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Hound Hunting

As autumn settles across the Tarheel State, practitioners of a century-old tradition begin to stir. In an age when technological advances have changed the dynamics of deer hunting across the nation, the “Dixie” deer hunt — driving deer with dogs is the name of the game — has changed very little from its historical roots in the rural eastern third of North Carolina.
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Grow Your Own

Whether or not you’re a country music fan, the message of Kenny Chesney’s song applies to many activities, particularly deer hunting. […]

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Autumn Down Low

Like many North Carolina charterboat captains, Butch Foster of Southport migrated to the coast from inland after spending many vacations there, finally deciding to make it his permanent home. […]

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Ducks on the Dole

It’s said that you should be prudent about what you wish for, because you might get it. Then again, one man’s disaster can be another’s opportunity. […]

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Camping for Rainbows

Mention trout fishing in South Carolina and many people will think of speckled seatrout, oyster beds and marsh grass. Seldom thought about are rainbow, brown, and brook trout in a mountain wilderness setting. […]

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For the Love of the Dove

In the beginning, Louis Batson III was his dad’s designated retriever in the dove field — a 5-year-old boy scrambling through corn stalks to pick up birds brought down by the blast of his father’s humpback Browning 12-gauge. […]