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CCA-NC has asked for and received the resignation of a lobbyist who had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member of Rep. Thom Tillis (above), speaker of the North Carolina House of Representative.

CCA-NC cuts ties with lobbyist

The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina has ended its relationship with lobbyist Dean Plunkett, who admitting May 2 to having an improper relationship with a staff member of Rep. Thom Tillis (R-Charlotte), the N.C. General Assembly’s Speaker of the House. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is considering a proposal to expand youth-only turkey hunting from one to six days.

Commission considers expanding youth turkey-hunting opportunities

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will take to its July 5 meeting in Raleigh several proposals for changes to the spring wild-turkey season, including a week-long youth season and allowing hunters to take their 2-bird season limit on a single day. […]

Doug Parsons of Clinton served on the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission from 2002 to 2012.

Parsons resigns spot on N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

Craig Holt

W. Doug Parsons of Clinton, a member of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission since 2002, resigned on May 3 after his appointment as a district court judge. […]

Bubba Bryan and Cara Simpson of Mount Pleasant won the Fillin' Station cobia tournament out of Ladys Island with this 65.02-pound fish.

Mount Pleasant team wins Fillin’ Station cobia tournament

Bryan Bowers

When Cara Simpson and Bubba Bryan of Mount Pleasant set out on the Jenny Jeanne to fish the Broad River before daylight on the morning of May 5, they had one thing on their minds: winning the Fillin’ Station cobia tournament. […]

Guide Buster Rush has been catching Lake Wateree slabs by back-trolling jigs over brush piles

Back-trolling over brush piles producing Lake Wateree crappie

Brian Cope

The crappie fishing at Lake Wateree is hot this month, and Buster Rush of Rush Guide Service said back-trolling jigs over brush piles is a great technique to put these fish in the boat. […]

Guide Marcus Leach casts on the Chattooga.

Trout Triple Play

L. Woodrow Ross

With turkey season in its final days, it’s a perfect time to plan some great trout fishing. […]

The western side of Badin Lake is what locals refer to as "The Whitney side" and the eastern side is known as the "Beaverdam arm" for Beaverdam Creek.

Badin’s Spring Formal

Phillip Gentry

In the eyes of a striped bass fisherman, there is no more repulsive sight than to be out on the water and find the floating carcasses of your favorite quarry. […]

The statewide deer harvest for 2011 was 1.2-percent higher than 2010, for a total of more than 225,000 animals.

Deer harvest up 1.2 percent, SCDNR reports

Terry Madewell

The 2011 deer harvest in South Carolina may have not made a big jump, but sometimes even a small step can be good. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission plans to allow hunters to take wild hogs and coyotes at night, with lights, on public lands.

Commission moves toward opening more opportunities to take hogs, coyotes

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission took a step toward implementing a rule Thursday that allows for the taking of coyotes and feral swine by hunting on private lands at night with a light.

The rule would also allow the hunting of feral swine and coyotes on public lands from ½ hour after sunset to ½ before sunrise with a light by permit only. Night hunting is one means of controlling localized populations of coyotes and feral swine, both of which are non-native to North Carolina and destructive to the landscape. […]