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Bushytails and Boomers

Bob Glenn eased slowly along a rock-strewn path that once served as the bed for a narrow-gauge railroad. Timber was the primary resource in the highest elevations of North Carolina’s Appalachian mountains during the early 20th century, and the railroad grades and logging roads crisscrossing the rugged terrain that were used for transporting felled trees are a legacy of that period in time. […]

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Bowhunters want part of bear-hunting action

With the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission bringing a series of proposed changes to bear-hunting regulations to public hearings in September, the North Carolina Bowhunters Association wants a piece of the pie, so to speak. […]

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Off-Key Tune

South Carolina’s statewide deer population has declined by about one-third since the mid-1990s. Habitat change, development and pine plantation monocultures have contributed, but a factor that parallels the drop in the deer population is the increase in the coyote population. […]

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Bear Harvest down from 2009 levels

Considering his recent run of good fortune, Phillip Mullinax of Travelers Rest may want to buy a lottery ticket or two.He killed his first-ever South Carolina black bear: a 335-pound bruin that ranked as the second-largest taken during the 2010 season. […]

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The Hallelujah Chorus

The “Hallelujah Chorus” was in high gear as Br’er Rabbit darted through the tangle of honeysuckles and briars. The dogs had the volume turned up high, and it had been a long race. […]