Archive for tag: North Carolina
“The Fish Is Disqualified. We’re Disqualified. That’s It.”
June 25, 2010 FishingWhat does an 883 pound blue marlin get you? For the Hatteras, North Carolina-based vessel, Citation, how about $319,000 for the first fish to the dock over 500 pounds and another $913,00 for biggest fish. There’s just one catch: everyone on the boat must have a fishing license. Someone didn’t.
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Have You Seen This Deer?
February 15, 2010 SightingsStrange goings’ on in the foothills of North Carolina. So strange in fact, a local paper has dedicated a page to mapping sightings of a piebald deer along with a contest to name the creature for a grand prize of ten dollars. Cleveland County, home of Bridges Barbeque in Shelby, is about an hour west [...]
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Boating A Bluefin
January 22, 2010 FishingWhen the weather cools, thoughts typically turn to whitetails but as soon as the rut passes here in the Carolinas, it’s time to break out the heavy tackle. The annual migration has been a real boom for local charter boats, a winter gold rush that until about fifteen years ago, was unheard of. That’s when [...]
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Fishing 101: Look For Birds
January 13, 2010 FishingIf you’ve ever done any kind of fishing, you know that a surefire way to find your prize is to look for a potential food source. This could be checking the hatch to know what fly to use or the structure for what may bring up that bigmouth bass. When it comes to offshore fishing, [...]
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Bear Record Confirmed
December 18, 2009 After the Hunt, BearIt took five years to do it, but the state of North Carolina finally confirmed Billy Walkowiak’s 2004 black bear as the 17th largest ever taken in the state. Billy’s bear had an official weight of 647 pounds and was estimated to be nine years, nine months old. It was shot on a dog hunt [...]
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Buck Down in Iredell County, NC
December 7, 2009 DeerIredell county rests in the piedmont area of North Carolina, within an hour of the mountains and just northwest of Charlotte. It’s not the first place folks in these parts think of when discussing big NC deer, but any day in the stand sure beats a day at work. Congratulations to the Iredell hunter who [...]
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Black Powder Ten Pointer
November 13, 2009 DeerThis North Carolina buck was taken on opening day of black powder this season by the neighbor of my brother up in Burlington. No word on the location of his hunting ground, but the northern area of the state is known for big bucks. Thanks Hal!
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Billy Needs A Bigger Living Room
July 14, 2009 African gameDoubletough friend Billy of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina let us know today that the skins from two zebras taken last summer finally arrived from Africa. A frequent contributor to Doubletough Outdoors, Billy is a fine Southern sportsman when he’s not brokering yachts and sportfishing boats. This particular adventure pretty much fell in his lap as [...]
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