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Stripers, red drum still hitting at Wilmington
Even with freezing and alternately spring-like weather waves washing across North Carolina every couple of days, fishing remains steady at the coast for a couple of species. […]
Southeast NC
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Yakking for Swamp Quackers
Suddenly, the low, waking-up buzz of the swamp along Town Creek was pierced by the high-pitched squeal of a wood duck. It announced a trio strafing the decoys with all intentions of landing. […]
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Equipment preferences
A shotgun with multiple-shot capability is the standard for waterfowl hunting. […]
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Meet Mr. Woody
The drake wood duck may be one of the most widely recognized duck in all of the United States. […]
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Chasing Royalty
The tires of my old truck echoed through the hollows and valleys as we inched our way along the gravel road. […]
Hog Hunting
Change in regulations open up hogs for statewide hunting
A law passed by the N.C .General Assembly earlier this year changed the “wild boar” classification for the former big-game animal to “feral swine” in the state’s six westernmost counties, ending that area’s traditional boar season. […]
Other Hunting
Habitat is everything for grouse
Habitat continues to be the No. 1 concern with grouse populations. Like many animals, ruffed grouse flourish in regenerated growth. […]
Hog Hunting
Pigs bed in thickets, feed in open land
Property that has been recently logged, leaving open grasslands interspersed with pockets of pocosin, a native American term meaning “swamp on a hill” is ideal pig habitat. […]
Other Hunting
Without man’s best friend, slow down for grouse
If you are hunting grouse without a dog, the method to receiving success is not difficult in practice. […]
Hog Hunting
‘Sour mash’ leaves wild pigs begging for more
Simply dumping some corn in the woods, as is the practice of many deer hunters, is not the best way to go about attracting feral pigs to a bait station. […]