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April 30, 2026

The left-to-right shot is a favorite for many archers who take on the challenge of tundra-swan hunting in winter.

Swan Dive

Most late-night television addicts have seen “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” a 1938 epic that features Errol Flynn using a long bow to split a competitor’s arrow at an impossible distance. […]

The end of a day of rabbit hunting hopefully will be a brace of bunnies.

Rabbit Redux

Mike Marsh

Most hunters in Pender County pursue white-tailed deer in the winter, displaying any newly-acquired buck deer across the tailgates of their pickup trucks for other hunters to admire. […]

Scouting for birds and getting permission from land-owners are keys to successful winter dove hunts. Visitors should be sure to respect property and pick up empty shell casings and other trash before leaving.

It Takes a Bubba

Mike Marsh

For many hunters, a Labor Day hunt for mourning doves is the highlight of the season. […]

Squirrels follow almost the same daily routines as white-tailed deer, moving the most early and late in the day and concentrating near sources of food. Squirrels also are extremely shy of interactions with hunters and will flee to safety (a nest or tree hole) at a moment’s notice.

Bushytail Time

Dan Kibler

More than 20 years ago, when Tim Lemon first went to work as a wildlife enforcement officer for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, squirrel hunting was a big deal. […]

Backlashes

Sunday hunting law hits a snag

Craig Holt

The push to get Sunday hunting on the N.C. law books took a hit Dec. 6. […]

The Coastal Carolina QF Chapter plans to hold their next meeting on January 4th, at 700 P.M., at Jerome's Steak House in Shallotte.

Group to Focus on Improving Quail Habitat in Carolina’s Coastal Plain

From News Reports

Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. – Residents from North and South Carolina’s coastal plain have formed the newest chapter of Quail Forever (QF). […]

A state-wide blind survey commissioned by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission showed 65 percent of N.C. residents oppose Sunday hunting.

WRC Withdraws Sunday Hunting Recommendation

From News Reports

RALEIGH (AP) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission backed off a decision Dec. 6 to support Sunday hunting after first agreeing to recommend the change to lawmakers. […]

Applications for the WMA youth waterfowl hunts must be received by the DNR Columbia office by 5:00 P.M. Friday, January 5, 2007.

Youth Waterfowl Hunt Applications Due Jan. 5

From News Reports

Applications are now available for public drawing youth waterfowl hunts at Wildlife Management Areas across the state, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

A hunter wouldn’t want to meet this porker without a weapon.

Battle of Pork Chop Hill

Michael D. Porter

Opening day of the bear season dawned clear and cool in the mountains of western North Carolina. […]

Hundreds of ducks floated unconcerned on the water near Coinjock last December.

Currituck Combo

Craig Holt

Like a dozen Junebugs tied to a kid’s kite string, a flock of widgeons circled an open-water blind in Currituck Sound last December. […]