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Off the Porch: Is firearms ownership respectable again?
A couple is asleep in bed and the wife hears a bumping sound. She wakes the husband and tells him there’s a burglar in the house.
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Off the Porch: Two steps forward and one step back
Whether you buy into the climate change rhetoric or not, it’s been really cold and messy lately.
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The Alpen Apex Riflescope
It’s been almost 10 years since I’ve been active in competitive long range shooting.
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Off the Porch: Charlotte fly fishing and wing shooting show next weekend
This is the season of outdoor shows.
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Off the Porch: The outdoor information superhighway
I was talking to a friend about Cape Hatteras. He had just left and was on his way up Highway 12 as we talked.
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Off the Porch: Can money buy a better mousetrap?
Tactical firearms don’t generally interest me.
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Off the Porch: The Imelda Marcos of outdoor footwear
While I don’t have as many shoes as Imelda Marcos, I admit I have a lot of footwear.
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Off the Porch: Your pride can't keep you warm
In this light, the button on Evander’s wool coat looked blue and didn’t match the worn, fuzzy, green wool fabric.
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Life with Larry: The miracle collar we do not have ... yet
The field was probably 30 acres or so and had strips of ankle high winter wheat and knee high milo in alternating 10-yard wide strips. There were three dogs with handlers and six hunters.
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Off the Porch: Having the guts to be a hat man
Certain types of clothing mark the type of person you are. Blue jeans and T-shirts give the wearer a cavalier look of relaxed appearance, even if they are $200 jeans and a $50 T-shirt.
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