Walt Bowen, Author at Carolina Sportsman

Forestry considerations

Due in part to pressure from environmental concerns, the U.S. Forest Service heavily curtailed timber harvest in national forests in the late 1980s. […]

Grouse hunting things to know

Walt Bowen

• Guns and shells – You will be walking long distances and hunting in tight quarters; depending on your personal preference, any good birding gun will do, but bigger is not necessarily better. […]

Grouse hunting particulars

Walt Bowen

Follow these tips to improve your chances of having a productive grouse hunt: […]

Ruff-ing it – The Pisgah National Forest is a grouse hot spot for North Carolina hunters who know where to look and what to look for

Walt Bowen

If you’ve been considering joining a gym, buying some exercise equipment or taking up a weight-loss program to try and drop those 10 pounds — or maybe it’s 15 — you may have added over the holidays, here’s an alternative. […]

Must carry items

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There are no restaurants or hotels on the barrier island that is South Core banks. You must take along everything you will need during your stay. […]

No frills, but plenty of fish – Camp in a tent, a camper or a cabin, and get close to plenty of fish on the South Core Banks.

Walt Bowen

Have you imagined yourself on a nearly deserted island where there with no roads, lights or restaurants? Where the crime rate is zero? Where rush hour traffic might consist of two vehicles heading slowly down the beach a mile or more apart? […]