Bringing up a fish too quickly is rough on the fish, and if not a keeper, releasing it improperly results in barotrauma, meaning the poor thing is shark bait -- that's where descenders come in.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has chosen preferred management measures for speckled trout fisheries that do not ...

Whether its for the horse lover in your life or the gift for someone who has everything, Outer Banks Forever is offering the gift of symbolic pony adoptions this holiday season.

Conservation efforts and reforestation have allowed the species to rebound in rural northeastern North Carolina, providing a ...

A black bear runs along the edge of a cornfield near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County. Photo: Dylan Ray First of two parts. The American black bear population is healthy on ...

Don't be that angler who waits until the last moment to rig up their equipment and then misses the action -- procure and ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting next month on a proposal to replace a Currituck County bridge near Knotts Island. The proposed project would either replace ...

Human-caused climate change has pumped up peak, pre-landfall Atlantic hurricane wind speeds by an average of 13 to 18 mph in ...

A beachgoer passes by a red flag as Tropical Storm Debby pushes storm swell against the Oceanana Pier earlier this year in Atlantic Beach along Bogue Banks. Photo: Dylan Ray Coastal communities have ...