Sports
Black bear abundant — three weeks of open season
Several weeks ago, my car was parked in a large shopping center lot when some woman angrily approached me concerning the plate on the front ...
Fred Bonner, Author at Washington Daily News - Page 6 of 9
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Free bait — larval insects a choice meal for fish
With the cooler weather that we’ve been having, just about every living thing in eastern North Carolina is operating in fall mode. They’re getting ready ...
by Fred Bonner, Monday, October 27, 2014 2:08 pm
Sports
‘Brown Bess’ was a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ to early colonials
Even during the colonial years in what is now North Carolina, there were concerns with what we now describe as “weapons of mass destruction (WDM). ...
by Fred Bonner, Thursday, October 23, 2014 2:15 pm
Sports
Squirrel hunting season underway
When the statewide hunting season on squirrels opened on Oct. 13, many young hunters were sitting in a classroom wishing that they could have been ...
by Fred Bonner, Monday, October 20, 2014 1:08 pm
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Merchants Millpond State Park offers many amenities
I’ve always been fascinated with all the old millponds that are scattered across North Carolina. Most of them have trees standing in the dark brown ...
by Fred Bonner, Tuesday, October 14, 2014 1:04 pm
Sports
Smart shooting during deer season
Several years ago a close friend and I were headed down to Pantego to try and bag a whitetail deer with Edwin “Booger” Harris at ...
by Fred Bonner, Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:13 pm
Sports
Shorter days put snakes on the move
Hunters (and fishermen) who are on the move during the early days of fall should be aware that they are not the only ones moving ...
by Fred Bonner, Tuesday, September 30, 2014 3:04 pm
Sports
Apparent fish shortage on the lower Pamlico River
It was really encouraging in early May and late June to see how the fishing for speckled trout and puppy drum had obviously survived last ...
by Fred Bonner, Monday, September 15, 2014 11:26 am
Sports
Dove season fundamentals
With North Carolina’s mourning dove season opening on Labor Day, the hunters are probably wondering what to do with all the birds they’ve taken. Most ...
by Fred Bonner, Wednesday, September 10, 2014 10:26 am
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Dove season looms as sportsmen get ready
In most of the southern states, the opening of the first real hunting season for the year is like a national holiday. Experienced hunters, along ...
by Fred Bonner, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 2:38 pm
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