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Wild turkey season opens in North Carolina on April 3
RALEIGH — Wild turkey hunting season opens in North Carolina on April 3. The youth season is April 3–9, and the statewide season is April 10–May 8. Hunters are limited to two turkeys for the season, only one of which may be taken during the youth season.
Public comment needed for upcoming migratory game bird seasons
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking public comment on the 2021-22 migratory game bird hunting seasons, specifically waterfowl, webless and extended falconry.
Wildlife Commission adopts proposed rules for 2021-22
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reviewed proposed rule changes at its business meeting on Feb. 25. The commissioners accepted 40 of the proposed changes related to wildlife management, inland fisheries and game lands for the 2021-22 seasons. The effective date for these regulations is Aug. 1, 2021.
COLUMN: A season for everything
The Bible tells us there is a season for everything; a time to plant and a time to reap; a time to be born and a time to die.
COLUMN: A case of supply and demand
The year 2020 brought a much higher anxiety level than most people ever expected. Sure, there was the presidential election drama, social unrest in our country, and of course, the pandemic that all of us just wish would be over.
COLUMN: The ones that got away
I’ve enjoyed the sport of hunting since I was a kid. During this time, I kept several types of hunting dogs. To me, there is just something missing when you don’t have a good dog along.
COLUMN: A nice Christmas suprise
Several weeks ago, my friend Tom called and asked if I would like to join him as a guest on a pheasant shoot. Well, I really jumped at the chance because I have never eaten or hunted pheasant.
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters and anglers to practice safety first during the most popular hunting days of the year
RALEIGH — The holidays are here, and so are North Carolina’s most popular hunting days. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have traditionally been high traffic hunting days, and with more people recreating outdoors due to COVID-19, law enforcement officers at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission expect 2020 will be no exception.
Know Before You Go: Wildlife Commission reminds hunters of deer carcass importation restrictions
RALEIGH — With deer season here, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds hunters that the importation of whole deer carcasses is prohibited and that strict processing and packaging regulations must be followed to import specific carcass parts from anywhere outside of North Carolina.
COLUMN: A day in the field
To celebrate the end of the long hunting drought, dove hunters take to the field around the first of September.