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May 31, 2026

Friends of NRA banquets raise money to help educate youths and adults about using firearms safely as well as hunting safely and responsibly. NRA also sponsors the nation's largest hunter-education national tournament.

Friends of NRA sets Burlington event

The Northern Piedmont “Friends of NRA” has scheduled a banquet Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. at VFW Post 10607 in Burlington.
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Kay Crocker with his young sons Newland and Will and the king mackerel he caught earlier that day that won one of the Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournaments in the early 1980s.

Kay Crocker Passes Away Unexpectedly on October 3

Boaters and fishermen in North and South Carolina lost a friend and icon October 3, when Newland Kay Crocker passed away. […]

For the 12th year, DNR has partnered with the S.C. Army National Guard to deploy surplus equipment on artificial reef sites along the S.C. coast.

DNR Partners With National Guard for Successful Reef Deployments

From News Reports

For the 12th consecutive year, the S.C. Army National Guard has partnered with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to donate surplus materials to the Marine Artificial Reef program, a collaborative project known as Reef-Ex.
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Events at the S.C. National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrations include outdoor learning opportunities, plus instruction in various archery and shooting skills.

National Hunting and Fishing Day Set for Oct. 4 in Columbia, Seneca

SCDNR News Release

Want to learn more about fly tying, bass fishing, archery, or hunting safety? Wouldn’t it be great if you could learn about all these things in the same day, and in the same place—for free? […]

Hunters can help keep Chronic Wasting Disease out of N.C.’s deer herd by following some simple rules before transporting cervid body parts from other states.

Hunters Need to be Aware of CWD Regs

From News Reports

The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission asks those who hunt in other states to help prevent Chronic Wasting Disease from infiltrating North Carolina’s deer population.
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Hunters Should Use Caution and Safety Gear in Tree Stands

North Carolina Sportsman

Following four serious accidents since Sept. 13, including two fatalities, North Carolina Sportsman Magazine joins with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in urging hunters to exercise caution and use their safety harness when using a tree stand.
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Ryan Richardson (left) accepts putting contest winnings from QDMA volunteer Steve Horton at the organization’s Crooked Creek Golf Club event.

QDMA Raises $$ With Golf Event at Crooked Creek

Craig Holt

FUQUAY-VARINA — The Cape Fear Branch of Quality Deer Management raised $2,100 at its first “REACH for the Green” golf tournament Sept. 7 at Crooked Creek Golf Club.
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The Savannah Saltwater Classic scheduled for September 26 and 27 has been cancelled and a substitute event has been scheduled for Sullivans Island on October 3 and 4.

Savannah Saltwater Classic Cancelled; Replaced with Sullivans Island Saltwater Classic

From News Reports

Due to a forecast Gale Force Nor’easter settling in over the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia during the preceding days of the event and the likelihood of continued dangerous sea conditions extending in to the weekend along with a looming threat of approaching Tropical Storm conditions the Savannah Saltwater Classic has been CANCELED for 2008.
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Michael Jenkins caught this 31 pound, state record red grouper August 15, while fishing out of Little River with Capt. Danny Juel.

Record Red Grouper Caught by Little River Angler

SCDNR News Release

The S.C. state record for red grouper, which had stood for 32 years, was broken during August by a veteran South Carolina angler.
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A N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologist voted Sept. 9 with four others to not allow television broadcasts of public hearings of the Neg-Reg beach closure committee meetings.

WRC backs away from vote to deny telecasts of Neg-Reg meetings

Craig Holt

Gordon Myers, newly-appointed executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, encountered his first controversy after less than a month in his new position and the brouhaha involved recent restrictions of public beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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