Currents
Don’t complain; get off sidelines
“A lie can go halfway around the world before the truth can put on its shoes.” — Mark Twain
Nothing spreads faster in the outdoors than a good rumor. […]
Opinions & Responses
Backlashes
PETA/HSUS: two sides of same coin
As you may read elsewhere in this issue, PETA recently had its tail caught in a wringer. […]
Currents
Ethical hunting key to the future
The recent furor over hunting ducks at shooting preserves is a classic example of why hunters must be increasingly vigilant to educate the non-hunting public about ethical hunting. […]
Backlashes
Catch and release for king mackerel?
A recent news release by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries indicates the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council is proposing a reduction of the total allowable catch (TAC) of mackerels (kings and Spanish) because of potential effects of new snapper-grouper regulations in Amendment 15. […]
Currents
Ready for more barge battles?
Everyone who enjoys fishing, boating and hunting at the Santee Cooper Lakes system got an early Christmas present in late December when the company that had planned to launch commercial barges on the lakes and river dropped the idea. […]
Currents
Sportsmen need to rally for rights
One would think in a nation built by people who hunted and fished for sustenance and sport the right to do those activities would be guaranteed as apple pie, motherhood and the flag. […]
Backlashes
The fast track to extinction
A report released Oct. 10 by the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance, National Shooting Sports Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation should make American sportsmen sit up and take notice. […]
Backlashes
The hobgoblin of consistency
If Webster’s dictionary wanted to illustrate the definition of “procrastination” or “foot-dragging,” it could publish a photo of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. […]
Backlashes
Help keep CWD out of this state
Greg Waite of Visions of Nature Taxidermy is alarmed because he thinks chronic wasting disease could pop up in North Carolina. […]
Backlashes
What about those offshore oil rigs?
A few weeks ago, before N.C.’s elected officials went home from Raleigh — and took their snouts from the public’s pockets — they considered oil and natural-gas drilling off our coast. […]