Backlashes
NCWRC’s deer-farm vote deserves praise
North Carolina’s sportsmen, especially deer hunters, felt better about the state’s wildlife agency after Oct. 30. And for good reason. […]
Backlashes
Backlashes
Wildlife, saltwater are in NC’s OZ
Poor politicians. Even though most of us consider them lower on the popularity rung than polecats at a church social, they want us to vote for them in November. […]
Backlashes
NCSU ponders making Hofmann Forest error
Around 4 a.m. one cold November day in the 1950s, my father got me out of bed. I was ordered to dress for being outside. […]
Backlashes
Natural resources lose again in D.C.
When you mix politics with decision-making concerning the management of natural resources, it’s a lose-lose proposition. Both major political parties have awful track records. […]
Backlashes
Does love of money put wildlife at risk?
On a long-ago hunt with my dad, I saw my first framed $1 bill in a Caswell County country store. Above the bill was written: “In God we trust. All others pay cash.” […]
Backlashes
Chess moves to end large-mesh gill nets
My 90-year-old father and 88-year-old mother require around-the-clock assisted care. Even with their retirement funds and Social Security, the family has been stunned at the pace their nest egg is dissolving. […]
Backlashes
Time to forget about following orders
Mr. Charles Laughridge III is a recreational-fishing appointee to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. One of his qualifications, in addition to being a crackerjack angler who displays a good touch with the fly rod, is operating a popular Web site, www.ncwaterman.com. […]
Backlashes
Netters in end game that they asked for
The premise of the 1950s television show “You Asked For It” was to create stories people wanted to see, such as William Tell shooting the apple off his son’s head or a politician not telling a lie (I made up the second one). […]
Backlashes
Turkey hunting, golf are big obsessions
You might think I’m crazy, but now that I’m chasing little white balls across fairways and into the woods, sand traps and briar patches, I’ve decided golf and turkey hunting are similar. […]
Backlashes
Dixie Deer Classic is beginning and end
A lot of sportsmen believe North Carolina’s 2013 deer season ended Jan. 1, but that’s only partly correct. It’s also the start of the 2014 season. […]