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Small-size pointing dogs that work close are good choices for grouse hunters. Wide-ranging pointers probably should stay at home.

Mountain Magnets

Ginny’s high tail, flaring nostrils and the intensity of her point told me she had a snoot full of bird scent. […]

Bill Barrett knocked down this big wild pig at Howell Woods last year.

While N.C. legislators wrangled with pork-barrel spending from a $2.1-billion surplus, Luke Vande Guchte of Wake Forest knew what his family would be spending some of their money for – a taxidermy mount of his first big-antlered buck deer. […]

Neil Alford of Raleigh, who tagged N.C.’s No. 1 non-typical muzzle-loader trophy last year, said his food plot has attracted three more trophy bucks.

Basket Racks to Rocking Chairs

Craig Holt

Some white-tailed deer hunters like to place their stands atop ridges; some prefer hardwood slopes with dropping acorns; and some set up close to scrapes or where they’ve discovered big rub trees. […]

Tom Carlson (right), author of “Hatteras Blues,” celebrated a fall king aboard the Reveler with the help of mate Frank Gromadski.

High speed trolling is the trick for king mackerel

Mike Marsh

According to a dictionary, “revelry” is an occasion of boisterous celebration. If a fisherman’s heart isn’t made joyous at the sound of a reel screeching as the drag slips line to a smoker king mackerel, he’s picked the wrong sport. […]

Not only does delayed-harvest fishing afford a good opportunity to catch a big trout, but October scenery at the N.C. mountains makes trips worthwhile.

More Trout, No Doubt

Tim Mead

Delayed harvest — what does that mean, and why is it a bonanza for Tar Heel trout anglers?

And, most importantly, where are the best spots? […]

Inshore marsh waters from Wrightsville Beach to Surf City are good spots to find red drum during October, especially in the backwater creeks.

Red Song Rising

Jerry Dilsaver

The moving tide draining the tidal marsh bumped a 3-inch-long shrimp along the bottom with an occasional scrape and bounce off scattered oyster shells. […]