Opening Day Hunts Signal Season Rush Across State
Opening day of the dove season kicks off amid gunfire and spent shells as hunters flood fields. Officials predict high game populations this fall and winter with wood ducks already sighted on the Yadkin River system and hunters stocking up for the coming seasons.
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Phillips
Piedmont
Yadkin River
Dove Hunt Reveals Mystery Field Draws Few Doves
Jim Dean recounts a late season dove hunt with son Scott and Mike Gaddis across three counties. Despite finding a field with unexpected seed, perhaps from an unidentified plant, only three doves were bagged. The field differed from corn or millet and challenged hunters to explain the birds’ unusual food choice and migration pattern.
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Jim Dean
Mike
Boating capsizes and survival basics by Julius Cooper
Capsizing can occur in 2 to 8 seconds with little warning. Smaller boats capsize easier under bad conditions while larger Coast Guard standard craft survive heavy seas. open boats, cabin cruisers, and sailing yachts vary in stability and survival time with water temperature, ballast, and hull integrity shaping outcomes.
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U.S. Coast Guard
McDowell's Magic Touch At Kingfisher Pier Trout Run
Johnny McDowell, a 33-year-old power plant supervisor, draws a crowd at Kingfisher Pier as he lands large trout using dead creek shrimp iced down. He swears by his technique, sharing gear details and casting tips while rivals envy his luck and skill.
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Kingfisher
Jack Jackson
Jackson
Johnny McDowell
Santee-Cooper Authority
Granger
Conway
Grand Strand
Kingfisher Pier
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