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<title><![CDATA[Canada goose season opens Sept. 1]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding hunters that Canada goose season opens Tuesday, Sept. 1 with some new regulations. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some hiking trails closed because of bears]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A number of hiking trails at Grandfather Mountain are temporarily closed because of increased bear activity, according to an announcement posted today on Grandfather Mountain's Web site. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:23:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NC fishing, boating week has kids' angling events]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The national observance of fishing and boating will include 40 free fishing events for children across North Carolina.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cool birding tours available from simple to deluxe]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Birding as a hobby has soared in recent years, leading to a variety of new tours.

There are trips for experts and amateurs, ranging from the deluxe to the inexpensive. Some take off from city parks and docks, others from the back of beyond.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lake Norman region chosen for state's first bike network]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Jeff Archer pedalled 800 miles back and forth last year from his home near Lake Norman to the bicycle shop he owns in Statesville, using less-traveled roads.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 May 2009 11:51:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Five women receive scholarships to participate in outdoors program]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Five women have received scholarships enabling them to participate in Becoming an Outdoors-Woman programs this year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State youth hunter tournament to be held April 29]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The 31st annual Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament will be held April 29 at Millstone 4-H Center near Ellerbe, to determine team and individual state championships.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:02:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adventurous project to connect more than 2 million people ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The goal is big — connecting more than 2 million people in 15 counties in North and South Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FAQs: Carolina Thread Trail]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Frequently asked questions about the Carolina Thread Trail]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hiking for health; N.C. hiking]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www.riohiking.com/hiking-tips/north-carolina-hiking-2/H]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A mountainous, rugged canvas of land spreading from the west, sloping gently in the middle, before fissuring into a watery gap to the east. This is the scene that unfolds before you when you go on a North Carolina hiking trip along the Tar Heel State s Piedmont Mountain range. This North Carolina hiking trail occupies the heartland of the relatively geological infant range, formed as it was only some 250 million years ago. The Piedmont Mountain range came to be in the wake of similar tectonic buckling that created the Appalachian Mountains to the west, another great site for North Carolina hiking. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Take a hike on fire towers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Hiking enthusiasts have a new guidebook to exploring  North Carolina. Author Peter J. Barr, director of the NC Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association will visit the Morganton Public Library on Saturday to offer a presentation of his newly-released book, "Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Locating new game lands]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[One of the thrills of the chase for hunters is the adventure of going to a new location. After all, getting there can sometimes be half the fun.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:25:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunters speak out against proposed change to deer season]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Hunters packed the auditorium of Starmount High School last night to speak out against a single, uniform deer season across North Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feds create no-fishing zones off Southeast coast]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Federal fishery regulators have established no-fishing zones off the southeast United States coast to help protect more than 70 deep-water species.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bow hunters' quest: Stalking an elk and a record]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/sports/othersports/06elk.html?th&emc=th]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[After the arbiter of bow-hunting records added the tule elk to its list of targets, hunters set out in pursuit. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:05:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wildlife commission holds public hearings on regulation changes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/jan/05/wildlife-commission-holds-public-hearings-regulati/sports-other/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing for comments on proposed changes to 83 hunting, fishing and trapping regulations on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at Starmount High School in Boonville. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:11:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government delays use of recreational fishing registry]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/23/government-delays-use-recreational-fishing-registr/sports-other/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Recreational saltwater anglers who were supposed to register with the federal government by January are off the hook for a year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Flight celebrates mountain biking with new museum]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2008/dec/18/first-flight-celebrates-mountain-biking-new-museum/sports-other/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The sport of mountain biking is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009, and leading the celebration is The Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology, a recently opened museum that preserves and chronicles the evolution of the sport, it's personalities and products.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:51:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Holyfield, 46, will soon fight for his fifth title]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/sports/othersports/17holyfield.html?th&emc=th]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Evander Holyfield does not care what boxing fans think as he prepares for his W.B.A. title fight on Saturday. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ryan Newman foundation raises $155K for conservation, animal welfare]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Ryan Newman raised $155,000 for conservation and animal welfare efforts at the Ryan Newman Foundation's Fourth Annual Charity Gala and Auction on Dec. 12 and the Third Annual Charity Fishing Tournament on Dec. 13 in Mooresville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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