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Clayton "Corky" Gray builds and restores canoes and other old-style watercraft in his shop in Davidson County.

Craftsman’s wooden canoes honor the past

Each of Clayton Gray’s canoes is built with an artistic eye and a passion for authenticity. He also builds canoe models and restores old wooden boats. Don’t bring him a power boat; he’s not interested.

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OUTDOORS

From Garden club to hunting bears

Jane Mitchell is the first to admit that her favorite hobby is a bit incongruous with the rest of her life. She just completed a six-year term heading up the local garden club, is a former chamber of commerce director and is 67 years old.
OUTDOORS

Nominations for conservationist awards due by July 1

Nominations for the 50th edition of the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards are due by July 1. Any individual, organization or agency may nominate conservation-minded individuals, organizations and government agencies.
OUTDOORS

Best times for anglers

This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones (X indicates best days).
OUTDOORS

Kentucky woman an extreme huntress

The African animals look as if they're ready to leap off the sage-green wall in Marty Mason's trophy room behind her unassuming house. Zebra, kudu and eland are most newly mounted.
OUTDOORS

Fishing without a boat is a shore thing

No state can rival the variety of fishing Minnesota offers, whether for walleyes, smallmouth or largemouth bass, muskies, panfish, trout and even northern pike.
OUTDOORS

Crisis on the prairies: Habitat losses plague 'duck factory'

Paul Schmidt had a prairie encounter he won't soon forget last November during a four-day waterfowl hunt near Brookings, S.D.
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Hungry anglers take gourmet trip

Rarely do South Florida fishing guides prepare lunch for their customers; if they have any food on board at all, it is usually a stale grab-and-go from the local convenience store or a can of Vienna sausages that must be carbon-dated.
OUTDOORS

Rehabilitation project has worked wonders on Wisconsin lake

A soft, orange glow covered Delavan Lake at dawn one Tuesday.
OUTDOORS

Hatteras Fever II captures Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament

Hatteras Fever II caught a 465.3-pound blue marlin to win the 55th Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament on Saturday to claim the $478,050 grand prize.
WAKE COUNTY

Nothing to fear - black bear likely just passing through Triangle

Increasing bear populations in the state may explain a recent rise in bear sightings, including one in North Raleigh this week. But they are still rare in the Triangle. And black bears are "inherently not dangerous," officials say.