Hunting webinars

NCWRC offers numerous hunting courses this month

The NCWRC is holding six hunting webinars for numerous game species throughout the month of September. These webinars require registration.

Deer Hunting 101 webinar: Sept. 3

Deer Processing 101 webinar: Sept. 5

Squirrel Hunting 101 webinar: Sept. 10

Upland Game Hunting 101 webinar: Sept. 12

Waterfowl Hunting 101 webinar: Sept. 17

These classes are all conducted online, and are free of charge. To register for any of these courses, use your GoOutdoorsNC app or visit license.gooutdoorsnorthcarolina.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx and search “webinars.”

Numerous in-person courses are also being offered, covering a variety of topics on several different species of game animals throughout the year.

For September, two in-person classes include the following:

Squirrel Hunting: Sept. 7 in Gastonia, NC

Waterfowl Hunting: Sept. 14 in Fort Liberty, NC.

Public dove fields

The SCDNR and NCWRC maintain numerous dove fields open to the public throughout the Carolinas. With dove season opening this month, it’s a great time to try one of these fields, which are intensively managed to attract doves.

For the location, hours, and regulations on public dove fields in South Carolina, visit eregulations.com/southcarolina/hunting/wma-public-dove-fields. For the same information in North Carolina, visit ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands#, then search for dove under the species category.