Hunting News and Information

	Bagging the Boss Age and maturity separate the men from the boys. This concept seems to be true not only with humans, but with favored hunting targets, specificially white-tailed deer and wild turkey gobblers. MORE ...

	28th Dixie Deer Classic Slated Feb. 29-March 2 The 28th Dixie Deer Classic, set for Feb. 29-March 2 run at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, should be a treat for sportsmen who want to see some of N.C.’s biggest white-tailed bucks. MORE ...

	NCBA Schedules Raleigh Convention The N.C. Bowhunters Association will holds its 22nd convention and 3-D hunters shoot March 28-30 inside the Kerr Scott Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds complex in Raleigh. MORE ...

	Hogging Habitat When Hurricane Floyd hit the southeastern coastline and veered north along the East coast Sept. 14-18, 1999, it inflicting its greatest damage in eastern North Carolina. Floyd produced more human misery and destructive environmental impact in the state than any natural disaster in memory. The 15 to 20 inches of rain that fell across the eastern half of the state flooded every river and stream. National deaths (57) attributed to Floyd stretched from the Carolinas to Maine and damage estimates totaled $6 billion. Many rivers set new flood records after the hurricane that meteorologists dubbed a 500-year storm. MORE ...

	Wintergreenheads Wayne McDowell sloshed through shin-deep water while behind him trailed a dozen mallard decoys tied to monofilament lines, banging together like plastic drums. With one eye on the sky, he placed the decoys with serious intent while watching for early arrivals. MORE ...

	Navy Won't Build OLF Near Wildlife Reserve RALEIGH (AP) — The Navy said Jan. 22 it will not build a practice jet landing field near a wildlife reserve in eastern North Carolina, a site widely opposed by environmentalists, state officials and local residents. MORE ...

	Honkers at Home The goose calls came from the east, directly behind five hunters hidden at a fence line that bordered a stand of hardwood trees in Orange County. “Honk, honk, honk, a-honka, honk.” MORE ...

	Hounding Bushytails When leaves on the trees are as scarce as deer hunters in the woods, a new year must have turned, and that’s just fine with Dave Inman and Wally McAnulty because there’s no better time of the year for nearly limitless squirrel hunting opportunities. MORE ...

	High Pressure Quackups Hunting and fishing parallel one another on a number of levels. People who enjoy fishing often times enjoy the shooting sports as well and vice versa. The thrill of the pursuit, the unpredictable events that occur during a trip, and the beautiful environs in which these sports take place are what attract people to them. MORE ...

	Coastal Combo While a graying dawn held the promise of warmth, an arthritic sun took its sweet time creeping over the horizon last January. MORE ...

	Island in the Storm The wind was howling and spitting rain, which was on the edge of turning to sleet. While most folks with any sense snuggled their shoulders deeper into a nest of bedcovers, we jumped up at the alarm clock. MORE ...

	Outfoxing Fox Squirrels A thawing frost had dampened the oak leaves, quieting the footfalls of a hunter clad in blaze orange who was nearly the same color of the turning trees. MORE ...