Deer Hunting
Think thick and gnarly cover late in season
Bill Cline of Ridgeway said it’s difficult for most hunters to stop thinking in terms of the rut because of the success rate and seeing lots of deer during that time. […]
Hunting
Other Hunting
Grouse hunting particulars
Follow these tips to improve your chances of having a productive grouse hunt: […]
Ducks
Know your limits, regs, times
Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts aerial surveys to estimate the breeding population of waterfowl across Canada and the northern United States. […]
Hog Hunting
Keep traps active for feral hogs
Trapping wild hogs an effective method for filling up the freezer with fresh pork, but trappers can often have trouble coaxing hogs into traps during the summer and fall when food resources are readily available. […]
Other Hunting
Grouse hunting things to know
• Guns and shells – You will be walking long distances and hunting in tight quarters; depending on your personal preference, any good birding gun will do, but bigger is not necessarily better. […]
Hog Hunting
Wildlife Habitat Improvement Series: Twin Creeks Hunting Club
Nestled between Big Fishing Creek and Little Fishing Creek in northeast North Carolina lies Twin Creeks Hunting Club. With more than 7,000 acres of swamps, timberland and a conglomeration of food plots under cultivation, Twin Creeks has the perfect mix of wilderness and prime wildlife habitat to produce a wide variety of game species. […]
Sidebars
Mark that duck down
Retrieving ducks from beaver ponds or other small bodies of water can be a bit tricky. […]
Other Hunting
Forestry considerations
Due in part to pressure from environmental concerns, the U.S. Forest Service heavily curtailed timber harvest in national forests in the late 1980s. […]
Other Hunting
Top WMAs for squirrels
Biologist Billy Dukes said habitat for good squirrel hunting is a key, but not all habitat is created equal. Certain Wildlife Management Areas and key areas within those WMAs provide outstanding late-season hunting. […]
Ducks
A quick construction project
Building a good blind in a beaver pond is a matter of using what the beavers have provided. […]