Backlashes
When it matters to keep a cub a cub
How nice it would be if state legislators didn’t include portions of bills as favors or special-interest awards, especially when they think they’re wildlife experts. […]
Opinions & Responses
Currents
Time to let SCDNR manage our deer
It’s time to take the gloves off, folks. In overwhelming numbers, deer hunters in South Carolina have been asking for several years for season limits for bucks and does, in the face of a statewide deer herd that is obviously in decline. […]
Backlashes
NCDMF is on top of striped bass
If you’re a fishermen who targets striped bass and you monitor the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries proclamations and stock-status reports, your heart may have skipped three or four beats since Jan. 1. […]
Currents
Smart or dumb, they’re still turkeys
Just about the time I think I’ve figured turkeys out, one or two or three do something that either amazes me or leaves me dumbfounded — or both. […]
Backlashes
Money, politics, CWD make a deadly mix
Whitetail deer are the crown jewels of North Carolina wildlife. More hunters — more than a quarter-million — target them within state boundaries, more than any other wildlife species. […]
Backlashes
Don’t make CAHA mistakes at CALO
Fifteen Octobers ago, Rich Stevenson and Lee Huffines invited me to South Core Banks for my first surf-fishing adventure. It also was my first trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore. […]
Currents
If you’re SCDNR, the buck stops here
Charles Ruth will be putting in a lot of time this month as the S.C. Department of Natural Resources holds antler-scoring sessions for hunters who want to know how big their buck is and how it ranks against other deer. […]
Backlashes
Guilford club hooked by HOA’s ruling
Unless the Guilford Wildlife Club and Lake Jeanette Home Owners Association can reach an agreement about dues for use of the lake, the 65-year-old club likely will fold. […]
Backlashes
Gunsmoke: Netters’ video is informing
In today’s combustible political atmosphere, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) may not ring a bell. He was the Congressman who resigned in 2011 after admitting he sent “sexting” images to women. […]
Currents
Don’t let deer farms get any foothold
It has been said that people who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it, good or bad. In this case, the goings-on aren’t in South Carolina, but they’re worth noting. […]