text: Outdoors events calendar for 09.10.15 | Charlotte Observer
  Sept. 19: 27th Annual Beach/River Sweep, statewide in South Carolina. Litter cleanup of beaches, marshes and waterways. For coastal information email susan.ferris.hill@scseagrant.org. For inland counties email Bill Marshall at marshallb@dnr.sc.gov.
  Sept. 21: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hunting Creek Preserves, 300 North Meadow Road, Harmony. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.
  Sept. 24: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cedar Auditorium, McDowell Community College, 54 College Drive, Marion. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.
  Sept. 24: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Union County Extension Center, 3230-D Presoon Road, Monroe. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.
  Sept. 26: National Hunting and Fishing Day. Events are scheduled across both Carolinas.
  Sept. 28: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, 8181 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.
  Sept. 30: End of N.C. season on Canada geese.
  Oct. 3: Operation North State Top Shelf Fishing Festival For Wounded Warriors, Jordan Lake, Farrington Point Access Ramp. Information: Terry Snyder, 151 Windemere Court, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27127 or 336-764-5967.
  Oct. 3: End of first segment of N.C. season on rails, gallinules and moorhens. Second segment is Oct. 23-Nov. 28.
  Oct. 10: End of first segment of N.C. dove season. Second segment is Nov. 23-Jan. 15.
  Oct. 13-17: U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, Southport/Oak Island. Information: usopenkmt.com.
  Oct. 17: End of second segment of S.C. dove season. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset. Following segments are Nov. 14-28 and Dec. 15-Jan. 15 with the same shooting hours.