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24 hours on the water

The horn sounded at 10:34 p.m. on a Saturday in mid-October. We were early into a 24-hour, overnight bottom-fishing trip, and this was probably the only time that the Atlantic Ocean had the attention of nearly all of the boat's 44 fishermen.
Modified: 11/05/09 06:29:41 AM

Senior duo takes crappie seriously

Tommy McDougal is serious about crappie. Never mind, for a moment, the Rougemont man's fishing setup, a 21-foot Carolina Skiff that has been transformed into a crappie-catching contraption.
Modified: 11/05/09 06:27:56 AM

Hunting camps need Dutch oven cooking

Fall is rolling around fast. That means hunting season, the time for serious camping, is at hand. Aside from a coffee pot, cooking in hunting camp demands only one thing: a good Dutch oven.
Modified: 11/04/09 08:16:17 PM

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Home Firearms Safety Course
Modified: 11/04/09 08:15:52 PM

Northern Kingfish (Menticirrhus saxatilis)

Outdoors profile: The Northern kingfish is one of three kingfish, including Southern and Gulf, often referred to as sea mullet.
Modified: 11/05/09 08:48:25 AM

Winchester Model 1894

Cool gear: The Winchester Model 1894, one of the most popular rifles in history, will be back in production in 2010.
Modified: 11/05/09 08:50:09 AM

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Modified: 11/05/09 08:50:45 AM

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Cyberia: Fall is a great for introducing a young person to hunting or shooting.
Modified: 11/05/09 08:51:42 AM

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This time of year, we lose a couple of minutes of daylight each day until the winter solstice. The shortening days signal the coming of fall and a special time of year, the rut.
Modified: 10/28/09 08:28:02 PM

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Team Bite Me got the bites, and the Smithfield-based team also got a victory at the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina's fifth annual Inside and Out Tournament held Oct. 17 out of Portside Marina in Morehead City.
Modified: 10/28/09 08:28:14 PM

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To see other photos from our readers or to share your own photos -- respectful of the animal and your sport, please -- and the stories that go with them, go to share.triangle.com/outdoors; we'll publish some of those photos in the Reader Gallery in the future.
Modified: 10/28/09 08:28:10 PM

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Eric Templeton, a 2008 graduate of Garner High, played on the school's lacrosse, wrestling, swimming, cross country, track and soccer teams, but he never had a chance to represent the community in his best sport.
Modified: 10/28/09 08:27:48 PM

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