Statewide NC Archives - Page 273 of 633

Digital maps of U.S. Forest Service lands are now available through an application for mobile phones.

App is available for digital maps of U.S. Forest Service areas

Anyone who’s about to pull out their hair looking for a perfect, last-minute Christmas gift for a sportsman who camps, hikes, fishes or hunts on U.S. Forest Service land should consider an application that makes a variety of new visitor maps available to Android and iOS device owners. […]

The old days of having to buy new units to take advantages of new functionality are long gone, since modern electronics are fully upgradable.

Software updates

Allan Tarvid

Brand-new, highly desirable sonar and GPS features are announced at least once each product year by the makers of marine and outdoor electronics. […]

Optimal conditions across the state and up north have provided South Carolina waterfowlers with a good start to the season; waterfowl managers believe that trend will continue.

Early duck hunting very good; SCDNR said it could be excellent season

Phillip Gentry

Excellent conditions for waterfowl have kicked off what could be one of the best ducks seasons in South Carolina in many years, according to waterfowl biologist Dean Harrigal of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

Darwin Huddler's entry of a 6-point Stokes County buck was the winner of North Carolina Sportsman's monthly Bag-a-Buck contest for November.

Bag-A-Buck prize adds to father’s payback

Dan Kibler

Darwin Hudler of the Davidson County village of Midway has spent an awful long time over the past 15 years taking his son, Timothy, deer hunting. Payback was great this season. […]

Greg Linacre's entry of his 6-point Beaufort County buck was the winner in South Carolina Sportsman's November Bag-A-Buck contest.

Ridgeland fire fighter gets 5-minute buck, Bag-A-Buck prize

Dan Kibler

It was the best 5-minute hunting trip of Greg Linacre’s career; it produced a 6-point buck and a Bag-A-Buck contest prize. […]

John Tuttle's 12-point Rockingham County buck was scored and certified on Dec. 12 as the new state-record archery deer.

Rockingham County buck scored officially as new state-record

Craig Holt

North Carolina has its second new state-record archery buck in two weeks. A 12-point buck arrowed by Stoneville’s John R. Tuttle on Oct. 1 in Rockingham County was officially scored on Dec. 12 and became the second buck this season to qualify for the Boone and Crockett Club’s all-time record book and break the previous state record. […]