Fishing Forecast: Carolinas action revs toward autumn peak

Lake Norman: Very good for hybrids, spotted bass and white perch in mixed surfacing schools from around 4:30 p.m. until dark. The fish, striking spoons and live baits, are most active at the mouth of the Stumpy Creek arm and near the St

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: Wildlife comings and goings in Hampton Roads

Curtis Warrenfeltz recently photographed two curious river otters in Gum Swamp near Stumpy Lake, where the critters were fishing after the storm. Karen Dragon photographed the best

Remotest Patagonia: Alone with the wildlife in the Chacabuco Valley

I even come face-to-face with the rare huemul deer – a stocky, stumpy beast, and a conservation priority. ... This is not a highway as you might expect: it is unpaved, pot-holed and twisty, but it also affords staggering views of mountains, ri