As you all have already realized I’ve been away from the blog for quite sometime now. I’d like to thank each and everyone one of you for reading this blog and I hope that you’ll continue following the SkinnyMoose Bloggers as they bring you the very latest and greatest outdoor news and entertainment. I will be on and off the blog sporadically from here on out because I am tied up building and maintaining an all new message board called www.carolinasoutdoor.com ,an all new hunting and fishing forum dedicated to North and South Carolina outdoorsmen. Come join us or at least check in often to see what the folks in the Carolinas are doing in the field. Once again thanks for your support.

With hunting season either over all together or soon to be in parts of the south, I’d like to start on a new project for the upcoming weeks/months. I am looking for harvest photos from across the south. These can be deer, hog, turkey, any small game, coyotes, hunting dogs, trapping photos, etc. Please be sure to include a name and state in which the animal(s) was taken. A brief story to be posted here at Southern Adventures would be awesome if you have time. Once I get enough submissions, I’ll be announcing the week in which I’ll begin to showcase a “Southern Trophy” a day. The contact information can be found at the top of the blog here. Hope to hear from you soon!!

photo courtesy of NCWRC

The above photo was taken by Dustin Maynard 0f Thomasville, NC. Dustins’ photos placed 3rd in the North Carolina Photo Competition in the mammal section. Dustin snapped this photo of a bobcat at the Asheboro Zoo. There are many absolutely stunning photos that can be seen from this years contest at the NCWRC website. Each year I always enjoy viewing the photos submitted from across our state. I think if you’ll visit the site, you too will agree that there is some SERIOUS photography talent floating around North Carolina. Congratulations to all the winners!!!

Here is a quick example of what the winners will be receiving.
All winners will be published in the January 2008 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine and exhibited at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Winners will also receive a print of their winning entry and products from sponsor Great Outdoor Provision Co.

* Grand prize: Your photo published on the cover of the January 2008 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, plus $200.
* First place, all categories: $100.
* Second place, all categories: $75.
* Third place, all categories: $50.