While spending time in one of my favorite places, Eastern North Carolina, I sat down with Pamlico Sound local legend, Captain Owen. Owen has the coyote hunting and tarpon fishing figured out. He, in fact, was one of the very first to discover tarpon fishing in the Sound and somehow managed to keep the method a secret for years. Owen also taught a high school class called Marine Occupations for 25 years, in which students would operate a shrimp trawler, learning everything they needed to be a commercial fisherman or charter captain. Owen also greatly contributed to preventing bycatch in Pamlico Sound, developing some ingenious drum fishing techniques that are keeping that fishery strong today. Owen is a fascinating guy, and his knowledge of this area, the fish, and wildlife are incredible.
Watch Owen’s Coyote Hunting YouTube Channel
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