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Wanderlust
Every deer hunter knows the “rut” (mating) season is the best time to hunt whitetail bucks. […]
Articles by Craig Holt
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Flame Surf
To do well at most endeavors takes preparation. Of course, good luck doesn’t hurt. But as legendary Major League baseball-owner Branch Rickey once said, “Luck is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration.” […]
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The hobgoblin of consistency
If Webster’s dictionary wanted to illustrate the definition of “procrastination” or “foot-dragging,” it could publish a photo of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. […]
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Basket Racks to Rocking Chairs
Some white-tailed deer hunters like to place their stands atop ridges; some prefer hardwood slopes with dropping acorns; and some set up close to scrapes or where they’ve discovered big rub trees. […]
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Help keep CWD out of this state
Greg Waite of Visions of Nature Taxidermy is alarmed because he thinks chronic wasting disease could pop up in North Carolina. […]
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Deep Secrets
Anglers and fishing, by their natures, can present different faces to different people. […]
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2006 Game Lands Forecast
North Carolina, like many southern states, is experiencing changes and challenges for the future. […]
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Preacher’s Buck
Matthew Rummage didn’t attend the awards ceremony at March’s Dixie Deer Classic. […]
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What about those offshore oil rigs?
A few weeks ago, before N.C.’s elected officials went home from Raleigh — and took their snouts from the public’s pockets — they considered oil and natural-gas drilling off our coast. […]
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The Bottom of Things
Don’t bother trying to convince Capt. Robert Freeman, owner of the Sunrise II, an offshore bottom-fishing boat based at Atlantic Beach, that groupers and snappers are in trouble. […]