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Elk hunting season approved by NCWRC
The NCWRC approved elk hunting in Western North Carolina. The measure was passed by unanimous vote last night during a Wildlife Commission meeting in Raleigh. […]
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N. Wilkesboro angler catches 70-pound catfish at Blewett Falls
When guide Robbie Burr of Wadesboro prepares for a catfish charter, he gives his clients the choice of filling their coolers with eating-size fish or spending the day chasing trophies, and that decision tells him where they’re fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
A fisher’s primer on flies
Fishers have been fooling trout into taking artificial flies since the days of ancient Macedonia — and probably much longer — and that practice has changed very little in the intervening years. […]
Inshore Fishing
Make practice a habit – Keep learning better ways to fish from a kayak
My high-school basketball coach, David Riggins, always avoided the old cliché that “Practice Makes Perfect.” […]
Coyote
Night hunting for coyotes, hogs, armadillos requires registration
In an effort to help control the population of hogs, coyotes, and armadillos, the state has some very liberal allowances for hunters going after the non-native animals. […]
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Schedule set for 38th Annual Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournaments
The schedule has been set for the 38th Annual Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournaments by the NCWRC, with nine district-level competitions throughout the month of March. […]
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Catch a variety of species on Fontana with these tips
The fishing is good on Lake Fontana, and one of the best reasons to fish there now is that everything in the lake is biting. […]
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Kill your next big game animal with a Airbow
Every now and then, a new product comes along that changes the way we hunt. For bow hunters, the invention of the compound bow was revolutionary. […]
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White shirt ruined while fishing? This stain remover will help
I never could wear white without collecting stains. Back in the ’80s when white pants were in style (for some unknown reason), I tried to look cool and ended up looking like a dalmatian from the waist down. […]
Hunting
Haywood County elk were killed legally
Last week, three elk were killed in Haywood County, prompting an investigation from the NCWRC. It turns out, these were legal killings of elk that had been causing extensive damage to a landowner’s property. […]