Backlashes
NCWRC’s deer-farm vote deserves praise
North Carolina’s sportsmen, especially deer hunters, felt better about the state’s wildlife agency after Oct. 30. And for good reason. […]
Opinions & Responses
Currents
A new, improved reason to go afield
I turned 58 about two weeks ago, and in another week or two I’ll get one of the best presents I’ve ever gotten: My son’s 8-month-old Labrador retriever puppy will come home after five weeks with a trainer. […]
Backlashes
Wildlife, saltwater are in NC’s OZ
Poor politicians. Even though most of us consider them lower on the popularity rung than polecats at a church social, they want us to vote for them in November. […]
Currents
Want big bucks? Drop the limit now
More and more often, we read that such-and-such of a survey shows that deer hunters are changing their attitudes. […]
Backlashes
NCSU ponders making Hofmann Forest error
Around 4 a.m. one cold November day in the 1950s, my father got me out of bed. I was ordered to dress for being outside. […]
Currents
The greatest? Yep, for about 5 minutes
One of the things I’ve always loved about hunting is that, within reason, your success is totally depending on your own efforts, ability and, yeah, a little luck. […]
Currents
Another father-son encounter in print
I guess I’m getting old enough that I need to expect things like this to happen. I was in the newspaper business for about 30 years before I joined South Carolina Sportsman in 2007. […]
Backlashes
Natural resources lose again in D.C.
When you mix politics with decision-making concerning the management of natural resources, it’s a lose-lose proposition. Both major political parties have awful track records. […]
Currents
I guess August isn’t all that bad after all
August is a month that takes, well, a lot of heat, especially from sportsmen. Lord knows it’s hot, and that drives fish deep and fishermen into their air-conditioned dens and man caves. […]
Backlashes
Does love of money put wildlife at risk?
On a long-ago hunt with my dad, I saw my first framed $1 bill in a Caswell County country store. Above the bill was written: “In God we trust. All others pay cash.” […]