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This 1,228.5 pound blue marlin is the new pending N.C. state record. It was caught on August 15 during the Pirate's Cove Billfish Tournament by Trey Irvine of Westin, Fla.

Pending State Record Blue Marlin Caught at Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tourney

MANTEO – A pending North Carolina state record Atlantic Blue Marlin was caught Friday, August 15, during the 25th Annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament by Trey Irvine onboard the Mimi.
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QDMA will hold a fund-raiser golf tournament at Crooked Creek GC at Fuquay-Varina.

Cape Fear QDMA Sets Golf Tourney

Craig Holt

During the past 12 months, the Cape Fear River Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association has contributed more than 2,800 hours of volunteer service to the Raleigh/Durham community and now is seeking some support.
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Lee Frederick caught the new 100-pound,8-ounce state record amberjack on August 9,while fishing out of Murrells Inlet.

100 Pound Amberjack is New S.C. Record

SCDNR News Release

The marine game fish record for an amberjack was recently dismantled by a veteran South Carolina angler with a triple digit catch out of Murrells Inlet.
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A teen competitor steadies his aim during the muzzleloader event at the 2008 International Youth Hunter Education Challenge.

North Carolina, Oregon Youngsters Repeat as Champions at NRA’s Youth Hunter Education Challenge

From News Reports

FAIRFAX, Va. – It neither looked nor felt like hunting season in Pennsylvania’s sunny northern mountains, but that didn’t matter to the 330 young hunters from 16 states who readied themselves for the fall season at NRA’s 23rd annual International Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC).
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South Carolina Youth shooters joined teams from 14 other states that won medals at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet and Sporting Clays National Championships in Sparta, Il.

S.C. Youth Shooters Win Championship Medals

From News Reports

SPARTA, IL- Youth shooting teams from 15 states captured medals and national honors during the weekend at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet and Sporting Clays National Championships, including 4 medals, 1 gold, 1 silver an 2 bronze by S.C. shooters.
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North Carolina youth shooters joined teams from 14 other states that won medals at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet and Sporting Clays National Championships in Sparta, Il.

N.C. Youth Shooters Win Championship Medals

From News Reports

SPARTA, IL- Youth shooting teams from 15 states captured medals and national honors during the weekend at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Skeet and Sporting Clays National Championships, with shooters from N.C. capturing 1 gold and 1 silver.
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Congress has passed S 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008, and restored a recreational boating exemption to the permit for discharging bilge water.

Clean Boating Act of 2008 Passes with Recreational Exemption Restored

From News Reports

Alexandria, Virginia – Boaters everywhere should applaud the bi-partisan actions of the House and Senate with their passage of S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008. […]

Before the Heller ruling, handgun ownership was illegal in the District of Columbia.

Heller opens a welcome can of worms

Gordon Hutchinson

If you are a firearms enthusiast, by now you have heard of the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26 in the Heller case. […]

From the first generation of big and clunky handheld GPS units through today’s compact and sophisticated multi-purpose navigators, the quest for better accuracy has taken us from getting within 100 yards of a target destination to getting within 10 feet of it.

GPS: Quest for the bullseye

Allan Tarvid

GPS units navigate by satellites that circle the earth twice a day at an altitude of almost 11,000 miles, yet the system can take you back to within a boat length of a location you saved in memory. […]

Salisbury’s Eric Moser won the Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament with 15.35 pounds, a catch bolstered by these two quality bass.

Moser takes title at High Rock

Tony Garitta

Salisbury’s Eric Moser topped a field of 56 anglers with 15.35 pounds and collected $5,000 at the June 7 Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament at High Rock Lake. […]