Headhunter Outdoors Report

Captain David Baxley
Headhunter Outdoors
Surf City, Topsail Island, NC
(910) 329-0818

Hi folks Capt. David here with this weeks outdoors report. Well what can I say things are pretty slow now. A few Trout and Reds are around and hungry but they are few and far between. The best spot I’ve heard of lately is in the general vicinity of Harbor Village Marina. Now I’m not going to tell you exactly where but I will tell you this, they ain’t in the waterway! The best part of the game is the hunt, Ain’t it!
Offshore I’ve heard of some sporadic bluefin bites going on from Morehead to Ocean Isle including our area. The bottom fishing is in the 30+ range and please be careful if you plan on running that far out. This time of the year the weather can change in a short time and it can get dangerous in a hurry.
On the hunting side Deer season is out and there ain’t any ducks to speak of around. We need some really cold weather now to move some birds in here and I hope the cold temps coming will do the trick before the season goes out. Neoprene chest waders and 70 degree temps really bites. The birds don’t move and the ones that are here have seen it all! Not to mention that the skeeters become overwhelming! Even in January folks they can be deadly!
I had a couple of friends from Virginia come down and go duck hunting with me last week and let me tell you folks one thing, I’m glad they don’t have to hunt to eat cause those boys could hit a bull in the butt! I laughed so hard for three days my sides are still hurting. Leon Phelps and me were glad to have them come and hunt with us cause they are good friends and all but..Duh-huh! I don’t have any pictures for this weeks article because the Legendary Sportsman Wayland Batson was out of town on a previous commitment and couldn’t give my friends a lesson in wingshooting. Well maybe next week? Folks thats about all I can ramble on about for this week so remember to take a kid and be safe. Capt. David

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Captain David Baxley
Headhunter Outdoors
Surf City, Topsail Island, NC
(910) 329-0818

Hi folks Capt. David with this weeks outdoors report. the unseasonably warm temps we have had lately have a few fish moving during the heat of the day. I’ve been hunting up towards Permuda Island and have observed some nice school’s of Reds feeding in the late morning. The water temp in that area is around 60-61 degrees and there are some finger mullet schools along the banks that they are feeding on. They usually start feeding mid morning up on the dark bottom flats. Now don’t be doing the dawn patrol thing or you will be in somebodie’s decoy spread and nobody will be happy. Heck they ain’t feeding until I’m coming in about 10 o’clock anyway. Be nice to the duck hunters because they have been sitting and watching for hours and they might tell you where a school of fish are feeding. Some nice Specks can be had in the same area’s as well and there are plenty of Flounder around too. Fish a live bait under a cork in a couple of feet of water will tempt all of them. A word of caution, the water is extremely clear so long casts are necessary to catch them.

On the hunting side I’ve got a little bug to put in folks ear’s. I’ve heard lately of some hunters being harrassed by folks not respecting their right to hunt in some areas of the sound. A couple of incidents involved verbal confrontation. Most hunters obey the rules and regulations set forth by the N.C. Wildlife resources Commision and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We hunt in an approved and ethical manner and don’t like to be harrassed when hunting. Not to mention that North Carolina has hunter harrassment laws on the books. YES it is illegal to harrass hunters legally enjoying their pastime! I urge any hunter who has an incident to report it to the authorities immediately. By the way folks, it ain’t real smart to piss a guy with a gun off. Some folks ain’t as level headed as the rest of us. On the other hand if someone is trespassing on your property and hunting without permission by all means call the police. There are regulations as to how close a hunter can be to a house as well. I realize that if you live on the water around here you don’t want to be waken at daybreak to the sound of a 12 gauge but we only get so long to hunt and most of us hunters try to be respectful.

Saturday I enjoyed the pleasure of hunting with the legendary sportsman Wayland Batson and his dad. We did’nt get but a couple of shots but that boy can shoot! He’s already closed deer season beating out his dad and now he’s after me and duck season. Oh his dad can’t shot for #*%@ and did’nt hit anything. Wayland got a merganser and I got a pair of buffleheads. I’m going to have my buddy Chris Lee mount them for me. Give him a call for any taxidermy work you need. He’s good and his prices are reasonable. I’ve heard that a few folks are talking about Wayland being in the paper so much, Well send the paper a photo of your kid with their fish or game. It’s that simple folks. I like to put kids in my articles!

well thats about it for this week folks, remember be safe and take a kid with you! Capt. David

Capt. David and the legendary sportsman Wayland Batson with a pair of buffleheads and a merganser taken recently.

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