The town of Mountain Air, North Carolina, 35 miles north of Asheville, is sad and mad over the death of a 3-legged bear. According to the Daily Mail, the bear first showed up with his arm nearly completely off in November 2011. After a hibernation, it reappeared in the spring with his leg completely gone. [...]
North Carolina Hunting
North Carolina Hunter Bags Blackpowder Record Buck
We’re not entirely sure if this is a record, but according to North Carolina Sportsman, this is the biggest buck ever bagged in North Carolina. Chris Campbell was hunting in Bladen County, just hoping to find a doe for the freezer, when he downed a 150-inch, 10-point whitetail buck. It was opening day of rifle season, [...]
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North Carolina to Start Night Hunting for Hogs and Coyotes
Break out the spotlights. North Carolina has passed temporary regulations which allows hunters to hunt wild pigs and coyotes at night on private lands starting on August 1. “Night hunting is one means of controlling localized populations of coyotes and feral swine, both of which are non-native to North Carolina and destructive to the landscape, [...]
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Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit to Prevent Doctor from Shooting Machine Guns on Private Range
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 [...]
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 [...]
