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OBX surf fishing hits peak now

If you can pull yourself away from deer hunting this week (the rut’s in full swing across most of eastern and central North Carolina and muzzle-loader season opens Nov. 7 in the piedmont), you might consider heading to the Outer Banks for some surf fishing. […]

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Wildlife Federation calls for investigation

The state’s oldest private wildlife conservation organization has called on Gov. Beverly Perdue to investigate charges that appointments to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission during the Mike Easley administration were made in return for political donations totaling more than $100,000. […]

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A Rut to Get Into

The verdict isn’t unanimous, but among deer hunters, it’s generally agreed that your chances of harvesting a trophy buck are never better than when the peak of the breeding season or “rut” approaches. […]