Deer Hunting
Deer harvest is record in 2008-2009
North Carolina hunters had another record-setting harvest during the 2008-09 deer season, with a total of 176,297 deer kills reported. […]
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Sunday hunting legislation derailed by N.C. Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s 140-year-old ban on hunting with guns on Sundays appears safe for another year or two. […]
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Leader of fisheries reform group says state representative dismisses redfish/speckled trout bill
Dean Phillips of the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group, an organization dedicated to preserving and protecting coastal and saltwater resources, has charged that Rep. Tim Spear (D-Creswell) told him a bill that would give gamefish protection to spotted sea trout and red drum “had no business” appearing before a legislative committee that Spear chairs.
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Skipping school pays off for teen angler
Some people think the most-difficult feat in sports is hitting for the cycle — a single, double, triple, home run in a single Major League baseball game — because that’s happened fewer times than pitching a no-hitter. […]
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State-record turkey for bow hunters taken in Stokes County
A Stokes County hunter has bagged what appears to be the biggest wild turkey ever taken in North Carolina using archery equipment.
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Spanish, Southern Style
The annual Spanish invasion usually begins along North Carolina’s southern coast in late April with a few platoons of scouts, but by May, the armada has arrived from more southern climes, and the occupation is in full swing. […]
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Cover: May 2009 (NC)
Cape Fear is one of the hottest spots along the Atlantic for Spanish mackerel action this month. […]
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Boss Border Birds
From hunting in Alleghany County a number of times, I had a fairly good idea where the gobbler might be in the pasture that lay level with the ridge above me. Nearing the mountaintop, I pulled out a crow call and sent forth several coarse caws. […]
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Fish or cut bait?
It doesn’t take much prompting to get David Clubb excited. Just call this month and ask how the striped bass are biting on Lake Hickory. […]
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No Baby Blues
David Dodsworth wanted a blue marlin, so he went to the best place at the right time, fished for a week and got his marlin. […]