It’s hot. I know. But what if I gave you a good reason to get outside? Would you go then?
Hot summer a good time to count turkeys
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An eastern wild turkey struts across a field. Bill Howard photo
Bill Howard
It should probably go without saying, but it can’t. Do not approach wildlife.
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…
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 r…
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.
