out before the party of hunters was up. I cautioned the hunters to see that the fire was safe when they left camp and then

started on my day’s hunt without the slightest idea that I was starting on one of the luckiest days I ever had.

I had to climb a high ridge, then my route was for some distance on a long ridge, which I would follow for a distance of a mile and a half, when I dropped off the right hand side of the ridge into a ravine where I had a bear trap set. This ridge was a clean open one of beech and maple timber. I knew it would keep me busy the entire day to get over the trap line, the best that I could do, so had no intention of spending any time looking after deer. When I got to this open ridge, I took a dog trot along the ridge.

I was making good time when on looking ahead along the ridge I saw a good-sized buck come from the left hand side of the ridge. He would take a jump or two then drop his head to the ground and then take another hop or two and again drop his head to the ground. I knew that he was on the trail of other deer. I had hardly time to bring my gun to my shoulder when the buck wheeled and disappeared back over the ridge from where he had come. I started on a run to where the deer had gone out of sight, thinking that possibly I might catch him

before he got out of range down the side of the hill.

Imagine my surprise when just as I reached the top of the hill, where I saw the deer disappear from my sight, I almost ran against the buck.

He had turned back to cross the ridge when I met him.

He whirled down the hill but I was too close onto him and I caught him before he could get out of reach. I took out the deer’s entrails and bent down a sapling and hung the deer up, then I crossed the ridge and started down the ravine to look after the bear traps.

I was hurrying down the hill near a jam of fallen timber, when all at once out jumped five or six deer from this timber. In an instant the whole bunch was out of sight behind the jam with the exception of one large doe.

I could see, one of her hips standing out from behind a large hemlock tree. Without hesitating a moment, I fired at what I could see of the deer and it dropped out of sight as the gun cracked. I hurried through the jam of timber to where I saw the deer and there the doe lay, trying to get on her feet. I soon ended her misery by shooting her in the head. I soon had her entrails out and hung up as I had the buck. It was the trail of this bunch of deer that the buck

was on when he ran into me.

After I had hung up the deer I hustled on down the ravine to the bear trap. When I got to the place where the trap was set it was gone. The trail led down the ravine and was easy to follow as I hurried along and I soon found a small bear tangled up in a thicket of small brush. It was only the work of a moment to fix bruin in shape to skin.

After I had the hide off, I cut the bear up into quarters and hung the meat up in the trees. I toted the trap back up to where it was set and reset it then I went back down the hollow to where I had left the bear skin and took it on my shoulder and made tracks down the hollow to the main creek where I had a string of deadfalls set for mink and coon. The bear skin was about all the load I cared to tote, but I had not gone far down the creek before I had the skins of two good sized coon and one mink tied to my load.

The coon and mink skins I could get in my knapsack so they did not bother much.

After following the creek a distance of about one mile I left the creek and went up a long narrow sawtooth point to cross the divide to the Cross Fork waters where I had some bear, fox and marten traps set. When I was about two-thirds of the way up this point I stopped at the side of a large rock which would shelter me from the cold wind. The point was covered with low laurel. I had been watching down the side of the hill to see if I could not catch sight of some animal on the move, but I had not got a glimpse of even a squirrel.

I had about finished my lunch, when I saw the motion of something move in the laurel, forty or fifty yards below me. I picked up my gun and stood watching, when I again caught sight of the animal and in a moment I saw the horns of a deer. I could get the outline of the

deer’s body so I said, “Now or never,” and let go the best I could at the bunch, but when the smoke from the gun was gone, I could neither see nor hear anything but stood ready with my gun to my shoulder. I again saw a part of a deer move in an open space in the laurel. I again fired at the bunch with the remark that I guessed that I could drive him out of there after a while.

I left the bear skin and knapsack at the rock, knowing that the rock would be a good landmark to find them by and went down through the laurel to see what effect my shot had. When I got to where the deer were, when I shot, I readily saw plenty of blood on the green laurel leaves and I only had a few steps to go when I saw the buck lying dead. I cut his throat and stood waiting for the blood to stop flowing and saw a trail that was fresh. I could readily tell by the way the leaves and ground were torn up that the trail was of some animal that was having a hard time to keep on its feet. You can imagine my joy and surprise to get two deer so unexpectedly. I had only a few rods to go when I found a good big doe dead.

Well, you may guess that I lost no time in getting the entrails out of these two deer and swinging them up as I had the other two for it was getting well past noon.

I would be a good five miles from camp when I got to my first marten trap.

After I got to the top of the divide, I made the best time that was in me. I looked at several fox and marten traps but none had been disturbed.

When I got to the first bear trap on the divide I had an occasion to scold and scold hard, but all to no purpose.

I found the limb of a tree jammed in between the jaws of the trap. Of course, I thought some hunter had done me the favor and having

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HUNTING STORIES as hard a stunt ahead of me, you can guess that the trick was not pleasing to me. Well, here I learned how foolish it was to fly off the handle before you know what has been doing. Now, after a little investigation, I found that the limb had been broken from the tree by the wind and it so happened that it fell right onto the pan of the trap and sprang it. Setting the trap, I hurried on to the next bear trap and here I had another chance to be disgusted, even more than in the first case.

This time it was a porcupine in the trap but there was nothing to be done, only reset the trap and hurry on again.

None of the other traps were disturbed, neither the small traps nor the bear trap until I came to the last marten trap which had a marten in it. It was now too dark to see to skin it so I was obliged to dump the carcass into the knapsack and tote it along with the coons and mink pelts.

I had about one mile to go to reach the road, then four miles to camp and I often thought what a hunter and a trapper would endure and call it sport. It must have been nearly nine o’clock when I got to camp, where I still found the hunting party. They had taken a part of their outfit to their camp grounds and had worked on their camp until nearly night when they returned to my camp to stay for the night and get the balance of their outfit.

Well, I was pleased to find them still in camp for they volunteered to go with me the next day and help me get the deer and bear out to the road in return for venison and bear meat. This ended one of the luckiest and hardest day’s work that I ever did on the trail or trap line.

Written by E. N. Woodcock Taken from “FIFTY YEARS A HUNTER AND TRAPPER: Experiences and Observations of E. N. Woodcock the noted Hunter and Trapper”, as written by Himself and Published in HunterTrader-Trapper from 1903 to 1913.

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trout fishing in south carolina

Catch-and-Release Techniques When placing the fish back into a river or stream, point the fish gently in the current until it swims away.

“trout fishing in south carolina?” Most folks don’t think of south carolina as a trout fishing state. Yet, surveYs of anglers indicate as ManY as 50,000 trout anglers take to the waters each Year.

These anglers contribute approximately $18 million to the state’s economy as a result of trout angling.

Blue Ridge headwater trout streams stretch across three Upstate counties. One large coldwater reservoir and numerous mountain lakes and ponds also entice trout anglers. Two tailrace fisheries, one in the Piedmont and another in the Midlands, accentuate the diverse trout resource in South Carolina. Another bonus, the majority of South Carolina’s trout resources occur on publicly owned and accessible lands.

These resources offer trout anglers varied opportunities, whether they are after the creel limit for the evening’s meal, outsmarting that one special trophy, or testing the latest dry fly on a remote headwater.

South Carolina harbors three species of coldwater trout: brook, rainbow, and brown. Alternatively described as the aristocrats

of fishes and the high priests of mountain streams, these fish are revered by every sporting trout fisherman for their beauty and spirit.

South Carolina’s trout fishing is primarily found in the northwest corner of the state where the Appalachian Mountains fall off the Blue Ridge Escarpment into the foothills of Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville counties.

Here, the tributaries draining the higher elevations compromise the mountain streams, which the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) manage for trout.

SCDNR biologists have developed year-round trout fisheries in or below three man-made reservoirs.

In Oconee and Pickens counties the 7,500-acre Lake Jocassee is known as a trophy fisherman’s dream, where two-to-six pound trout reward the persistent angler.

Spring trout fishing is also available in the tailraces below Lake Hartwell in Anderson County and Lake

Murray in Lexington County.

While fishing the tailraces can be a fine experience, trout fishing in South Carolina’s mountains truly a thrilling experience for the angler seeking unique and different challenge. However, chances are you won’t be disappointed, no matter where you go.

Seasonal trout fisheries are also available in smaller lakes in the mountains of South Carolina. During the colder months (November through April) several state and county park lakes, as well as US Forest Service (USFS) lakes, are stocked with trout. Lakes routinely stocked include Oconee State Park Lake, Burson’s Lake (Oconee County), Pinnacle Lake (Table Rock State Park), and Pleasant Ridge County Park Lake (Greenville County).

stocking In the early 1930s, the SCDNR and US Fish and Wildlife Service began trout culture and stocking

programs. Managers concentrated on stocking fingerling size trout, in the early years, in an attempt to reestablish sustaining trout populations or to establish put-grow fisheries where natural trout reproduction was limited. As the program evolved in the 1950s and the 1960s, the S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department (today’s SCDNR) began an extensive trout stocking program to provide more trout fishing opportunities for the angler.

This program included expanding trout management in seasonal, hatcherysupported mountain trout waters by stocking more catchable size trout.

The SCDNR now annually stocks approximately 500,000 fingerlings and catchable size brook, brown, and rainbow trout. Approximately fourteen mountain streams are stocked on a regular basis with catchable size (9-12 inch) trout from March through June and again during October and November. Additional backcountry streams are stocked less frequently (seasonally) to maintain good trout fishing. These streams are typically located in remote settings.

Water temperatures in receiving waterbodies and available fish largely influence stocking during July through September.

Over 300,000 catchables are distributed under this program annually along with as many as 100,000 fingerlings.

SCDNR does not release the exact time of stocking runs. These efforts are aimed toward perpetuating South Carolina’s trout resource and providing a satisfactory angling experience for the sportsman. Healthy trout fisheries are the priceless reward for all South Carolinians for proper trout

management. To see a weekly trout stocking summary, visit dnr.sc.gov/ fish/stocking/results.

the trout streaMs South Carolina’s mountain streams offer almost any type of angling a trout fisherman may wish to try from the fishing the “hatchery-supported” easily-accessed variety to fishing the wild populations in secluded headwaters. The major stream systems that provide good trout fishing are the Chattooga, the East Fork of the Chattooga, the Chauga, Thompson, and the Whitewater in Oconee County; the Eastatoee in Pickens County; and the North, Middle, and South Saluda rivers and Matthews Creek in Greenville County.

Please note that the SC Department of Natural Resources owns and/or leases land from various private and public owners, which is included in its wildlife management program. Known collectively as the Mountain Hunt Unit, the Chauga, Franklin Gravely, and Caesars Head management areas comprise nearly 200,000 acres of publicly accessible mountain land. Trout fishermen should exercise caution by wearing international orange clothing during the hunting seasons (OctoberDecember) when hiking to and from the trout streams.

Trout fishing access is also provided on state park land, some of which are not included in the wildlife management area program.

Parks with trout fishing access include Jones Gap and Caesars Head State Park in Greenville County, Table Rock State Park in Pickens County and Oconee State Park in Oconee County.

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lake jocassee One of South Carolina’s best-known trout resources is Lake Jocassee, a 7,500 acre

Duke Energy reservoir located in the state’s northwestern corner in Oconee and Pickens counties. The second high-

est dam in the eastern United States, the 385 foot wall backs the reservoir into the gorges and coves of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Reaching elevations as high as 3,000 feet, the mountains surrounding the lake are part of a protected watershed managed by SCDNR and Duke Energy. SCDNR biologists first began managing Lake Jocassee as a trout fishery in 1972. Since that time, a very popular trout fishery has developed with quality size rainbow and brown trout being routinely caught. The average rainbow trout caught in Lake Jocassee weighs almost 3 pounds with the average brown trout weighing 4-5 pounds. State records for both species, 17 pounds 9.5 ounces for brown trout and 11 pounds 5 ounces for rainbow, were caught from Jocassee. Lake Jocassee also provides good fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and bream (sunfish).

Lake Jocassee offers the visitor natural beauty, as well as fine fishing. While the shoreline ranges from sheer cliffs to deep coves hidden waterfalls, forest around the lake reflect the colors of the seasons and harbor black bear, bald eagle, wild turkey and deer. The angler willing to undergo rugged hiking conditions, can choose a feeder stream, tie up his boat, hike upstream and fish the beautiful waters above the lake. Access to Lake Jocassee, lodging and camping opportunites are provided at Devils Fork State Park and at nearby Keowee Toxaway State Park. For more information on state parks, visit southcarolinaparks.com.

Depsite its somewhat remote location, the lake has three paved access areas that include boat lauching ramps and parking facilities. Jocassee is only five miles from the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC 11), less than an hour’s drive from I-85, approximately three hours from Columbia, SC and two hours from Atlanta, GA. Jocasse

The SCDNR also manages the tailwaters below Lake Hartwell Dam and Lake Murray Dam where deep coldwater discharges provided suitable habitat for trout.

be reached by taking SC 29 out of the Anderson area.

Fishing supplies and motels are available in nearby Anderson, and an excellent campground is located near the dam at Sadler’s Creek State Park. Additional information can be obtained by visiting sas.usace.army.mil/ lakes/hartwell/.

lake harTwell TailwaTer

lake murray TailwaTer

Lake fishing maps are available at most local bait and tackle stores in the area.

The TailwaTers

(savannah river)

Located on the GeorgiaSouth Carolina state line in the northwestern corner of the state, the Lake Hartwell tailrace is stocked primarily with adult rainbow trout from March to June by SCDNR and GADNR. releases are primarily confined to the river recreation areas located off SC 29 on either side of the river.

A fishing trail and three fishing piers, one being mobility impaired, are located along the river on the South Carolina side. Two fishing piers are located on the Georgia side. Wading in the tailwater is permitted, but exercise extreme caution when doing so.

The rocks are very slippery and dangerous and the water is subject to rapid rise and turbulence when the power generators are operating. A horn is sounded before generation begins.

Fishing the Hartwell tailwater is best during non- or low-generation times when flows are low. The generation schedule can be obtained from the US Army Corps of Engineers by dialing a toll free number: 1-888-893-0678 or visiting sas.usace.army.mil/ lakes/hartwell/.

The stocked trout often disperse upstream and downstream from the stocking points, so fishermen should certainly not confine angling to immediate stocking sites.

Occasionally, trophy-size trout are caught in the immediate tailwater and downstream in the headwaters of Lake Russell.

The Hartwell tailwater can

(lower saluda river)

The Lake Murray tailwater is a 10-mile-long section of the river located east of Columbia in Lexington County at the center of the state.

This tailwater is stocked with rainbow and brown trout from December through midFebraury, with the initial stocking being conducted by helicopter. The higher gradient shoal areas provide the popular troutfishing spots. The majority of trout caught in the tailwater have been stocked during recent months; however, large holdover trout are not uncommon.

Stocked trout grow rapidly in the Lower Saluda and trophy trout are occasionally taken.

Considerable caution is required when fishing these waters because of severe water fluctuations. Public access to the river is very limited. Two boat launching ramps are located off Bush River Road and Corley Mill Road about two miles below the dam. A canoe launch is also located at Hope Ferry off Bush River Road on Garden Valley Lane.

Fishing supplies, lodging and campgrounds are available at many marinas located along Lake Murray. For a map of Lake Murray or information on generation schedules, contact the S.C. Electric and Gas Company offices, c/o Land Department or Lake Murray Management, P.O. Box 764, Columbia, SC, 29218, call (803)217-8399, or visit sceg.com.

Learn more about Trout Fishing in South Carolina at dnr.sc.gov

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WALHALLA FISH HATCHERY The Walhalla Fish Hatchery, located in northern Oconee County, SC, raises brook, brown, and rainbow trout for stocking the state’s public waters in support of recreational fishing. Most of the trout are cultured to a catchable size of 9-12 inches before they are released. Fingerling trout are also produced to enchance the trout fishery.

Hatchery trout are needed to maintain a sustainable trout population because of different factors in South Carolina trout streams. Generally, the streams of the Southern Applachian Mountinas are pristine and good water quality. However, they are frequently not as productive as streams in other areas of the country.

The northwestern corner of SC is situated along the southeastern geographical margin of trout habitat.

South Carolina maintains some high quality wild trout streams, but its geographical limitation restricts the natural trout resource such that does not meet the high demand for trout fishing in the state. Trout managers have successfully extended trout fishing opportunties by stocking trout in selected streams.

This hatchery supported trout fishery in waters where the natural trout population is limited.

For more information about the Walhalla Fish Hatchery, trout fish culture, and visitors info, visit hatcheries.dnr. sc.gov/walhalla

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THE BANKS OF HICKORY Since its construction in 1927, the waters that form Lake Hickory have represented many things to many people.

For an untold number of years, Lake Hickory has been a location for bank fishing. Bank fishing is simply fishing from the lake’s earthen shoreline or from a pier along the shore.

I found this to be one of its most popular uses when I first came to the Lake Hickory area as a wildlife officer back in 1973. Back then on almost any warm spring or summer day, I could easily find dozens or even hundreds of folks of all walks of life and ages fishing the shores. There were dozens of popular access points from one end of the lake to the other.

Most of these had descriptive names like Rhodhiss Dam, the willow tree, Rhodhiss Bridge, Brittan’s,

the trestle, Drowning Creek, Rock House Cove, Gunpowder Point, and Icard Dam just to name a few.

With the lake being the border of four different counties, I stayed busy enforcing the fishing license law which then allowed a person to fish with natural bait (edible food products) in their home county without a license provided they had valid ID verifying where they lived. They also had to be at least age sixteen before they needed a license. It didn’t take me long to learn the tricks that many would use to try and circumvent the law.

One of my favorites was checking on young teenagers who often looked younger than they were. More than

once when I asked for their license they would come back with a reply of, “I am not old enough to have a license yet.” I would then reply, “Oh, you’re not eighteen yet?” Very often I would hear in reply, “No I am only seventeen”. Another popular angle was for teens to claim that they were only fifteen. I would then ask them for their date of birth. Quite often they would mess up on coming up with the correct year on the spot and in turn made themselves “seventeen” instead of fifteen.

Yes, bank fishing the old Catawba River Lake was quite popular. For whatever the reason, Thursday evening was one of the most popular times of the week for fishing back in those days. Then in the mid to late eighties, the development of the lakes shorelines began to take off. It exploded in the nineties and hasn’t slowed down much. As a result, almost anywhere that something can be built near the lake’s shores, has been built upon. The result has been a tremendous blow to the old pastime of bank fishing. The good news is that there are still quite a few places available for the soul that simply wants to spend a few moments dipping their toes or casting their line into the mysterious waters of the Catawba River.

One of the oldest and most popular of these locations has been in the thriving little community of Bethlehem in Alexander County.

Located off of the first road on the left when you cross the lake on Highway 127 coming from Hickory, the Wittenburg Fishing and Boating Access is a lake lover’s dream come true. The area is now paved and quite a bit larger than it’s graveled and remote woodsy days back in the seventies. The fishing pier also got a new makeover this past summer.

Wittenburg Public Fishing Area on Lake Hickory has reopened after undergoing renovations to pier and parking area. (Photo by Jeff Ferguson/ NCWRC) In late June, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reopened the Wittenburg Public Fishing Access Area, after making renovations to the area. Staff removed two smaller floating fish piers and installed a single larger floating fishing pier, which is universally accessible.

The pier is located at the end of the peninsula adjacent to the Wittenburg Boating Access Area.

Commission staff also completed an 8-foot wide concrete path that connects the new pier to an existing paved walking path. An adjacent parking area has one van-accessible space, two standard accessible spaces and 28 single vehicle spaces.

The concrete path, walking path and parking area are all ADA-compliant.

“The new pier in a central location is a huge improvement over the two, separate smaller piers that were in place at this site,” said Jeff Ferguson, mountain region engineer for the Commission’s Division of Engineering and Lands Management. “This site is used heavily all through the year,

and the old piers were in need of replacement.”

In early fall, Commission staff will deploy fish attractors within casting distance of the new pier to increase fishing opportunities for anglers, who can expect to catch largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish.

The new fishing pier was constructed in six sections by inmates at the Dan River Prison Work Farm, located in Yanceyville, through the WISe (Wildlife Inmate Services) program. The sections were then transported to the Wittenberg site where they were installed by Commission staff. WISe is an inmate rehabilitation program run by the Commission that trains inmates to build docks, piers, kiosks, metal signs and other products.

The Wildlife Commission worked on this project in cooperation with Duke Energy, which owns the 4,223acre lake, with the Commission paying for the renovation using Sport Fish Restoration funds.

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THE BANKS OF HICKORY Since its construction in 1927, the waters that form Lake Hickory have represented many things to many people.

For an untold number of years, Lake Hickory has been a location for bank fishing. Bank fishing is simply fishing from the lake’s earthen shoreline or from a pier along the shore.

I found this to be one of its most popular uses when I first came to the Lake Hickory area as a wildlife officer back in 1973. Back then on almost any warm spring or summer day, I could easily find dozens or even hundreds of folks of all walks of life and ages fishing the shores. There were dozens of popular access points from one end of the lake to the other.

Most of these had descriptive names like Rhodhiss Dam, the willow tree, Rhodhiss Bridge, Brittan’s,

the trestle, Drowning Creek, Rock House Cove, Gunpowder Point, and Icard Dam just to name a few.

With the lake being the border of four different counties, I stayed busy enforcing the fishing license law which then allowed a person to fish with natural bait (edible food products) in their home county without a license provided they had valid ID verifying where they lived. They also had to be at least age sixteen before they needed a license. It didn’t take me long to learn the tricks that many would use to try and circumvent the law.

One of my favorites was checking on young teenagers who often looked younger than they were. More than

once when I asked for their license they would come back with a reply of, “I am not old enough to have a license yet.” I would then reply, “Oh, you’re not eighteen yet?” Very often I would hear in reply, “No I am only seventeen”. Another popular angle was for teens to claim that they were only fifteen. I would then ask them for their date of birth. Quite often they would mess up on coming up with the correct year on the spot and in turn made themselves “seventeen” instead of fifteen.

Yes, bank fishing the old Catawba River Lake was quite popular. For whatever the reason, Thursday evening was one of the most popular times of the week for fishing back in those days. Then in the mid to late eighties, the development of the lakes shorelines began to take off. It exploded in the nineties and hasn’t slowed down much. As a result, almost anywhere that something can be built near the lake’s shores, has been built upon. The result has been a tremendous blow to the old pastime of bank fishing. The good news is that there are still quite a few places available for the soul that simply wants to spend a few moments dipping their toes or casting their line into the mysterious waters of the Catawba River.

One of the oldest and most popular of these locations has been in the thriving little community of Bethlehem in Alexander County.

Located off of the first road on the left when you cross the lake on Highway 127 coming from Hickory, the Wittenburg Fishing and Boating Access is a lake lover’s dream come true. The area is now paved and quite a bit larger than it’s graveled and remote woodsy days back in the seventies. The fishing pier also got a new makeover this past summer.

Wittenburg Public Fishing Area on Lake Hickory has reopened after undergoing renovations to pier and parking area. (Photo by Jeff Ferguson/ NCWRC) In late June, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reopened the Wittenburg Public Fishing Access Area, after making renovations to the area. Staff removed two smaller floating fish piers and installed a single larger floating fishing pier, which is universally accessible.

The pier is located at the end of the peninsula adjacent to the Wittenburg Boating Access Area.

Commission staff also completed an 8-foot wide concrete path that connects the new pier to an existing paved walking path. An adjacent parking area has one van-accessible space, two standard accessible spaces and 28 single vehicle spaces.

The concrete path, walking path and parking area are all ADA-compliant.

“The new pier in a central location is a huge improvement over the two, separate smaller piers that were in place at this site,” said Jeff Ferguson, mountain region engineer for the Commission’s Division of Engineering and Lands Management. “This site is used heavily all through the year,

and the old piers were in need of replacement.”

In early fall, Commission staff will deploy fish attractors within casting distance of the new pier to increase fishing opportunities for anglers, who can expect to catch largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish.

The new fishing pier was constructed in six sections by inmates at the Dan River Prison Work Farm, located in Yanceyville, through the WISe (Wildlife Inmate Services) program. The sections were then transported to the Wittenberg site where they were installed by Commission staff. WISe is an inmate rehabilitation program run by the Commission that trains inmates to build docks, piers, kiosks, metal signs and other products.

The Wildlife Commission worked on this project in cooperation with Duke Energy, which owns the 4,223acre lake, with the Commission paying for the renovation using Sport Fish Restoration funds.

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“Those of us privileged to take to the field are entrusted by fate and circumstance to hold and nurture the hunter’s legacy.” -ThEodoRE RooSEvELT

for the hunting mentor

Full tank: Breakfast should always be a start to any day in the field and be sure the new hunter has plenty of snacks and water, especially young hunters.

Want to give the ultimate outdoor gift? Mentoring provides an opportunity to give back to the hunting culture and thereby conserve the hunting legacy for future generations.

Going hunting yourself is one thing, teaching someone new about hunting is another.

Keeping a hunting trip relaxed and expectations to a minimum will benefit both novice and veteran hunter. The following are some helpful tips:

Focus on the new hunter’s needs first: It’s easy for the passionate and experienced hunter to become engrossed in the seriousness of the hunt.

Relax and try to remember your first hunt and the overwhelming newness of it all. Slow down and spend time explaining and sharing rather than expecting.

Spending time “together” on stand for the first few outings is a good way to provide “on-thespot” guidance to the new hunter.

Be safe, legal, and sure: Discuss and practice safe gun handling and tree safety prior to the hunt and routinely throughout. Periodically review hunting regulations. Discuss the importance of properly identifying the game being hunted before pulling the trigger or releasing a bow string.

Limit expectations: As an experienced hunter, it is easy to take for granted all the knowledge and experience accumulated over many

nC hunting considerate of the new hunter’s comfort can make the outing more enjoyable and rewarding.

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years. Understand that the new hunter has not had the privilege of time and experience.

Easy does it: You may be able to walk for miles in rugged terrain with a full backpack all day long.

Trying to impose that method on a new hunter, youth or adult, may discourage them from ever going again. Instead, make the initial outings interesting, enjoyable, educational, and relaxed.

Fits and starts: Be sure that new hunters have the clothing and the necessary hunting equipment that fits to get them started.

Commit to comfort: Whether in warm or cold temperatures make sure the new hunter remains warm and comfortable. Being

Introducing someone new to hunting is the ultimate form of mentoring, but, it is not the only way. Indirect mentoring can be just as valuable and have nearly the same impact as direct mentoring. A few indirect mentoring opportunities include: Sharing hunting stories and outdoor skills.

Share a wild game dinner.

Share a hunting magazine subscription.

Take someone along on a pre-hunting season scouting or shooting trip.

Introduce someone to the outdoors through a simple walk in the woods.

Invite someone to a hunter education course or become a hunter education instructor!

Courtesy of NC WILdLIFE RESouRCES

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hunting if you spook a group of deer while hunting in heavy cover, look to see if all of them have raised their tails.

Does use this white flag to signal danger more often than bucks do when startled. if you see a deer running with its tail down, chances are good you’ve found a buck. feeding deer always twitch their tails immediately before raising their heads to look around. if you immediately freeze when you see this motion, you’ll be much less likely to alert the animal to your presence. continue your stalk when the animal puts its head back down to feed. one way to bring in a difficult gobbler is to avoid calling at him at all. let him know there’s a hen in the area by flapping a turkey wing and scratching in the leaves at your feet, then shut up. yelping in response to his gobbles may only encourage him to stay put because he thinks the hen you’re imitating is interested in him, which would normally mean she’s heading his way (hens usually move toward gobblers, not the other way around). if you don’t call at all he’ll wonder what he’s doing wrong, and may come closer so that he can attract your attention using visual rather than auditory means. fire starters are invaluable tools and vital on an overnight camp. here’s a quick and effective fire starter you can make at home to bring with you on the hunt: thoroughly fill a cotton ball with petroleum jelly. about seven of them

will fit in a 35mm film canister or medicine bottle. each will burn for about three minutes. a group of turkeys has many unusual and descriptive names, including a “crop”, “dole”, “gang”, “posse”, “rafter” and “raffle.” wild turkeys eat the invasive pest insects known as brown marmorated stink bugs.

Deer breed in november. most fawns are born in may - June. Does in good physical condition generally will have twins. newborn fawns weigh about four to six pounds. mature bucks can weigh over 300 pounds. like cows, deer have four stomachs, and are ruminants or “cud chewers”. lots of what goes in must come out. Droppings are tell-tale clues about where deer live.

Don’t veer for Deer! when you see a deer on the roadway ahead, you sometimes have only a brief moment to react. and you may not know the right thing to do. statistics show that most motorist deaths and injuries occur when drivers swerve to avoid hitting the deer and strike a fixed object, like a tree, or hit another vehicle. no one wants to hit a deer with their vehicle, but striking the animal is often the safest action. .......................................................... the whitetail deer begin preparing for winter by shedding their summer coat and replacing it with a heavier winter coat. During a cold snap, they can make the hairs of their fur coat stand erect, which traps air near the skin and increases the insulation value of their winter coat. this is similar to birds fluffing their feathers. Deer store most of their fat reserves during the summer months because the twigs they eat in the winter lack the nutritional value of green vegetation. they tend to migrate to areas with conifer trees such as white cedar, balsam, fir, white spruce or jack pine. conifers are warmer than trees that shed their leaves because they absorb energy from the sun. and, like most of us, deer also try to limit the amount of time spent out in the elements. .......................................................... a deer is easily alerted to the sound of a human walking through noisy leaves. it might sound silly, but try taking quick steps in a short sprint for 10 to 20 yards or so. stop for a few, and do it again. keep your footfalls as light as possible; you’ll be surprised at how much you sound like a squirrel scrambling through the leaves!

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BAITCASTING

THE BAITCASTING REEL HAS A BUTTON EITHER ON THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE REEL OR A “THUMB” BUTTON BEHIND AND CENTER OF THE SPOOL THAT YOU PUSH WITH YOUR THUMB TO RELEASE THE LINE.

➊ Grasp the rod’s pistol grip or handle with one hand. Push the reel’s thumb button down and move your thumb on the spool.

Release the line so that the casting plug falls to the ground. Adjust the spool tension knob (located on the side of the reel) so that the spool stops when the plug hits the ground. It may take a couple of times to accomplish this and adjust it correcting. This will reduce the reel from backlashing when casting. Backlashing occurs when momentum from the cast allows the spool to keep rotating, causing the line to ball up once the plug hits the water or ground. ➋ Face the target area with body turned at a

slight angle, about a quarter turn. Aim the rod tip toward the target, about level with your eyes.

➌ Swiftly and smoothly bend your arm at

the elbow, raising your hand with the rod until it almost reaches eye level. When the rod is almost straight up and down, it will be bent back by the weight of the practice plug. As the rod bends, move your forearm forward with a slight wrist movement.

➍ When the rod reaches eye level, release

your thumb off the spool. As the practice plug hits the ground, place your thumb back on the spool to reduce backlash.

If the plug landed close in front of you, you released your thumb too late. If the plug went more or less straight up, you released your thumb too soon.

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reels

recipes cast With confidence— Explore the pros and cons of the four different types of reels available to fresh and saltwater anglers Info courtesy of dnr.sc.gov

sQUiRREl gUMbO ingREdiEnts 2 squirrels (dressed) 1 cup rice 4 cups okra & tomatoes 3 cups water 2-3 tablespoons cooking oil 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons pepper cajun seasoning to taste

Cut squirrels and brown in oil. Add all ingredients to stew pot. Cook rice until done. Mix all together and cook until boiling. Beware of the little bones in the squirrels. Enjoy!

spincast

reels, also know as push button or close faced reels; easiest to use and great for beginners • overall ease of use: beginner Typically, great for children • cost: inexpensive $10 - $40

• maintenance: easy All moving parts are enclosed within the reel so disassembly is required for major cleaning and re-greasing of gears. This also makes the reel NOT good for saltwater fishing.

• casting: simple Spincast Reels have a one button line release.

Casting only requires one hand.

• pros: Easy to use, inexpensive, no backlash, good for light-lures or baits • cons: Low gear ratio, simple drag system, not durable.

spinning

also know as open faced reel; line spools off quickly, casting farther than a spincast; suitable for light lures • overall ease of use: intermediate Great transition reel for kids that have mastered the spincast

• cost: moderately expensive $20 - $100 • maintenance: easy Daily cleaning is easy since most of the moving parts can be rinsed with tap water. Major cleaning and re-greasing requires disassembly.

• casting: moderately difficult Spinning Reels have a bail that has to be opened for casting. This requires two hands.

• pros: Simple and durable, no backlash, good for light lures and baits • cons: Line will twist and tangle from time to time.

baitcast

fly

reels are difficult to master, mainly used to cast large lures and bait long distances; line is controlled during the cast by the angler’s thumb

reels are used in fly fishing, hold the line, but the casting is done by projecting the line out instead of the weight of the lure casting the line

• overall ease of use: expert Not recommended for children. It takes some time and practice to master.

• overall ease of use: intermediate In order to use a fly reel, you will need a lot of practice and instruction. You will have to learn a new angling method.

• cost: moderately expensive to expensive $30 - $150 plus

• cost: expensive $50 - $300 plus

• maintenance: difficult Baitcast reels can be difficult to maintain as there are complicated gearing mechanisms that wind and release the line.

• maintenance: easy Daily cleaning is easy since most of the moving parts can be rinsed with tap water. Major cleaning and re-greasing requires disassembly.

• casting: difficult Without practice, you will backlash the line on reel causing a “birds nest” of line.

• casting: difficult There is no release mechanism for the fly reel. Also, retrieving your lure or fish is done by hand, not by reeling the reel.

• pros: Handles heavy line well, high gear ratio, casting accuracy • cons: Backlash, expensive, not good for light lures and baits, learning curve to master the reel

Courtesy of debra warren (Fairview, NC)

cROckpOt sQUiRREl ingREdiEnts 2 squirrels, skinned, gutted & cut into pieces.

4 large potatoes, quartered 1 lb carrots, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 4 onions, sliced 2 cups water ¼ medium head cabbage 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

In a crockpot, place squirrel meat, potatoes, carrots, green pepper, onion, water, cabbage, salt & pepper. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours. A real winner! Tastes great!

Courtesy of debra warren (Fairview, NC)

• pros: Great for light lures and baits, very rewarding when you catch fish

cOOn hUntERs cakE

• cons: Expensive, difficult to master

2 cups plain flour

ingREdiEnts 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 eggs ½ cup chopped nuts 2 cups crushed pineapple (drained)

Mix by hand and pour into 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 350º.

Punch holes into warm cake and spread icing on the cake while it is warm. icing 8 oz. cream cheese ½ cup chopped nuts 1 stick margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 box confectioners sugar

Soften cream cheese and margarine.

Mix in sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add nuts, pour over warm cake.

Courtesy of rick jenkins (Waynesville, NC)

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PREP POINTERS TROUT FISHING IN SC

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SC news 2014

DEER SEASON FORECAST GOOD

With the opening of the 2014 deer season in all counties just around the corner, South Carolina’s deer population is healthy and the season outlook is good.

Although the deer harvest has been on a downward trend the last few years indicating that population levels have moderated, hunter success and deer harvest rates remain good, according to Charles Ruth, S.C. Department of

Natural Resources (DNR)’s Deer and Wild Turkey Program Coordinator.

Top counties for harvest in 2013 included Bamberg, Union, Allendale, Spartanburg, and Calhoun with each of these counties exhibiting harvest rates in

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2014 deer season forecast good excess of 15 deer per square mile. Very few areas in the United States consistently yield comparable harvest figures. On the other hand, top counties for quality deer in 2013 included Aiken, Kershaw, and Orangeburg in the coastal plain and Anderson, Fairfield, and Oconee counties in the piedmont. These results come as no surprise as these counties have historically produced good numbers of record entries.

There are several regulation changes that hunters on private land should be aware of for the 2014 season. In response to declining harvest trends in many areas of the state, the number of scheduled eithersex days has been decreased.

Additionally, hunters can now take only one antlerless deer per day on either-sex days or when using the optional Individual Antlerless Deer Tags compared to 2 per day in the past. Finally, archery hunters in Game Zones 1 and 2 (mountains and piedmont) can take either-sex of deer during archery and primitive weapons seasons, but can no

longer take either-sex during the general firearms season unless it is an either-sex day or they use an optional Individual Antlerless Deer Tag. As for deer related regulation changes on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the state, hunters should pay particular attention because there are a number of changes that they need to become familiar with for 2014. Perhaps the most notable change is the implementation of a single statewide limit for all WMAs of 5 deer total for all seasons and weapons combined. This total can include no more than 2 antlered bucks. In the past, WMA limits have varied and were additive among the various Game Zones and WMAs. Now hunters on all WMAs have the same statewide bag limit.

South Carolina’s deer population expanded rapidly in the 1980’s and early 1990’s and it peaked in the late 1990’s at about 1,000,000 animals. However, since 2002 the population has trended down with current figures being about 750,000

deer, a 25 percent decline from peak figures 10 years ago. The reduction can likely be attributable to a number of factors including habitat change related to forest management and exceptionally high deer harvests over the last 10 to 15 years.

Also, coyotes are a recent addition to the landscape and are another piece of the puzzle. SCDNR has recently completed a major study investigating the affects coyotes are having on survival of deer fawns.

The research was conducted at the Savannah River Site and led by Dr. John Kilgo with the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station.

Cumulative data through the first 3 years of the study indicated approximately 70 percent total fawn mortality with coyotes being responsible for approximately 80 percent of these mortalities. If these findings even moderately represent a statewide situation, this “new mortality factor” is clearly involved in the reduction in deer numbers. This is especially true when combined with

extremely liberal deer harvests that have been the norm in South Carolina.

The last 3 years of the study were for the purpose of determining if reducing coyote density through trapping increases fawn survival. It seems logical that if coyotes are preying on fawns, then significantly reducing coyote densities should increase fawn survival. Over the course of the 3 year coyote “control” phase, 474 coyotes were trapped on the study areas.

Overall, results showed only modest increases in fawn survival following these efforts with an overall average of about 39 percent increase in survival. Given these results and the difficulty and high cost of coyote control, it seems apparent that making adjustments to how we manage deer, particularly female deer, is more important now than prior to the colonization of the state by coyotes.

Hunters should not be overly concerned if the deer population is down compared to several years ago when the population reached its peak.

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SC news Most hunters, to their credit, have recognized the fact that having fewer deer leads to better quality deer. Results of DNR’s antler scoring program indicate that this may indeed be the case as the last 4 years have seen approximately 1,000 bucks successfully entered into the state records program. On the other hand, said Ruth, we don’t want to see the population decline such that hunter success and the interest in deer hunting deteriorate.

The state’s deer population is always changing and the department has been involved in a multiyear process to measure hunter opinion and assess harvest trends and data from research projects. DNR has formulated recommendations related to future deer management needs in South Carolina and looks forward to working with the legislature in 2015 and beyond in an effort to update the state’s deer management program.

Deer hunting generates approximately $200 million in retail sales for South Carolina’s economy annually.

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guide

safe handling of wild game birds Dust off your duck call Be sure to practice your calls as you warm up for the new season

feathered bird in a paraffin wax/hot water mixture. When wax hardens, the feathers may be scraped off.

When preparing upland birds, such as grouse, pheasant, quail and partridge, skin or pluck the bird and soak in cold water for one to two hours to remove excess blood.

Birds Generally Do Not Require Aging: If you wish to age birds, holding them at just above freezing temperatures for two to three days may increase the tenderness of the meat.

Storage tips: For immediate use, birds should be stored in the refrigerator at 40 °F or less and used within three days. For long-term storage, the whole cleaned carcass or individual parts may be frozen at 0 °F or lower. Do not freeze birds without plucking and cleaning them first.

Freeze meat while fresh and in top condition.

The advantage of packaging parts instead of the whole bird is that bloody spots can be eliminated by cutting out or rinsing out with cold water. Parts also fit conveniently in your freezer. Parts may be boned, and the carcass and neck used as a soup base.

Use moisture/vapor-proof wrap such as heavily waxed freezer wrap, laminated freezer wrap, heavy-duty aluminum foil or freezer-weight polyethylene bags.

Wrap tightly, pressing out as much air as possible. Label the packages with the content and date.

the field

Be Prepared for the Hunt: Remember to bring a sharp hunting knife, a steel or whetstone, light rope or nylon cord, plastic bags, clean cloths or paper towels, and a cooler filled with ice.

Field Dress the Bird Promptly: There are major rules to follow as soon as the bird is dead: Remove the entrails and crop as soon as possible, because the grain in the crop may ferment if not removed.

The heart and liver may be saved for giblets. Store in a plastic bag on ice to keep them clean and cold.

Leave an identification mark on the bird as required by state game regulations.

The birds may be plucked or skinned in the field. If you pluck the birds, bring a plastic bag for storing the feathers.

Cool the carcass quickly to retain flavor and maintain the quality of the bird. A temper-ature above 40 °F is meat’s worst enemy.

Wipe out the cavity with a clean cloth or paper towel. Do not use grass or snow as this will contaminate the carcass.

Allow air to circulate in the carcass by hanging or laying the bird in a well-ventilated place.

In hot weather, place the birds individually in plastic bags and put on ice.

Do not pile warm birds in a mass.

Store birds in a cooler on ice out of the sun.

Keep the Birds Cool During Transport: The best way to store birds is in a cooler on ice. If this is not possible, keep the car well ventilated and put the birds on the back seat or the floor. Do not transport them in the trunk because the enclosed space does not allow heat to escape from the birds.

process and storage

Don’t Cross-Contaminate During Processing: Wash your hands, knife and cutting board with hot soapy water and rinse thoroughly.

To prepare ducks, cut the wings off at the joints, remove the head and pluck out the pinfeathers. Feathers may be removed by scalding the birds in hot water (145 °F). Pin feathers and down may be removed by dip-ping the

Use frozen packages within 6 months for best eating quality.

preparation

Thaw birds in the refrigerator or microwave. Slow thawing in the refrigerator 12 to 18 hours helps to tenderize the meat and prevent bacterial growth. Microwavethawed food should be cooked imme-diately. Other thawed meat should be used within one to two days. Keep raw food and cooked food separate.

Fish-eating ducks (those with pointed or serrated bills) may need soaking or marinating. Use a marinade high in acid such as lemon or lime juice, vinegar, wine or buttermilk. You may soak older birds in a solution of ½ teaspoon salt and 1 table-spoon vinegar per quart of cold water for 4 to 12 hours in the refrigerator.

cooking game birds

Wild game birds should always be cooked thoroughly. Check visual signs of doneness; juices should run clear and meat should be fork-tender. However, recent

research has shown that color and texture indicators alone are not reliable. Using a thermometer is the only reliable way to ensure safety and to determine the “doneness” of meat and poultry.

To be safe, a product must be cooked to an internal temperature high enough to destroy any harmful bacteria that may have been in the food.

When cooking whole poultry, the thermometer should be inserted into the thickest part of the thigh. If stuffed, the center of the stuffing should be checked after the thigh reads 180 °F (stuffing must reach 165 °F). If cooking poultry parts, insert the thermometer into the thickest area, avoiding the bone.

The age of the bird determines the cooking method. Young birds have lighter legs, soft breastbones and flexible beaks. Old birds have darker, hard-skinned legs, brittle breastbones and inflexible beaks.

Wild duck meat is darker and somewhat dryer than domestic duck.

To retain or add moisture when roasting older or skinned birds, cover the breast with strips of bacon or side pork and roast in a covered pan.

Game birds may be prepared like chicken. Dry cookery methods, such as frying, are appropriate for young birds. Moist cookery methods, such as stewing or braising, are appropriate for older birds.

Ducks and geese may be baked, barbecued, breaded, broiled, fried, and combined in casseroles, chop suey, creoles, gumbos and gravies.

To decrease the distinctive taste of some wild game, trim off as much fat as possible.

In roasting or broiling ducks use a rack to keep them free of their own fat and do not baste with fat.

Remove stuffing from the bird prior to storage, because stuffing is a good growth medium for microorganisms.

Use leftovers within one or two days, or freeze for later use.

Care with dressing for Duck or Goose: We recommend baking dressing separately to avoid any chance of hazard from bacterial growth. Bake in a covered casserole in the oven while the bird is roasting. If you decide to stuff the birds, do so just before placing them in the oven, and have all ingredients hot before stuffing the birds. Use a meat thermo-meter to be sure internal temperature of the dressing reaches 165-170 °F. Courtesy of Dnr.sC.Gov

2 cups cooked wild rice (½ cup uncooked wild rice, cooked in 1½ cups water or chicken broth) ¼ cup butter or margarine ¼ cup onion, minced ½ cup chopped celery 1 4-ounce can mushroom pieces and stems 2 tablespoons chopped parsley ½ teaspoon sage ½ teaspoon thyme or marjoram ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Cook onions and celery in melted butter or margarine until barely tender.

Add drained mushroom pieces and continue cooking 5 minutes. Add cooked rice and all remaining ingredients. Bake in a covered casserole at 325 °F for 45 minutes. braised wild duck ingredients 2 ready-to-cook wild ducks, cut up 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter or margarine ½ cup water, chicken broth or light cream ½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup chopped celery

Season duck pieces with salt and pepper and roll in flour. Melt butter or margarine in a heavy skillet and brown pieces on both sides (about 30 minutes).

Turn only once. If you use onion and celery, remove duck pieces and cook onion and celery in the pan drippings for 10 minutes. Return pieces of duck to pan, add liquid and cover pan tightly. Simmer on top of range slowly for 1 hour or until tender, or bake in a 325 °F oven until the internal temperature is 180 °F. roast wild goose The “flavor dressing” of apple, onion, potatoes and celery, as described for duck, can be placed in the bird during roasting. Place the goose on a rack in an uncovered roasting pan and bake in a 325 °F oven for three hours or until tender.

Baste frequently with pan drippings. You can insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh muscle, without touching bone, to determine internal temperature. Goose is well done when the internal temperature is 180 to 185 °F. Serve with a tart jelly or relish. roast wild duck Rub outside of duck with a slice of onion, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

You can flavor the bird and absorb strong flavors by placing a quartered peeled onion, grapes, quartered apples or potatoes, and a small bunch of celery in the cavity during roasting, but discard this stuffing before serving. If ducks are lean or have been skinned, place two or three strips of bacon or salt pork on each breast and secure with toothpicks. Place ducks on a rack in a covered roasting pan and bake in a 325 °F oven for three hours or until the internal temperature is 180 °F. If ducks need basting, use orange juice, melted butter, or melted butter and red wine rather than pan drippings.

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upcoming hunting season

Hunting is a popular Hobby and sport enjoyed by millions of people across nortH america. over tHe last 10 years, data from tHe u.s. fisH and Wildlife service indicates tHat more and more females are taking up Hunting.

Hunting seasons vary depending on where you live. Regulations designed by local conservation, game, fish, and wildlife departments often dictate the start and end of hunting season. Although the licensing, seasons, limits, and fees for hunting may differ geographically, the preparation that goes into getting ready for hunting season is similar regardless of geography.

Many seasoned hunters realize hunting season does not begin on “opening day.” Rather, it can take weeks or months to get ready for a successful season.

Considering hunting seasons can be brief, preparation helps hunters make the most of their time spent in the field.

Purchase your license, tag or stamP. Many wildlife

departments require hunters register in advance of the season, and this registration includes securing a hunting license. Because there is a limit to how many animals each hunter can hunt, tags for the animals they’re hunting also will be issued. Hunters planning on going out for the season should stay apprised of when licensing and registration begins and ends so they can hunt legally. scout areas. The landscape can change from year to year depending on a host of factors, including construction, commercialization and weather.

Areas once open to hunting may now be restricted lands.

Map out your potential hunting location and be aware of any new landmarks or changes. check and rePlenish gear.

Inspect weaponry, field-dressing supplies, clothing, and other supplies for wear and tear.

Address any issues that need to be fixed, or replace items as necessary. If a rifle, bow or shotgun hasn’t been fired in a while, take it to a range to verify accuracy and sighting. If you

hunt out of a tree stand or blind, make sure it is sturdy and in good condition prior to use. get in shaPe. Hunting often requires hiking in and out of the great outdoors in various terrain. It’s helpful to increase physical activity leading up to the hunt to prepare your body for the physical demands of hunting. organize and Pack gear.

Ensure your equipment is clean, in working order and packed away in your travel bags. Establish a system of organization and a checklist so you’re certain you will have what you need. Don’t forget to bring along your hunting license and animal tags; otherwise, you may be levied with costly fines. always hunt safely. It is quite easy to get swept up in the moment when tracking game.

Don’t let overzealousness cloud rational judgement and safety precautions. Otherwise an injury or even death can occur.

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LAND BIG FISH North Carolina

Sport Fish Profiles

Bodie Bass (striped bass hybrid)

Get the tips, tactics, and lures from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Plus meet five of Carolina the anglers that North North Carolina currently hold the Freshwater Record forSport NorthFish Carolina.

Profiles Sport Fish Profiles

Scientific Name: Morone saxatillis x Morone chrysops Other Common Names: hybrid striped bass, hybrid, wiper

Scientific Name: Sander vitreus

Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis

Other Names: pike perch, jackfish

Other Names: speckled perch, silver bass, papermouth

Identification: The walleye is a torpedoshaped fish ranging from dark Illustration by Duane Raver olive-brown to yellowish gold, withRaver brassy-flecked sides and Illustration by Duane a dark splotch at the rear of a spiny dorsal fin. It has two separate dorsal fins and the lower lobe of the tail is tipped with white. Its large, glassy eyes reflect light at night.

The Bodie bass (or striped bass hybrid) was named for Bodie McDowell (now retired) who was the public information officer for the Wildlife Resources Commission. Previously, Mr. McDowell was an outdoor writer from Greensboro. He remains a strong advocate for sport fishing and conservation.

white catfish

White crappie

Walleye

bodie bass

Habitats and Habits:

walleye

Native to Canada and the northern United States, walleye have been stocked in most states except a few in the far west Identification: and south. In North Carolina, the Commission has stocked walleye in mountain and Piedmont reservoirs. Walleye preThe Bodie bass is a cross between a male white bass and a female striped bass. Its color is gray to steel with fer blue clear,above, cool water and usually stay in deep water during the day, moving to shallow waters at night. white-to pale-green sides. Its appearance is very similar to the striped bass, but the Bodie bass has a deeper body and broken stripes or lines on the sides. The striped bass has stripes that are more distinct and solid.

Young walleye prefer to feed on fish but will eat crayfish, leeches, mollusks, worms and insects. Adult walleye are

WORMS, MINNOWS, SCENTED BAITS + FISHED ON THE BOTTOM WORK WELL. Habitats and Habits:

LIVE SHAD, MINNOWS OR EXPERTS SWEAR ON A LURES THAT IMITATElarge, visual predators and their mainROUND HEAD, YELLOW diet is threadfin shad, although they will eat small bass, trout, perch and sunfishes as well. They usually feed at night on or near the bottom.

MINNOWS WORK WELL. CHARTREUSE JIG.

Striped bass hybrids grow very fast and rarely reproduce. They are reared in hatcheries owned by the Commission Fishing Techniques: and stocked in several lakes for recreational fishing. Although these fish may not get as big as striped bass,often individuals Anglers fish with jigs to catch walleye. One technique that works well is to cast the jig parallel to boat and let it sink.habitat Start a hopping larger than 10 pounds are common. Bodie bass are very similar to striped bass and white bass in their prefer-motion using only the wrist, not the arm. Make the jig hop 6 to 12 inches from the bottom while retrieving between hops. Slack the line after each hop. Jigs come in many sizes, colors and styles, although experts ences and feeding habits. They are found primarily in open waters, where they search for forage fish such asjigshad. swear on a round head, yellow chartreuse jig. Green, white, red and orange jigs work well, too. Other popular baits include minnows, nightcrawlers and minnow-shaped crankbaits.

Fishing Techniques: Live shad, minnows or lures that imitate minnows often work well. Bank fishing with chicken livers is also a popular Other Information: NCARP Minimum Requirements: 5 pounds or 23 inches. angling method.

State Record: 13 lbs., 8 oz., from Shooting Creek, Lake Chatuge, Aug. 16, 1986 Good Places to Fish: Striped bass hybrids are currently stocked in Moss Reservoir, Oak Hollow Lake, Lake Townsend, Lake World Thom-A-Lex, Record: 25 pounds, from Old Hickory Lake, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1960* Salem Lake and W. Kerr Scott Reservoir.

State Record: 17 lbs., 7 oz., from Lake Chatuge, March 15, 1996

Weight: 13 lbs Location: Lake James Date: 05/21/90 Angler: Jerry Wayne Bentley Lure/Bait: Night Crawler

• ID ENT I F I C AT I O N : A member of the bullhead group of catfishes, the white catfish is usually blue-gray above, fading to gray on sides with a white belly. It has a moderately forked tail with rounded ends, and its upper jaw extends slightly beyond the lower. The white catfish is sometimes mistaken for the channel catfish, but the white catfish has a much wider head and lacks black spots on its sides.

• H ABITAT S A N D H A B I T S : Unlike flathead and blue catfish, white catfish are native to rivers and streams that flow to the Atlantic Ocean. They can also be found in the French Broad and Pigeon rivers, although they may have been stocked in these Tennessee River tributaries. While quite common, white catfish are often overlooked. This may be in part to their small size compared to flathead, blue and channel catfish. However, these fish are aggressive feeders and have a tendency to feed more during the daytime than other catfish.

• FISH IN G T E C HN I Q UES : White catfish make excellent table fare, and anglers can catch them using many of the same methods for other catfish. Worms, minnows, scented baits and hellgrammites fished on or near the bottom work well.

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission www.ncwildlife.org/fishing Last updated May 2010

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Weight: 17 lbs 7 oz Last updated May 2010 Location: Lake Chatuge Date: 03/15/96 Angler: Michael R. Hogsed Lure/Bait: Rebel Jointed Plug

• I DEN T I FI C AT I ON : The Bodie bass is a cross between a male white bass and a female striped bass. Its color is gray to steel blue above, with white-to pale-green sides. Its appearance is very similar to the striped bass, but the Bodie bass has a deeper body and broken stripes or lines on the sides. The striped bass has stripes that are more distinct and solid.

• HAB I TAT S AN D HABITS: Striped bass hybrids grow very fast and rarely reproduce. They are reared in hatcheries owned by the Commission and stocked in several lakes for recreational fishing. Although these fish may not get as big as striped bass, individuals larger than 10 pounds are common. Bodie bass are very similar to striped bass and white bass in their habitat preferences and feeding habits. They are found primarily in open waters, where they search for forage fish such as shad.

• FI S HI N G T EC HN I Q U ES: Live shad, minnows or lures that imitate minnows often work well. Bank fishing with chicken livers is also a popular angling method.

WORMS come in a variety of choices—earthworms, red worms and nightcrawlers. Anglers can create their own compost pile or worm bed to house worms for use. When you purchase worms from the store, leftover worms after your fishing trip can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days until the next fishing outing.

When placing a worm on your hook, make sure to loop the worm through the hook 2-4 times and to leave some of the worm dangling from the bottom of the hook. Don’t leave more than an inch of worm dangling below the hook or else fish will nibble away at the worm without biting the hook.

MINNOWS is a loosely used term by anglers to mean baitfish.

Minnows are technically members of a specific fish taxonomic family. Fish used as bait typically include shiners, chubs and dace as well as minnows. Minnows will live longer in an aerated minnow bucket where the minnows aren’t crowded. Baiting your hook with a minnow involves hooking them through the lips or under their dorsal fin. Avoid hooking the fish through the backbone when hooking under their dorsal fin to prevent killing the minnow.game animal flushes from cover.

white crappie

Habitats and Habits:

PLAIN GARDEN WORMS CRAPPIE BEST Although widely stocked across WHITE the state, white crappie are not native to NorthBITE Carolina and were most likely introduced in the late 1800s. Some of the best white crappie populations are found in Piedmont reservoirs, rivers and large AND CRICKETS ARE ponds.

THE ON LIVE MINNOWS, SMALL White crappie are apparently intolerant of acidic waters and are virtually absent from the Coastal region.

PREFERRED BAITS. White crappie seem to thrive in warmer JIGS AND SPINNERS. and more turbid waters than black crappie. They are closely associated with

structure, often found near fallen trees, stumps, docks and thick stands of aquatic vegetation. Small white crappie feed mainly on insects, freshwater shrimp and nymphs, while larger crappie prefer small fish and larger insects. They are especially active at sunrise, sunset and at night during the summer months.

Fishing Techniques: White crappie bite best on live minnows, small jigs and spinners. The best time to fish for white crappie is during the spring spawning season when fish move into shallow shoreline areas. Anglers should concentrate on areas with brush, stumps and docks. To concentrate crappie, anglers will often make “crappie attractors” by sinking Christmas trees and other woody debris. During summer and early fall, reservoir crappie move into deeper water along creek channels, roadbeds and submerged points. The fall can be another hot fishing time for crappie as they move inshore again for a short time.

Good Places to Fish: • Lake Brandt • High Rock Lake • Tuckertown Reservoir

* Anglers provide information on their potential world-record catches directly to the International Game Fish Association, which maintains the world records for sport fishing.

Other Information: NCARP Minimum Requirements: 8 pounds or 24 inches

bluegill

Identification: The white crappie has a compressed, deep-silvery body, with shades of green or brown Illustration by Duane Raver on its back. It has five to 10 dark vertical bars on each side and a whitish belly. It is “hump-backed” with five or six spines in the dorsal fin. The dorsal fin, anal fin and tail contain a combination of dark spots and bands.

Weight: 13 lbs 8 oz Location: Lake Chatuge Date: 08/16/86 Angler: Lamar L. Cofer Lure/Bait: Old faithful spoon

• IDENTIFICATIO N: The walleye is a torpedo-shaped fish ranging from dark olive-brown to yellowish gold, with brassy-flecked sides and a dark splotch at the rear of a spiny dorsal fin. It has two separate dorsal fins and the lower lobe of the tail is tipped with white. Its large, glassy eyes reflect light at night.

• HA BITATS A ND HA BITS: Native to Canada and the northern United States, walleye have been stocked in most states except a few in the far west and south. In North Carolina, the Commission has stocked walleye in mountain and Piedmont reservoirs. Walleye prefer clear, cool water and usually stay in deep water during the day, moving to shallow waters at night. Young walleye prefer to feed on fish but will eat crayfish, leeches, mollusks, worms and insects. Adult walleye are large, visual predators and their main diet is threadfin shad, although they will eat small bass, trout, perch and sunfishes as well. They usually feed at night on or near the bottom.

• FISHING TECHNIQ U ES: Anglers often fish with jigs to catch walleye. One technique that works well is to cast the jig parallel to boat and let it sink. Start a hopping motion using only the wrist, not the arm. Make the jig hop 6 to 12 inches from the bottom while retrieving jig between hops. Slack the line after each hop. Jigs come in many sizes, colors and styles, although experts swear on a round head, yellow chartreuse jig. Green, white, red and orange jigs work well, too.

Other popular baits include minnows, nightcrawlers and minnow-shaped crankbaits.

common bait Make sure to always present the bait on your hook as naturally as possible and hook your bait in to keep it alive as long as possible.

Other Information: NCARP Minimum Requirements: 2 pounds or 16 inches State Record: 3 pounds, 12 ounces, Tar River Reservoir, April 6, 2010

Weight: 4 lbs 5 oz Location: Henderson County Date: 07/27/67 Angler: Danny Case Lure/Bait: Catawba worm

• IDENTI F I CATI ON: The bluegill is round and flat, with a distinct dark spot or smudge at the base of the dorsal fin. The ear flap is entirely black, which distinguishes it from a lot of other sunfish. Its back and upper sides are dark olive-green to black, and its belly is reddish yellow. The bluegill also has a pattern of vertical bars on the sides. During spawning season, males can be especially dark or colorful.

• HA BITATS AND H ABI TS : Bluegill are found throughout the United States and northern Mexico. They are the most common sunfish in North Carolina and are found in all types of habitats, except highgradient trout streams. Bluegill are most abundant in ponds and reservoirs and are found in rivers, creeks, backwaters and swamps throughout the state. They thrive in both clear and turbid waters and can tolerate slightly acidic or saline conditions.

Bluegill eat just about anything that will fit into their small mouths, especially aquatic insects and terrestrial insects that fall into the water. Because they feed by sight, bluegill feed primarily during the daylight.

They are prey to many animals, such as largemouth bass, birds and turtles.

• FISHING TE CH NI Q U E S : The varied diet of bluegill gives anglers a wide selection of baits. While plain garden worms and crickets are the pre-ferred baits, bluegill will hit almost any natural bait or small spinner. These scrappy fighters can be caught on a number of different lures, using a small hook (No. 10).

Fly-fishing is another popular way to fish for bluegill. If you haven’t caught a bluegill within 15 minutes after fishing a likely spot, move on — they probably aren’t there.

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission www.ncwildlife.org/fishing Last updated May 2010

Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz Location: Wake County Date: 04/1/13 Angler: Joey Boretti Lure/Bait: Storm Wildeye® Swim Shad

• I D E NTI F I CATI ON: The white crappie has a compressed, deep-silvery body, with shades of green or brown on its back. It has five to 10 dark vertical bars on each side and a whitish belly. It is “humpbacked” with five or six spines in the dorsal fin. The dorsal fin, anal fin and tail contain a combination of dark spots and bands.

• H ABI TATS AND H ABI TS : Although widely stocked across the state, white crappie are not native to North Carolina and were most likely introduced in the late 1800s. Some of the best white crappie populations are found in Piedmont reservoirs, rivers and large ponds. White crappie are apparently intolerant of acidic waters and are virtually absent from the Coastal region. White crappie seem to thrive in warmer and more turbid waters than black crappie. They are closely associated with structure, often found near fallen trees, stumps, docks and thick stands of aquatic vegetation. Small white crappie feed mainly on insects, freshwater shrimp and nymphs, while larger crappie prefer small fish and larger insects. They are especially active at sunrise, sunset and at night during the summer months.

• F I S H I NG TE CH NI Q U E S : White crappie bite best on live minnows, small jigs and spinners. The best time to fish for white crappie is during the spring spawning season when fish move into shallow shoreline areas. Anglers should concentrate on areas with brush, stumps and docks. To concentrate crappie, anglers will often make “crappie attractors” by sinking Christmas trees and other woody debris. During summer and early fall, reservoir crappie move into deeper water along creek channels, roadbeds and submerged points. The fall can be another hot fishing time for crappie as they move inshore again for a short time.

See more fishing records for a variety of freshwater species at ncwildlife.org/Fishing/FishingRecords/ NCFreshwaterFishingStateRecordProgram.aspx

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tell a fish is biting

fish on! now what? make sure that trophy on the end of the line becomes a prized mount instead of a sad memory.

Fishing with a Bobber: Fishing with a bobber allows anglers to know when a fish bites. However, sometimes the movement in the bobber isn’t so obvious. Sometimes a biting fish will cause the bobber to twitch only a bit or the bobber will start to move across the surface of the water.

Fishing without a Bobber: If you are not using a bobber the best way to tell when a fish is biting

is by keeping your line tight and feel for tugs, jerks or taps. When fishing without a bobber, you should set the hook or pull on the rod as soon as you feel that you are getting a bite. The most important tip regarding bottom fishing is keeping your line tight at all times.

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fishing in the mountains of western north carolina

public waters in the mountain region of north carolina provide good fishing for a wide variety of fish species, including largemouth and smallmouth bass, sunfish, striped bass, crappie, catfish, musky, and three species of trout.

More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish

ledges park public access area buncombe county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: on n.C. 251, north of asheville More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish Largemouth Bass prefer locations with lots of structure, such as submerged vegetation, brush piles, stumps, boat docks, and standing timber.

buncombe county

bent creek public access area buncombe county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: on n.C. 191, south of asheville More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, redbreast, sunfish, catfish, muskellunge carrier park public access area riverlink DIreCtIonS: In asheville, on amboy road More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier; Canoe, pier, shorline access; Smallmouth bass, catfish, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish corocoran page (glen bridge) public access area buncombe county parks and recreation DIreCtIonS: on Pinner rd., off Glen Bridge rd. (S.r. 3495), west of arden More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish

french broad river park public access area riverlink asheville parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: from asheville, I-40 to exit 50. north on Hendersonville Hwy./Biltmore ave. for .8 mile; left on Meadow rd., for 1.5 mile to intersection with amboy rd.; turn left-one entrance on left; one on right More InforMatIon: two univerally accessible piers; Canoe, pier, shoreline, wading access; Smallmouth bass, catfish, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish hominy public access area buncombe county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: In asheville, Brevard rd. to Shelbourne rd., turn on Hominy Creek rd.

More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish jean Webb park public access area buncombe county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: In asheville, on riverside Dr., under Haywood rd.

Walnut island public access area buncombe county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: on n.C. 251, north of asheville More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish Woodfin public access area toWn of Woodfin DIreCtIonS: In Woodfin, on n.C. 251, north of asheville More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, redbreast sunfish, catfish lake julian ncWrc community fishing and tackle loaner programs site buncombe county parks & recreation 828-6840376 DIreCtIonS: from asheville, I-26 east to exit 37. Left on Long Shoals rd., for 1.2 mile; park entrance is on right.

More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier, parking; Boat, canoe, pier, shoreline access; Largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish, tilapia; fee lake poWhatan public fishing area ncWrc 828-670-5627 DIreCtIonS: from I-26 in asheville 191 south to exit at Biltmore Square Mall for 3 miles. right on S.r. 1129, stay left at all forks to entrance of Lake Powhatan recreation area More InforMatIon: accessible pier near dam; Pier, shoreline access; trout, largemouth bass, bluegill; fee; Hatchery Supported - Public

Mountain trout Water; a special trout fishing license is required. lake tomahaWk ncWrc community fishing & tackle loaner programs site black mountain recreation & parks 828-669-2052 DIreCtIonS: from asheville, I-40 east to exit 64; left on n.C. 9; left at third light; right at second light for two miles. area is on left.

More InforMatIon: two universally accessible piers, path, parking; Pier, shoreline access; Largemouth bass, catfish, sunfish charles d oWen pond ncWrc community fishing program site buncombe county parks & recreation 828-684-0376 DIreCtIonS: In Swannanoa, on Warren Wilson rd., behind owen Manufacturing More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier, path, parking; Pier, shoreline access; Catfish henderson county

fletcher community park public access area fletcher parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: on Howard Gap rd., town of fletcher More InforMatIon: Shoreline access; Hatchery Supported - Public Mountain trout Water; a special trout fishing license is required.

Westfeldt park public access area henderson county parks & recreation DIreCtIonS: on Butler Bridge rd., (S.r. 1345), off n.C. 280, near Mills river More InforMatIon: Boat, canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass north fork mills river public access area u.s. forest service DIreCtIonS: from asheville, I-26 e to n.C. 280 W (exit 40) to north Mills river rd.

More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier; Shoreline access; trout; Delayed Harvest - Public Mountain trout Water; a special trout fishing license is required. madison county

barnard public access area u.s. forest service DIreCtIonS: on S.r. 1151, near Walnut and Barnard More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass

marshall public fishing area ncWrc DIreCtIonS: on Blennerhassett Island in the town of Marshall More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier; Canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass murray branch public fishing area u.s. forest service DIreCtIonS: from asheville, U.S. 19/23 north to U.S. 70 (Marshall exit) for 35 miles to Hot Springs city limit; right on S.r. 1304. right at stop sign for 6 miles to the Murray Branch recreation area.

More InforMatIon: Universally accessible; Canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass redmond park public access area madison county DIreCtIonS: from Weaverville, U.S.-25n/ U.S. 70W, left on Little Pine rd, left on Sweetwater rd.

More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass stackhouse public access area madison county DIreCtIonS: on Stackhouse rd., off U.S. 25, east of Hot Springs More InforMatIon: Canoe, shoreline access; Muskellunge, smallmouth bass max patch pond public fishing area ncWrc DIreCtIonS: from Hot Springs, n.C. 209 south for 5 miles; right on Meadow fork rd; right on Max Patch rd., for ~ 3 miles.

More InforMatIon: Universally accessible pier; Shoreline, pier access; trout; Designated Public Mountain trout Water; a special trout fishing license is required. spring creek toWn of hot springs; mountain heritage trout Water ncWrc DIreCtIonS: off U.S. 25/ U.S. 70 in Hot Springs More InforMatIon: Shoreline, wading access; trout; Delayed harvest - Public Mountain trout Water; a special trout fishing license is required.

For more information on public access fishing spots in your county visit ncwildlife.org/fishing Courtesy of nc Wildlife resources

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antler reCordS update now available on dnr webSite The complete listing of South Carolina’s antler records is now available to the public online.

Although summary information has been available annually, this is only the fifth time that the complete listing of all antler records has been available since 1998, according to Charles Ruth, Deer and Wild

Turkey Program Coordinator for DNR. The South Carolina whitetailed deer Antler Records Program was initiated in the spring of 1974 and since that time, 6,389 sets of antlers (6,147 typical

and 242 non-typical) have been officially entered into the list. Initially, scoring sessions were only conducted a few times each spring but, since 1987 antler scoring sessions have been scheduled throughout the state with approximately 12 sessions occurring annually. Each year SCDNR wildlife biologists and wildlife technicians score approximately 500 sets of antlers. Generally, only about 25 percent of the antlers that are scored make the Antler Records List with the bulk of entrants falling short of the minimum scores, said Ruth.

The first Records of South Carolina White-tailed Deer was published in 1998. Since that time 11 updates have been published on an annual or semi-annual basis. The updates include only the new entries for the current year and the top 100 typical and

top 50 nontypical entries from the All-time List. The new online publication represents the complete listing of all typical and nontypical entries on file through spring 2014. It is only available on DNR’s website because the size of the document makes printed copies cost prohibitive.

The purpose of the Antler Records Program is twofold, said Ruth. First, because of the increased interest in deer hunting exhibited by sportsmen, it is a means of recognizing outstanding white-tailed deer taken in South Carolina. Secondly, it provides management information that allows DNR wildlife biologists to identify areas that produce quality deer. When particular areas stand out it is important to attempt to recognize the underlying characteristics

that produce outstanding animals.

Ruth said, “Records are based on the Boone and Crockett Club scoring system, which measures the mass and symmetry of deer antlers in two categories— typical and non-typical.

The scoring system is based primarily on antler size and symmetry and includes measurements of the main beams, greatest inside spread of the beams, circumference measurements at certain designated locations, and the number and length of the points. To be counted as a point, a projection must be at least one inch long and it must be longer than it is wide at its base.”

Deductions are made for points that arise abnormally from the main beams or from other points and for symmetrical differences between corresponding measurements on the right and left antlers. For nontypical antlers, abnormal points are added to the score rather than being deducted as in the typical category. A set of antlers is classified as typical or non-typical based on its general conformation, the number of abnormal points, and a determination as to whether it will rank higher in the typical or nontypical category. Current minimum scores for the South Carolina Antler Records List are 125 typical points and 145 non-typical points. All antlers must undergo a minimum 60-day drying period before they can be officially measured and a fair-chase statement must be signed for all hunter killed deer. If a set of antlers meets the minimum score the record is added to the list and a certificate is issued recognizing the outstanding white-tailed deer taken in South Carolina.

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RecoveRing game animals

All hunters Are ethicAlly required to stop the hunt for the purpose of seArching for gAme AnimAls After the shot. the following is A list of some simple steps to follow:

Immediately after the shot visually note the location of the hunter, game animal, and the last place the game animal was seen before disappearing into the woods or brush. Sounds can indicate direction of travel when game animal is out of visual range so listen carefully.

Pay attention because game animals often react a certain way when hit with a bullet or arrow. For example, deer shot in the vitals may jump in the air and kick before running. A gut-shot deer may hunch-up and wobble as it runs off. Crashing sounds usually indicate a well-placed shot, fatal wound, and short tracking distance.

Wait at least 15-30 minutes or more before tracking unless the game animal goes down within visual sight of the hunter.

Poorly-hit game animals require

longer waiting periods (1 hour or more) especially in the case of a gut (stomach) shot.

“transect� lines. Remain ready for a follow-up shot in case the game animal flushes from cover.

Begin searching the ground and low-hanging brush for signs of blood, hair, bone fragments, tissue, feathers and tracks.

Kicked-up woodland debris can also provide direction of travel.

Approach downed game animals from behind. If eyes are closed and breathing apparent another shot may be required.

If eyes are open, touch near the eye with a stick or branch to promote a response. If the game animal does not blink or move it is likely dead.

Blood color provides valuable information. Bright and frothy (lung shot), Bright nonfrothy (severed artery), Dark (muscle or liver hit), Dark with vegetative material (gut shot). As a general rule, large amounts of bright frothy blood equal short tracking distance.

Mark the trail with biodegradable material like tissue and step along side the trail (not in it) to avoid erasing sign. This is important if backtracking becomes necessary.

Seek help from hunting companions when tracking because several sets of eyes are better than one especially when tracking is difficult due to low light or inclement weather conditions.

If you lose the trail change strategies by walking in everwidening circles or parallel

ethicAl lAw-Abiding hunters:

PRACTICE before the season to prevent the loss of game animals through wounding.

NEVER use equipment in which they are unfamiliar or unable to accurately shoot.

KNOW that the goal of every hunter is a quick-clean kill and not wanton waste of wildlife.

DO NOT give up tracking until convinced that all reasonable efforts to recover have been exhausted.

Courtesy of NC WIldlIfe ReSouRCeS

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Date

Oct 2014 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Nov 2014 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Dec 2014 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Jan 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Feb 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Mar 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Apr 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

May 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

Jun 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

July 2015 Rise/Set a.m./p.m.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

7:18/7:07 7:19/7:06 7:20/7:04 7:20/7:03 7:21/7:02 7:22/7:00 7:23/6:59 7:24/6:57 7:24/6:56 7:25/6:55 7:26/6:53 7:27/6:52 7:28/6:51 7:29/6:49 7:29/6:48 7:30/6:47 7:31/6:46 7:32/6:44 7:33/6:43 7:34/6:42 7:35/6:41 7:36/6:40 7:36/6:38 7:37/6:37 7:38/6:36 7:39/6:35 7:40/6:34 7:41/6:33 7:42/6:32 7:43/6:31 7:44/6:30

7:45/6:29 7:46/6:28 6:47/5:27 6:48/5:26 6:49/5:25 6:49/5:24 6:50/5:23 6:51/5:22 6:52/5:22 6:53/5:21 6:54/5:20 6:55/5:19 6:56/5:19 6:57/5:18 6:58/5:17 6:59/5:17 7:00/5:16 7:01/5:16 7:02/5:15 7:03/5:15 7:04/5:14 7:05/5:14 7:06/5:13 7:07/5:13 7:08/5:13 7:09/5:12 7:10/5:12 7:11/5:12 7:12/5:11 7:13/5:11

7:13/5:11 7:14/5:11 7:15/5:11 7:16/5:11 7:17/5:11 7:18/5:11 7:19/5:11 7:19/5:11 7:20/5:11 7:21/5:11 7:22/5:11 7:22/5:12 7:23/5:12 7:24/5:12 7:24/5:12 7:25/5:13 7:26/5:13 7:26/5:14 7:27/5:14 7:27/5:14 7:28/5:15 7:28/5:15 7:29/5:16 7:29/5:17 7:30/5:17 7:30/5:18 7:31/5:18 7:31//5:19 7:31/5:20 7:31/5:21 7:32/5:21

7:32/5:22 7:32/5:23 7:32/5:24 7:32/5:24 7:32/5:25 7:32/5:26 7:32/5:27 7:32/5:28 7:32/5:29 7:32/5:30 7:32/5:30 7:32/5:31 7:32/5:32 7:32/5:33 7:31/5:34 7:31/5:35 7:31/5:36 7:30/5:37 7:30/5:38 7:30/5:39 7:29/5:40 7:29/5:41 7:28/5:42 7:28/5:43 7:27/5:44 7:27/5:45 7:26/5:46 7:25/5:47 7:25/5:48 7:24/5:49 7:23/5:50

7:23/5:51 7:22/5:53 7:21/5:54 7:20/5:55 7:19/5:56 7:19/5:57 7:18/5:58 7:17/5:59 7:16/6:00 7:15/6:01 7:14/6:02 7:13/6:03 7:12/6:04 7:11/6:05 7:10/6:06 7:09/6:06 7:08/6:07 7:06/6:08 7:05/6:09 7:04/6:10 7:03/6:11 7:02/6:12 7:01/6:13 6:59/6:14 6:58/6:15 6:57/6:16 6:56/6:17 6:54/6:18

6:53/6:19 6:52/6:20 6:51/6:20 6:49/6:21 6:48/6:22 6:47/6:23 6:45/6:24 7:44/7:25 7:43/7:26 7:41/7:26 7:40/7:27 7:39/7:28 7:37/7:29 7:36/7:30 7:34/7:31 7:33/7:32 7:32/7:32 7:30/7:33 7:29/7:34 7:27/7:35 7:26/7:36 7:25/7:36 7:23/7:37 7:22/7:38 7:20/7:39 7:19/7:40 7:17/7:41 7:16/7:41 7:15/7:42 7:13/7:43 7:12/7:44

7:10/7:45 7:09/7:45 7:08/7:46 7:06/7:47 7:05/7:48 7:03/7:49 7:02/7:49 7:01/7:50 6:59/7:51 6:58/7:52 6:57/7:53 6:55/7:53 6:54/7:54 6:53/7:55 6:51/7:56 6:50/7:57 6:49/7:57 6:48/7:58 6:46/7:59 6:45/8:00 6:44/8:01 6:43/8:02 6:41/8:02 6:40/8:03 6:39/8:04 6:38/8:05 6:37/8:06 6:36/8:06 6:35/8:07 6:34/8:08

6:32/8:09 6:31/8:10 6:30/8:11 6:29/8:11 6:28/8:12 6:27/8:13 6:26/8:14 6:25/8:15 6:25/8:15 6:24/8:16 6:23/8:17 6:22/8:18 6:21/8:19 6:20/8:19 6:19/8:20 6:19/8:21 6:18/8:22 6:17/8:23 6:17/8:23 6:16/8:24 6:15/8:25 6:15/8:26 6:14/8:26 6:14/8:27 6:13/8:28 6:13/8:29 6:12/8:29 6:12/8:30 6:11/8:31 6:11/8:31 6:10/8:32

6:10/8:32 6:10/8:33 6:10/8:34 6:09/8:34 6:09/8:35 6:09/8:35 6:09/8:36 6:09/8:36 6:08/8:37 6:08/8:37 6:08/8:38 6:08/8:38 6:08/8:39 6:08/8:39 6:08/8:39 6:08/8:40 6:08/8:40 6:09/8:40 6:09/8:41 6:09/8:41 6:09/8:41 6:09/8:41 6:10/8:41 6:10/8:42 6:10/8:42 6:10/8:42 6:11/8:42 6:11/8:42 6:12/8:42 6:12/8:42

6:12/8:42 6:13/8:42 6:13/8:42 6:14/8:42 6:14/8:41 6:15/8:41 6:15/8:41 6:16/8:41 6:16/8:40 6:17/8:40 6:18/8:40 6:18/8:39 6:19/8:39 6:19/8:39 6:20/8:38 6:21/8:38 6:21/8:37 6:22/8:37 6:23/8:36 6:23/8:36 6:24/8:35 6:25/8:34 6:25/8:34 6:26/8:33 6:27/8:32 6:28/8:32 6:28/8:31 6:29/8:30 6:30/8:29 6:31/8:28 6:31/8:28

*Boldface type = Daylight Savings Time (March 8–November 2, 2014 and March 8–November 1, 2015) To determine sunrise and sunset times for the following N.C. locations, add or subtract minutes as indicated below from the Sunrise and Sunset Table at top of this page: Alamance County -4.00 Alexander County +3.00 Alleghany County +3.00 Anson County -3.00 Ashe County +5.00 Avery County +6.00 Beaufort County -14.00 Bertie County -14.00 Bladen County -10.00 Brunswick County -12.00 Buncombe County +8.00 Burke County +4.00 Cabarrus County -1.00 Caldwell County +4.00 Camden County -17.00 Carteret County -17.00 Caswell County -4.00 Catawba County +2.00 Chatham County -6.00 Cherokee County +13.00

Chowan County -15.00 Clay County +12.00 Cleveland County +3.00 Columbus County -10.00 Craven County -15.00 Cumberland County -8.00 Currituck County -17.00 Dare County -18.00 Davidson County -1.00 Davie County 0.00 Duplin County -12.00 Durham County -6.00 Edgecombe County -12.00 Forsyth County -1.00 Franklin County -9.00 Gaston County +2.00 Gates County -14.00 Graham County +12.00 Granville County -7.00 Greene County -12.00

Guilford County -3.00 Halifax County -11.00 Harnett County -8.00 Haywood County +9.00 Henderson County +7.00 Hertford County -14.00 Hoke County -7.00 Hyde County -17.00 Iredell County +1.00 Jackson County +10.00 Johnston County -9.00 Jones County -14.00 Lee County -6.00 Lenoir County -13.00 Lincoln County +2.00 Macon County +10.00 Madison County +8.00 Martin County -14.00 McDowell County +6.00 Mecklenburg County 0.00

Mitchell County +7.00 Montgomery County -3.00 Moore County -5.00 Nash County -10.00 New Hanover County -13.00 Northampton County -12.00 Onslow County -14.00 Orange County -5.00 Pamlico County -16.00 Pasquotank County -17.00 Pender County -13.00 Perquimans County -16.00 Person County -5.00 Pitt County -13.00 Polk County +6.00 Randolph County -3.00 Richmond County -5.00 Robeson County -8.00 Rockingham County -2.00 Rowan County -1.00

Rutherford County +5.00 Sampson County -10.00 Scotland County -6.00 Stanly County -2.00 Stokes County 0.00 Surry County +2.00 Swain County +11.00 Transylvania County +8.00 Tyrrell County -17.00 Union County -1.00 Vance County -8.00 Wake County -8.00 Warren County -9.00 Washington County -15.00 Watauga County +5.00 Wayne County -11.00 Wilkes County +3.00 Wilson County -11.00 Yadkin County +1.00 Yancey County +7.00

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