THE FINAL LINK
The Final Link to a Total Hunt, invented and made in Troy, in Montgomery County, is a simple device that can be a big help for a hunter. Attached to the hunter's belt, the ring carries the weight of the gun and keeps it from sliding off the shoulder. Cost is about $20. Go to www.thefinallink.com.
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The U.S. House has unanimously passed a bill that would allow a bigger herd of free-roaming Corolla horses in Currituck County in an effort to create more genetic diversity in the herd. 
Kneeling in 6 inches of muddy water in Dick's Bay behind Masonboro Island, Ted Wilgis hoisted a large clump of Eastern oysters in one rubber-gloved hand. 
The men arrived toting crocks of wild boar gravy, trays of deer quesadilla and plastic tubs of kangaroo meat. 
A pack of pickups parked along a puddle-dappled farm road in Duplin County, soybeans and corn in long-picked fields nearby giving way to planted crops of winter wheat or volunteer grasses and wild onions. 
Alison Morton, a senior at Leesville Road High School, has hunted by herself for three years, but said she had never experienced anything like the 12-point buck she killed the weekend after Thanksgiving. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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