On Saturday, June 8, First Baptist Church in Asheville will host a Guns to Gardens firearm surrender event, where donated weapons will be dismantled and repurposed as garden tools.
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Letter: Start taking pride in WNC
“I hope people start to realize how lucky they are to live in such a beautiful, unique place and start taking some pride in their home.”
Controversial rule change allows bear hunting in 3 former sanctuaries
Critics of the rule change dispute that the bear population is growing uncontrollably. And they particularly oppose one of the hunting methods: using dogs to chase a bear to corner the animal, or chase it up a tree, and then it is shot.
Bucking the system
Letter: Give Sundays back to nonhunters in NC
“However, with last year’s passage of [the] Outdoor Heritage Enhanced [law], our legislature created a very real problem for nonhunters who have relied on Sundays as a free and clear day to go where they please on our public lands, in particular our national forests.”
Constitutional amendment on hunting and fishing rights may have political motives
In November, North Carolina voters will choose whether to add the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife to their constitution. If the amendment passes, the state will join 21 others, including all of the South save Florida, Maryland and West Virginia, in explicitly affirming this right.
In a blind
A hunter’s tale
Part one of an audio interview with TV personality, writer and outdoorsman, Steven Rinella
A plan for the ethical and honorable treatment of fish
Our fisheries are being mismanaged. House Bill 353 is not the answer. I am a commercial fisherman who believes fish are gifts from God that should be treated with respect. … We could make wise use of God’s gifts by almost eliminating the regulatory discards that waste our resources, destroy our businesses and restrict the […]