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A sportsman’s wish list for ’08

Dan Kibler

People make New Year’s resolutions with the best of intentions but rarely keep them. Those resolutions come on the heels of the Christmas “wish lists” that bring joy to people, especially retailers. […]

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Hamilton pushes Camo Coalition

Craig Holt

Richard “Dick” Hamilton, former executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, wasted no time in putting his talents to use for N.C. wildlife after being forced out of the WRC.

Since Oct. 1, he’s been working with the N.C. Wildlife Federation, helping that group form its “Camouflage Coalition.” […]

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Holiday hunts make memories

Dan Kibler

When I was growing up, Christmas was important for the usual reasons: the carol sings, Santa Claus, the presents, the lights, the Savior’s birth — all the stuff that a school kid would first mention. […]

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North Carolina loses a sportsman

Craig Holt

The first time I met Joe Don Sawyer, I didn’t see him. I only heard his laughing voice, stretching familiar words into odd-sounding shapes as he spoke in his lilting Down East brogue to his best friend, Tonnie Davis of Roxboro. […]

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The camp thing has hold of me

Dan Kibler

Growing up, I never did the camp thing. During summer vacation, there was too much baseball to be played, and the thought of anything interfering with the annual visit to my grandparents’ farm was one that never entered my mind. […]

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Changes needed now at the WRC

Craig Holt

I’m offering a column this month I wish I didn’t have to write. I don’t know if I have every fact about this case, but in the last month I’ve collected a lot of information. […]