I got a letter. Actually, it was an email, but it is the modern day version of a letter. I want to call it a letter because it was regarding reminiscing about the good old days. By the way, did you know if you combine good and old it becomes the word gold? Gold seems appropriate because we value those gold old days much more than we did when we were experiencing them.
Find a spot to sit and observe
Bill Howard
I saw something extraordinary the other evening. The skies were mostly clear except for a faint whisper of high clouds to the west. Of course,…
There are few things that I anticipate more than opening day of dove season. The opening day is perfectly positioned as a precursor to all ot…
Being an outdoorsman (or person as we are persuaded to say now) is often based on simple survival skills. Hunting? It is what was needed for f…
I know, it feels like we have been warned about as much as we could be with the long-lasting Hurricane Florence battering the Carolinas everyw…
Hurricane Florence really put a toll on the Carolinas. While us humans were displaced, anxious with the threat of what may come, our furry fri…
I have conveyed in this column many times in the past the importance of wildlife biologists to proper hunting seasons, locations and quotas. M…
You have spent the late summer and early fall planting food plots, setting trail cameras and scouting. You have honed your shooting skills to…
I am used to seeing stories on how either hunters or humans are to blame for everything from animal extinction to climate change that makes la…
Big changes are coming next season for the avid waterfowl hunters. However, we don’t know quite what those changes are just yet. Or do we?
This is part two of Howard’s Most Memorable Hunt.
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is roughly 70 miles of coastline area amongst several barrier islands in North Carolina. Congress authoriz…
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
When my oldest son was in school his science teacher explained to the class that the Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. One student asked how…
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…
A friend’s resolutions read the following: 1-Bowfish more. 2-More bowfishing. 3- Bowfish a lot. 4- Always bowfish. 5- Make time for more bowfishing.
I have defended, or at least argued a case for more information many times when the public becomes outraged at a hunter or angler. Many times,…
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 …
It’s funny how something can happen so fast you never see it coming. For instance, my son and I were bowfishing during the redhorse sucker sp…
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.
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…
You know, Cupid is a bowhunter.
The trophy hunt shows are in full swing throughout the nation. North Carolina is no exception. Today through Sunday, March 3, is one of the …
“Men are silly. Can’t you just look at a deer and see which one is bigger?”
Trail cameras are fun and enlightening. However, as a tool for hunting, there are some techniques which can help you punch the hole in your t…
It should probably go without saying, but it can’t. Do not approach wildlife.
It’s hot. I know. But what if I gave you a good reason to get outside? Would you go then?
On August 29 of 1911, a man came out of the foothills of California. Starving and without any family, he was seeking help from people he had…
The first time I ever stayed in a tent, to my recollection, was at my Aunt Sue’s. I was staying the night with her one weekend and she put up…
There is something happening in Wyoming that is important to the hunting world. And I am having a hard time deciding the right and wrong of it.
I am not a morning person. Never have been, and probably never will be.
I was in line at a Walmart the other day purchasing some wheel chocks. The person in front of me was finishing making her payment when the cas…
I have mentioned in the past that hunting turkeys are the bane of my hunting prowess. Something about the big bird with a brain the size of a …
This is officially the worst time of the year. I know, “Bill, you are usually upbeat, even with negative things” is the first thought that ca…
Have you ever done something and moments later thumped yourself in the noggin for doing it? Have you done it more than once in the same day?
The observation and/or photographing of birds is a very popular pastime. And that activity is popular amongst all age demographics. Yes, that …
