Outdoors

Fooling mallards requires blind faith

Trusting their invisibility to lay out blinds and straw, hunters trick wary waterfowl.
Modified: 11/19/09 12:21:09 PM

Hunting mistake changes lives forever

The call came about 10 that Sunday night. Kimberly Van Tassel, then 30, already had put her two kids, Janelle, 8, and Brandon, 4, to bed. This was on opening weekend of the 1989 Minnesota deer season.
Modified: 11/18/09 08:04:43 PM

Deer expert targets the rut

Dr. James Kroll is director of the Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research at Stephen F. Austin State. The man known as "Dr. Deer" has published more than 200 scientific and popular articles and numerous books based on years of telemetry-tracking whitetails.
Modified: 11/20/09 07:41:43 AM

Don't miss: Rockfish Tournament

The Conservation Fund's rescheduled Mary Lou Simmons Toys for Tots benefit has a $1,500 top prize.
Modified: 11/19/09 06:51:55 AM

Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Outdoors profile: The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission needs commercial and recreational fishermen and scientists to serve on two advisory committees that focus on striped bass.
Modified: 11/19/09 12:16:06 PM

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Cyberia: With AR-15 rifles increasingly popular with hunters, it's only natural that a magazine would follow the topic.
Modified: 11/19/09 12:17:32 PM

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Deer harvest management software

Cool gear: Whitetail Pro Log software allows hunters and hunt clubs to manage harvest data and surveillance images.
Modified: 11/19/09 12:20:18 PM

Wildlife posts come under scrutiny

For all the hours they devote to hunting, fishing and other outdoors matters, many members of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission also give generously to their political patrons.
Modified: 11/16/09 05:48:30 AM

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Bass bite heats up

It came a little late this year, but largemouth bass finally have taken to their predictable fall behavior.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:35:47 PM

Hunters dress to outwit deer

Covered in his old forest camouflage, Steve Balser proved he's nearly invisible to humans. His hunting partner walked within 25 feet and didn't see him.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:35:35 PM

Loving fishing's romance

Simpson: It was a little bit of heaven. A gentle rain tapping on the metal roof. Autumn leaves shiny wet lit the hills with a magic glow.
Modified: 11/11/09 08:35:54 PM

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