Statewide NC Archives - Page 291 of 633

Government stockpiling of ammunition has been blamed for recent ammo shortages, but that theory isn’t supported by facts.

Where have all the bullets gone?

If by now you haven’t experienced the frustrating bullet shortage or voiced a loud complaint about it, it’s a fair bet you don’t shoot for a hobby — or shoot at all. […]

The Laser Game Marker allows hunters in tree stands to accurately mark spots where deer were standing when shot, or where they fell, after climbing down after dark.

Laser Game Marker will help recover deer shot late in day.

Craig Holt

Hunter’s Tech has developed a product, the Laser Game Marker, that will help deer hunters mark and track deer that are shot during the last few minutes of daylight. […]

South Carolina hunters can expect a good waterfowl season this winter if the weather cooperates -- there should be plenty of birds.

State sets 2013-14 waterfowl seasons

Pat Robertson

Dates and bag limits for South Carolina’s 2013-14 waterfowl season, approved this week by the Natural Resources Board, are good news for hunters. […]

Encore Bentley's Sun Cat, available in 16- and 18-foot models, is an aluminum fishing catamaran.

Aluminum catamaran debuts in two lengths

Jerry Dilsaver

There’s a new cat prowling the waters, and it has an excellent lineage. Encore Boat Builders, manufacturer of Encore Bentley Pontoons, has entered the small fishing boat and runabout market with an all-welded catamaran named the Sun Cat. […]

Encore Bentley's Sun Cat is an aluminum fishing boat/runabout that will be made in 16- and 18-foot models.

New aluminum fishing catamaran debuts

Jerry Dilsaver

North Carolina has received two grants totaling more than $550,000 to support studies and programs to identify and improve habitat threats fish and wildlife.

State gets $550,000 in federal grants for conservation projects

North Carolina Sportsman

North Carolina has received two grants totaling more than $550,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with most of it going to the recovery and habitat of the robust redhorse sucker. […]

Tim Jones of North Augusta was the big winner in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Division 9 championship tournament on Clarks Hill last weekend.

North Augusta angler wins big on Clarks Hill

Brian Cope

Tim Jones of North Augusta caught only nine bass during the two-day Bassmaster Weekend Series Division 9 championship tournament on Clarks Hill Lake this past weekend, but he still won the event by more than two pounds. […]

Brian Thrift of Shelby finished third in last week's FLW Forrest Wood Cup on Louisiana's Red River.

Thrift lets FLW Wood Cup slip through his fingers

Tony Garitta

Bryan Thrift of Shelby placed third at the Aug. 15-18 Forrest Wood Cup at the Red River, Shreveport, La., with a four-day catch of 46-1 and received $60,000. After jockeying for the lead during the first three rounds with Randall Tharp of Port Saint Joe, Fla., Thrift could only bring five small fish to the scales weighing 6-11 for the final round, and he fell to third place. […]

SCDNR enforcement officers have arrested seven Upstate men for their participation in illegal bear-hunting activities.

Seven SC men arrested on charges of illegal Upstate bear hunting

Pat Robertson

Seven Upstate hunters have been arrested on a variety of charges involving illegal bear hunting in Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties after a four-year undercover operation conducted by S.C. Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers. […]