My most memorable hunt By Bill Howard Nov 16, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 Updated Nov 13, 2019 0 Bill Howard Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Bill Howard This is the first of a two parts.kAmx 92G6 2=H2JD 4@?D:56C65 >JD6=7 2D 2 9F?E6C] |J A2DD:@? :? >J J@F?86C 52JD 4@?D:DE65 @7 2 D9@E8F? 2?5 2 D<J 7F== @7 5@G6] x H2D 2 5646?E D9@Ej 9@H6G6C[ >J 525 H2D 2 72?E2DE:4 D9@E] x 925 D66? 9:> E2<6 2 =:>:E @7 3:C5D H:E9 @?=J @?6 3@I @7 D96==D] p55 :? E96 724E >J 8C2?572E96C 9F?E65 3:8 82>6 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5 2?5 J@F 42? D66 x 4@F=5 62D:=J 36 :?E:>:52E65 3J >J 72>:=J’D 9F?E:?8 AC@H6DD] x? ~4E@36C @7 a__d >J 8C2?572E96C[ !2A2 2D 96 H2D 42==65[ =67E E9:D H@C=5 E@ 36 :? 2 36EE6C A=246] |J 525 925 ?6G6C 366? 7@CEF?2E6 6?@F89 E@ 8@ @? 2 3:8 82>6 9F?E H:E9 !2A2[ D@ E92E r9C:DE>2D H6 564:565 H6 H@F=5 2 DA64:2= 9F?E :? A2CE C6>6>3C2?46 2?5 9@?@C @7 !2A2[ 2?5 :? 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Noisy squirrels opposite of ninja deer I was reading a social media post from a friend of mine that lives in Michigan this weekend about a buffalo squirrel making all kinds of noise…
Cape Hatteras seashore worth the trip The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is roughly 70 miles of coastline area amongst several barrier islands in North Carolina. Congress authoriz…
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Reflecting and setting goals makes us better As often comes this time of year, we reflect on our past and look forward to our future. We set goals and resolutions, laugh at the ones we se…
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Winter is upon us – the heat went out As I sit down to type this column, I am catching a break from the cold. Winter really feels like it has set in now after an uncommonly period …
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Preparing to hike the Appalachian Trail I’m sorry. I know what I will be writing about for a good part of the coming year, and it may get old. Therefore, I must apologize in advance.
The adrenaline rush of archery competition This time of year used to bring a new kind of adrenaline rush for me. The last couple of years, things changed a bit due to work and health, l…
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NCWRC testing helps combat spread of CWD There is some good news regarding our deer and elk herds in North Carolina.
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WAYBACK WEDNESDAY- A look at news Nov. 11-17, 2018 We got in our "wayback machine" also known as our search engine and found stories that were in the headlines one year ago, Nov. 11-17, 2018.