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A chase of more than 4 hours ended when Tim Willliams killed this 12-pound Gates County buck in front of his beagles.

Gates County beagles come through

Timothy Williams’ pack of beagles earned their dog food for an entire year on Nov. 29, when a chase that lasted more than four hours ended with Williams putting a great 12-point buck on the ground. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service close its red wolf program in northeastern North Carolina and trap animals that were released without authorization on private land in five counties.

Commission wants USFWS to end red wolf program in NE North Carolina

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on Thursday adopted two resolutions regarding reintroduction of red wolves in North Carolina — the first requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service end its experimental, non-essential red wolf reintroduction project in northeastern North Carolina, and the second requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service capture and remove all individual animals and subsequent offspring that were unauthorized releases on private lands by the federal agency. […]

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold two public hearings to receive comments on new coyote-hunting regulations.

Commission schedules two public hearings on coyote hunting in five counties

NCWRC Release

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold two public next month to receive comments on permanent rules regarding conditional coyote hunting in the five-county red wolf reintroduction area in northeastern North Carolina and the designation of the red wolf as a state-listed threatened species. […]

Nice catches of black drum are being reported from Pawley's Island, with most fish in the center of main creek channels.

Black drum bite heating up Pawley’s Island’s relatively small estuary

Jeff Burleson

South Carolina fishermen who are ready for some hot saltwater action can get their rods bent over double in a hurry with keeper-sized black drum in the tiny estuaries of Pawley’s Island. […]

Thirteen commercial fishermen have been charged with multiple violations of federal fishing regulations for catching 90,000 pounds of striped bass in the ocean off North Carolina's coast.

Thirteen commercial fishermen charged in illegal ocean striper fishing

North Carolina Sportsman

Twelve commercial fishermen from North Carolina and one from Georgia have been charged in federal court in Raleigh for the illegal harvest and sale and false reporting of around 90,000 pounds of striped bass from federal waters off the coast of North Carolina during 2009 and 2010, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. […]