http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:37:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Patrick Murphy of Rocky Mount, NC 6am finds me on schedule to my first listening location. The air is cool and sharp, there's no wind. The thick smoke from my breath hovers around my head as I stop to listen. It seems thick enough to convince me it's hampering my ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/20/early-morning-gobblers/ By Blaine Cardilli ~Ever wonder why some set ups work and some don't?~ As a die hard turkey hunter and seminar speaker for both "Hunters Specialties" and "Northwoods Adventures TV", I get asked a multitude of questions each season on how to set up on turkeys. Do you use a decoy? Do ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/14/the-art-of-setting-up-on-turkeys/ This can't be true! If you read or listen to what the lovers of predators have to say, these scavenging, murdering animals we call predators have no real affect on wild ungulate herds, other than what they believe to be selective harvesting of the weak and disabled and making the ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/21/what-are-they-talking-about-predators-have-no-effect-on-elk-populations/ By Robert Lane Bob Lane is a Licensed Master Maine Guide and photographer. He has also guided Caribou Hunters and Fishermen on float trips in Southwest Alaska. July’s warm, sunny weather doesn’t provide much incentive to think about deer hunting to outdoorsmen who are trolling for deep swimming salmon and togue, whipping ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/tree-stand-tips/ By Jerry Allen Blood In Motion: A Forensic Guide to Blood Tracking It takes a lot of work to set up and execute a hunt, but what happens after the shot will determine if the hunt is truly a success. You’ve scouted and set up stands. You’ve sighted in your guns and bows; ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/after-the-shot/ As most hunters are aware, several states are experiencing outbreaks of EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease). To date, states involved are, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey and Montana. In those states, some are experiencing widespread outbreaks while others are sporadic. Either way, ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/ehd-outbreak-widespread-and-following-drought/ There's a new report out from the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses and the North Carolina State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, that shows that 84% of North Carolina residents approve of hunting - 95% for fishing. That same report says that 83% believe that hunting and fishing ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/84-of-north-carolinians-approve-of-hunting/ There's an enthusiastic group that has formed a brand new organization called the Appalachian Houndsmen Association. Even though they aspire to eventually become a nationwide entity, their focus right now is on Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. The club's motto pretty much tells what's on their mind. Preserving the ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/appalachian-houndsmen-association/ Dan at Moose Droppings has a story of how and why the bear in North Carolina are being moved again to protect the slowly growing elk herd. He's got some great photos as well, as Dan is a decent amateur shutter bug. Tom Remington http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/bear-being-transported-out-of-north-carolina/ By Robert Lane Bob Lane is a Licensed Master Maine Guide and photographer. He has also guided Caribou Hunters and Fishermen on float trips in Southwest Alaska. Deer season in Maine is a longstanding tradition marked by cold, frosty mornings, treks through the pre-dawn darkness to a coveted tree stand, a swamp’s ... http://northcarolinahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/04/take-a-kid-hunting/