Dr. Michael Land's neighbors were not too happy with his homemade shooting range in his backyard. They were even more upset that he was shooting legally owned machine guns at the range. They took Dr. Land too court to get him to stop shooting on his own property, but Judge Mark Klass was not hearing [...]
North Carolina Hunting
Boone & Crockett Bucks up 400 Percent in 30 Years, Organization Ranks Big Buck States
Quality deer management has taken it's toll, and whitetail hunters are reaping its benefits.According to the Boone & Crockett Club, the number of bucks qualifying for their books increased 400 percent over the course of 30 years. The conservation group is perhaps the most respected record-keeping organization of all big game animals, and for your [...]
GoHUNTn Dog of the Day: Ocracoke the English Setter
If you want your pup to be featured, just create a FREE GoHUNTn profile and upload some photos of your dog. Be sure to include your dog's name, breed, and age. Today's dog comes from frequent GoHUNTn contributor Tom Keer and his English setter Ocracoke. She gets her name from the small barrier island in North Carolina's [...]
Sunday Hunting Ban Passes Hurdle in Virginia
At the Field & Stream Heroes of Conservation lunch, one of their conservation leaders said that if the few states would legalize Sunday hunting where it's banned, it would add $1 Billion to the economies of those states.I'm guessing that is one of the reasons why the Virginia Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee voted [...]
Former Cheerleader Sets Bear Hunt Record in North Carolina
Heather Shepherd traded in her pom-poms for something a little heavier. At 24, the former Leesville Road High cheerleader shot a 678 pound bear making it North Carolina's largest bear taken by a female hunter with dogs, and she bagged the beast on her first bear hunt ever. Heather has been hunting since she was sixteen, [...]
P.E.T.A. Objects to North Carolina Possum Drop
Some people like to watch an enormous ball of light powered by millions of watts descend to kick off a new year. Others, like folks in Brasstown, N.C., prefer to observe a possum. Shockingly the folks at the People for the Ethical treatment of Animals aren't as willing to tolerate tradition. In Brasstown, for the [...]
North Carolina Man Gets Worldwide Hunting Ban For Illegal Harvesting of Game in Kentucky
Since 1999, Rodney Poteat has traveled to Kentucky and brought back to his North Carolina home four trophy whitetails (including a 14-pointer), two turkeys and a bobcat. The problem is that in these past 12 years, he has never bought a Kentucky hunting license.Yesterday, Poteat was sentenced to a 2-year, worldwide hunting ban and to [...]
What Creature Did Irene Push Out in New York?
Hurricane Irene has caused a lot of damage from North Carolina up through New England. And while New York City wasn't hit as bad as they thought, the high water pushed this weird critter on of the recesses of the city.It looks like some sort of opossum to me. –Brian McClintock Check out some of the damage [...]
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Slams Hunters Trying to Legalize Sunday Hunting in the Keystone State
There are only seven states that 100 percent prohibit Sunday hunting, and Pennsylvania, the state with the second most hunters, is one of them.Seemingly every year, hunters try to legalize Sunday hunting, and groups like the Safari Club International and the NRA are trying hard to give hunters an extra weekend day to be in [...]
