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Sportsman Hats
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the hunter or fisherman in your family? […]
Statewide NC
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The 28-day wait – The secondary rut is approaching for South Carolina deer hunters
Deer hunters are funny. Many of them sit in their stands for months, peering through the woods hoping to see a trophy deer. […]
Currents
Things we need, material or other
Everybody has Christmas lists; if not, our economy would suffer through the winter when people aren’t as active, opting to remain indoors and let whatever winter weather we have dominates our lives. […]
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Don’t forget December – Don’t put your deer rifle away just because it’s December
A lot of North Carolina hunters store their deer rifles when December arrives, in part because many have filled their tags — especially during the November rut — and because big bucks seem to disappear in the final month of the year. […]
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Stretch a cold string on a hungry, late-season South Carolina buck
I sat motionless for hours, my breath lifting like steam in the bitterly cold morning air lofting as I waited for something to show. Frost covered everything, blanketing the area like a light dusting of snow. […]
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Paul Bunyon’s bucks – Find loggers and you’ll find deer, and some of the North Carolina season’s best hunting
North Carolina is home to over 18 million acres of forestland, and these wooded pavilions fuel the state’s top manufacturing industries. […]
Backcasts
Can’t this crowd get anything right?
I hate to think it has devolved to this level, but I’m beginning to expect really, really bad news every time something that’s the least bit controversial with regard to wildlife or fisheries in North Carolina appears on the state legislature’s radar. […]
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Duck hunting’s fabulous five – Five duck calls you need to master
Calling ducks is a skill, an art that very few people master, but it’s one that waterfowl hunters need to know how to do. […]
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It’s time to conquer deer-hunting’s December despair
Suddenly, you find yourself in December with no productive deer hunts to remember. October optimism has become December despair, and you are anxious to put venison in the freezer and a positive end to your season. […]
Bass Fishing
Me, fish a shaky head?
Some of you who really know how I like to fish or who have read my column for a long time are going to stunned to find out this one is about fishing shaky heads. […]