The Carolina Outdoors Organization would like to go on record opposing the proposal by the NC WRC Big Game Committee Commissioners. We agree with bow hunting on Sundays, Carolina Outdoors opposes the current rule against hunting on Sundays. However we feel that the majority of the recommendations are counter productive to the quality management of North Carolina s whitetail deer herd. We feel that the WRC Commissioners recommendations are based on pressure from the NC Insurance Industry lobby, not on sound biological study. We understand the concern of the Insurance Industry, but the  opening of firearms season on the dates proposed is not the answer. We feel that this would be harmful to most counties in the western end of the state. Hopefully a throughly researched and intelligent compromise can be reached. Carolina Outdoors endorses the proposal by the NC WRC Division of Wildlife Management. We feel it is the most intelligent proposal to benefit the NC whitetail deer herd.

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Situation 1: The Wounded Warrior

You live in the country, in prime deer habitat. You don’t feed deer intentionally, but they visit your bird feeder, eat the shrubbery in your backyard, bed in the dense windbreak not far from the house.
One day, long after the firearms season has ended, but with some days left on the bow-hunting clock, you notice a nice buck in your backyard.

He is limping noticeably and — although you can’t get a real good look at his hind leg — it appears to be broken; either hit by a bullet or side-swiped by a vehicle.

It’s legal to hunt on your property, and although you don’t normally do so, you decide to hang a stand on the border. The buck is a decent one and, your gut tells you, it’s not likely to survive what’s shaping up to be a tough winter. If he’ll just slide in past that stand one evening, you’ll take him. Not only will you have a chance to fill an unused bow tag, you’ll save the animal from suffering needlessly.

Unfortunately, the buck scents you the first night you hunt him and refuses to come near the stand. Repeat sits offer no buck sightings. However, the deer is still there; you see him at night near the bird feeder, or glimpse him limping off in the predawn as you get in the car to go to work in the morning. Each time his limp is more severe, his retreat a little slower. To your eye, he seems to be going downhill fast.

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by Bob Marshall

Rampant urbanization, changed cultural values, and the new American religions of organized sports and electronic entertainment are keeping kids out of the woods. But our eroding commitment could be the fatal blow.

The lines on the graphs are grim, reading like an epitaph on a tombstone. One shows the adult population growing older; the other reveals that arrivals from the next generation are falling.

Sportsmen know these are the signs of species fighting for survival. Similar equations have clouded the future of canvasbacks and steelhead, grizzlies and bull trout.

But this report is even more troubling. This one is about us.

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In the October 2008 issue of Deer & Deer Hunting, Deer Behavior Contributing Editor Charles Alsheimer laid out rut predictions for fall 2008. As whitetails ramp up rutting activity during the next few weeks, now is prime-time to be in the woods. Here’s an excerpt to help you plan during coming weeks.

“If you can only hunt one week each fall, you’ll be happy to know the rut has a sweet spot — a magic week to 10 days — when deer activity is greatest. All things being equal, the rut’s sweet spot this year will occur from two to 10 days after the rutting moon. This is the period when bucks will be going bonkers, providing great hunting opportunities.

“In the North this will be during the Nov. 15 to 24 timeframe. In the South, it will be the two to 10 days that follow the rutting moon for your particular area.”

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The season we wait all year for is well upon us. Bow season has given way to muzzleloader here in the northwest and soon rifle will be in. I know many of you in the piedmont and coast have been afield with rifles for awhile, but we move a little slow up here in the mountains. Nevertheless we will be toting our rifles into the woods with us on saturday. However the more dedicated bowhunters and muzzleloaders will probably still be practicing their craft till the season end. I will definetly be taking my trusty 30-06 out. I still plan on zinging some sharp sticks at unsuspecting does here and there. Especially with the new bonus doe tags in the max season zones where i hunt like ashe and alleghany. I cant argue with a little more meat in the freezer! We are hoping you enjoy the new site. We will strive to get you the most up to date hunting news as well as the latest and greatest tactics, strategies and technology. We want the readers of this site to be the best outdoorsman they can be. Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting hunt videos and informative articles from the crew. We have some very talented individuals on board who have hunted all over the country. Stay tuned and good luck out there. May meat fill your freezers and heavy horns adorn your walls this season.

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