The New World of Shooting Black Powder
North Carolina opens a special muzzleloader deer season amid growing interest in black powder arms. The piece explains choosing between percussion and flintlock systems, calibers from .36 to .69, modern replicas, loading methods, powder types, and the costs and joys of muzzle-loading. It highlights safety, kit buying, and the nostalgic appeal of this old world of shooting.
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Enterprise
Piedmont
Jim Pettit
North Carolina
Outdoor Notes Banquet Set Here
The Piedmont Ducks Unlimited chapter in High Point schedules its third annual Tom Ellington fundraiser for Dec 3 at Top Of The Mart. Tickets are 25 dollars, with mailings to prior attendees and public sale soon. Last year’s drive raised 7,000 dollars. Charlie Kearns hosts sponsors Monday night Nov 24. Bill McCain resigns Wildlife Commission post. Skeet Club sets winter hours: Sun 2-6, Sat 2-7, after 4 on other days.
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Piedmont
Ducks Unlimited
High Point
Top-Of The-Mart
Charlie Kearns
High Point Skeet Club
Pier Fishing Provides Enjoyment By TOM HIGGINS
A coastal Carolina pier scene shows pier fishing as sport and friendship. Anglers share tips amid autumn runs, meeting characters like Leo Hatley and witnessing kindness, patience, and communal joy alongside steady catches and near misses.
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Carolina
Boating radio basics for boaters by Julius Cooper
Julius Cooper explains VHF marine radio basics after FCC rules pushed 156 162 MHz use. He notes transmitter power limits to 25 watts and typical real outputs 17 to 25 watts, plus the critical importance of receiver sensitivity measured in microvolts. He warns against overreliance on antenna length to compensate poor reception and highlights channel 16 monitoring.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Benny Phillips
Tom Ellington
Thomasville-Lexington
Ellington
Juanita Street
Bill McCain
Jamestown
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McCain
Tom Higgins
Leo Hatley
Hatley
Albemarle
South Carolina
Grand Strand
West Stanly High School
John Campbell
Lake Norman
Sara
John
Brea
Julius Cooper
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