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Bushytail Lessons

For decades, squirrel hunting has been a rite of passage for young hunters.

A first .22 rifle or shotgun was proudly carried into the woods with dad for that first hunt. […]

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Plotting for Bears

The tradition extends back in time to when settlers first came to North Carolina’s western mountains.

Today those traditions survive in the names of hollows and creeks in the Blue Ridge; dog breeds such as Plotts, Walkers and Blueticks; and hunters standing near an early morning fire to ward off the chill. […]

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Little River, Big Trout

Guide Gene Shuler approached the East Prong of the Little River’s first pool below the Chimneys campground on his hands and knees and from the side to avoid being seen by trout chasing cream midges to the surface. […]

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S.C. Boat Wins Big Rock

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Bak Bar made last call June 15 at the 49th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s weigh station with a 613-pounder to win $800,839 from the event’s record $1,568,950 purse. […]