On a sunny winter morning, two pickup trucks turned off a paved, farm-to-market road into a Columbus County farm field. In the beds of the pickups were dog kennels. […]
Hunting with hounds is a time-honored tradition where hunters rely on man’s best friend to flush, chase and/or locate game. […]
For bear hunters with hounds, a bear’s paw prints found along field edges or roadsides are their calling cards. […]
Dates for bear seasons across North Carolina, especially in the eastern third of the state, can be so different as to confuse hunters, often changing from one county to the next. […]
Bear hunting in eastern North Carolina is one of the most-exhilarating experiences a hunter can have. […]
The use of special, non-lead alloys in the manufacturing of ammunition for air guns has led to greatly increased velocities. […]
If you plan to shoot more than one type and weight of ammunition, you will likely find that you will have to adjust your scope. […]
Rev. Wade Hall Jr., pastor of the Elizabethtown Church of God, hunts raccoons at least three nights a week to keep his dogs in top form for competition, and he often takes young people along. […]
Even though black bears are built to survive in just about any environment, they are no match for North Carolina’s bear-hunting battalion, and in December, hunters looking for a real trophy bear should definitely not head for the hills; they should head for eastern North Carolina. […]
After waiting silently for 20 minutes in the small woodlot, attention was drawn to the movement of limbs in an oak tree, shaking from the weight of a gray squirrel that scampered from a nearby hollow in search of acorns. […]
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