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January 3, 2017 Bear Hunting / Firearms / Hunting / Works Progress Administration / Writers

Me & Bessie went out hunting any ole time

‘Sure-shot Bessie,’ from “Bundle of Troubles, and other Tarheel Tales,” by Workers of the Writers Program of the WPA in North Carolina.

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boy and puppy with shotgun
December 14, 2016 Christmas traditions / Folklore / Hunting

A Jack Tale for Christmas

When Jack was growin’ up, his daddy give him a brand new shotgun for Christmas. Jack was as proud as a peacock over this new gift.

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September 5, 2016 Hunting

Labor Day! Picnics, parades, dove shoots

The mourning dove is one of the most populous birds in the United States. Dove season opened September 1 in NC, WV, TN, VA, KY, and GA.

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Plott hound
January 12, 2006 Animals / Dog breeds / Hunting

The hound that made the Plott name a legend

Plott Coon Hounds are the only breed of the original 6 breeds of coon hounds without British influence in their ancestry.

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    March 7, 2008
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    November 3, 2011
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    January 12, 2024
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