Clicks Cramp Rams'Style;But Bow To Havelock
PASS CA TCHER ? Bruce Morrison intercepts a pass intended for Havelock.
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When the major burning
seasons open this Saturday.
November 20. more than half a
million licensed North Carolina
hunters will resume their
annual fiscal support ot" the
ammunition companies.
Saturday marks the opening
of the seasons on quail and
rabbits, the two most popular
hunting species in the state. It
also marks the opening of the
major waterfowl hunting
seasons, including ducks, coots,
brant and geese.
"It's torture, this waiting,"
one impatient hunter told me a
week before the season was to
open. "I can't stand it. and my
wife can't stand me. I've
worked my dogs until they can
hardly walk. I swear their legs
are two inches shorter than
they were a month ago.
"And my gun," he
continued. "I've changed it so
many times, it automatically
field strips itself when it sees
me coming. The closet shelf is
sagging with new shells, and
my boots have been saddle
soaped so much they've got
saddle soars.
"I've read every article on
hunting I could find, watched
these characters shooting
something or other on TV. and
taiked and dreamed about
opening day I'm so uptight 1
even watched a football game
on the tube. Imagine that. I
can practically smell the odor
of crushed pine and hear the
rattle of soy bean pods on my
hunting pants.
And speaking of hunting
cloihes." he added. "1 washed
my new hunting coat three
times, ran through several
thickets and lett it out in the
dog pen for a couple of days to
season' it I'm a perfectionist
I even added a little blood
around the game pockets to
give i! a used look."
"Where did I get the blood,
you ask?" he said. "Well,
actually I had a small mishap
the other night while I was
cleaning my gun. I think the
technical term for it is an M ? 1
thumb. Anyway. 1 never was
Jnuch to waste anything.
Especially my own blood."
So it goes in hundreds of
thousands of households across
the state The wives mutter
about the clods of dirt on the
living room rug and the
constant smell of old dogs and
gun solvent. The would ? be
hunters just mutter.
But come Saturday it's a
whole new ball game.
For the rare hunter who has
not already memorized
backwards the entire 1971 ? 72
North Carolina Hunting and
Trapping Regulations put out
by the N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission, here is a briet
rundown on some of the
seasons.
The quail season opens
November 20 and lasts through
February 29 with a daily bag
limit of eight quails, a
possession limit of 16 and a
season limit of 100.
The rabbit season opens
November 20 and lasts through
February 12 with a daily bag
limit of five, a possession limit
of 10 and a season limit of 75.
The pheasant season opens
November 20 and lasts through
February 29 with no bag limit
restrictions.
The season on Canada geese
opens November 20 and lasts
through January 8 with a daily
bag limit of one goose with
two in possession The season
is closed on snow and blue
geese
The season on brant opens
November 20 and lasts through
January 18 with a daily bag
limit of six and a possession
limit of 12.
The season on ducks opens
November 20 and lasts through
January 18 with a daily bag
limit of three ducks and six in
possession. The daily duck
? limit may not include more
than wood ducks, or one black
duck, redhead or canvasback.
The possession limit of six
ducks may not include more
than four wood ducks, two
black ducks or one canvasback
or redhead.
There are no exceptions lo
the duck regulations. From
November 20 through
November 27. a special bonus
bag on blue - winged teal of
two daily will be allowed in
addition to the regular bag
limit of three ducks. The bonus
possession limit for blue
wir.e.u teal is four
Also, during the regular
duck season from November
20 through January 18. a
special bonus bag limit of two
scaup daily will be allowed in
addition to the regular bag
limit of ducks. The bonus
possession limit on scaup is
four ducks This bonus scaup
limit is restricted to certain
designated coastal waters,
however, so check your
Federal regulations.
You may get waterfowl
regulations by writing the U.S.
Fish and Wiluiife Service,
Raleigh. North Carolina or you
can gei an abstract of these
regulations from the N.C.
Wildlife Resources
Commission. Waterfowl
Regulations, Box 2919,
Raleigh \ (. 27602 The
Wildlife Commission also
publishes the 1971 ? 72 N.C.
Hunting and Tiapping
Regulations.
By Howird Barkley
The Raeford Bucks met the
Havelock Rems on their own
ground Friday and did
something that hasn't been
done before this season, even
though the Bucks finally
bowed 12-8.
The Bucks scored more
points in one game against the
Rams than any other opponent
this year and they forced
Havelock to play catch - up
football by leading at the half
- also a first.
Havelock took the initial
kickoff to their 49. then
moved easily to cover the
remaining 51 yards in seven
plays. Rams' Vincent Allen ran
17 yards on the first play from
scrimmage and a 15 yard
penalty against the Bucks took
the ball to the Hoke 19. Two
more Allen carries made it five
and goal at Hoke's seven but
the Raeford defense stayed in
there and held the Rams for
three downs. On the fourth,
the Rams pulled a tricky as Jim
Dargan hit Allen with a short
pass for the touchdown. With
8:38 still remaining in the first
quarter. the score read
Havelock 6. Raeford 0.
The Big Red Machine was
hoping to score, but they faced
the toughest challenge of the
season as Havelock held them
in check for the entire first
quarter. Once again it looked
as it the Rams might score
again but the Bucks thought
differently. David Wood fell on
a fumble on the five yard line.
Then came the explosive
Raeford offense's turn to show
its stuff. With the entire
backfield running, the Bucks
drove to the 30 yard line with
very little trouble.
David Wood pulled the play
of the night as he faked
McDougal into the line, fooling
several Rams, then swept to
the left on the option. He
made the beautiful fake by
acting as though he would
pitch to Morrison and a
Havelock defender ran past.
But Wood still had the ball and
he turned and headed for
paydirt. Morrison put the
finishing touches on the play
by putting a crushing block on
a Ram at the Havelock 40 and
Wood went in untouched for a
70 yard touchdown run. The
Bucks faked a kick and Wood
fired a pass at Bill Poole for the
two - point conversion and an
8-6 Raeford lead with 9:59 left
in the half.
The rest of that period was
useless for both clubs until late
in the second quarter when
Havelock drove down to the 13
and then tried to settle for a
field goal. The attempt was
wide.
Wood started again but once
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again the Rami held them In
check and the Bucks had to
punt. Allen took the kick off
on the Raeford 47 and raced
down the sideline! for a TD
but a clipping penalty saved
Raeford. Five plays later, the
Rams were leading once again
as a Randy Merritt drive from
the two yard line gave them
the score. This happened with
8:11 showing in the third
period.
Raeford came back on the
kickoff but a penalty and a
costly fumble sealed its doom.
Godette personally finished up
the Bucks late in the contest as
he put a tremendous rush on
Wood each time he dropped
back to pass. The 210-pound
star Rant tackle sacked Wood
three times for 27 yards.
As the Bucks trailed 12 to 8
midway in the third quarter, a
46 yard kickoff return by
Bruce Morrison set the Bucks
up to make up the difference
as they moved to the 50
following Havelocks go - ahead
touchdown.
The Bucks moved to a first
and goal at the nine with the
help of a 15 yard penalty
against the Rams, a pass troin
Wood to Jerry Tucker and line
running by the same pair. This
covered 41 yards.
But the Bucks couldn't
crack that Ram line and a
holding penalty sent thent back
to the 24.
A play that was labeled
touchdown all the way just
didn't come off as Wood hit
Russell Davis with a short pxss
and the big end turned to
throw to Morrison who was
wide open. But the pass was
bobbled, Havelock recoveied
and the Bucks scoring hopes
never picked back up.
Coach John Pecora said
"The boys had a good season.
We lost a lot from last year and
these kids came back and
fought all the way all season
and all night tonight."
He called the fumble on the
"flea ? flicker" play more of a
crucial play than the holding
penalty and said, "We had that
one all set up. If we had
handled the ball right, it would
have been a touchdown."
Havelock is 12-0 and meets
Elizabeth City for the
championship. Raeford ended
with a 9-3.
Ri:TUR.\ Bruce Morrison set the Bucks up to make up their deficit against Huvelock with a
46-yard ku koff return midway in the third quarter. But a penalty and a missed cue ended the
Bucks scoring dream.
Statistics
RAE
HAV
1st doss ii
13
16
Rush Y ds
161
245
Pass Y ds
61
43
Return
72
80
Total Yds
264
368
Passing
6-15-3
3-6-1
Punt Avg
4-39.5
3-33.3
Fumbles Ii
>s: 1
1
Yds Penal
5-55
6-60
Score
Raet'ord 0 8 0 0 -8
Havelock 6 0 6 0-12
Scoring - Havelock ?? Allen,
3 pass from Dargan (kick
blocked). Raeford -? Wood. 70
run (Poole pass from Wood);
Havelock - Merntt. 7 run (kick
failed).
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