Deer Poaching On The Increase In North Carolina
C J Overton of the Wildlife Resources Commission reports a rise in illegal night deer hunting. In 1975, 46 of 393 arrests were for selling meat, reflecting increased poaching tied to growing deer numbers and high meat prices. Eastern counties led, with mountain and piedmont areas also affected.
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North Carolina
C.J. Overton
The
Wildlife Resources Commission
Overton
Piedmont
High Point angler catches 8-pound bass near Jamestown
Joseph C. Easter of Palmer Street High Point displays an eight pound bass caught at a private lake near Jamestown. He used an artificial lure and said the fish fought free five times before he finally landed it.
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Joseph C. Easter
Palmer Street
High Point
Jamestown
Easter
Hunters On Spring Longing And Lively Memories
A hunter resists spring with the crocus and daffodil as foes then drifts into a nostalgic trance as the quail season ends He cleans guns counts 432 burrs in a bowl and recalls the old liverwurst sandwich and a childhood covey memory before returning to the dog field
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Yesteryear
Cindy
Striper Schools Stir Norman Anglers On Lake Norman
Two experienced anglers from Charlotte and Iredell County chased surface feeding striped bass on Lake Norman, scoring eight to eleven pounders despite fishing from shore and boat. Wildlife officials say the finds indicate multiple strong striper schools roaming the lake, supporting a long term put and take stocking program begun in 1966.
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Frank Wilson
Phil Hedrick
Charlotte
Lake Norman
Wilson
Duke Power Company
Hedrick
John Campbell
Mayhew
Norman
Iredell County
Campbell
N.C. Wildlife Commission
Inland Fishery Division
Don Baker
Baker
Davidson Creek
Marker No. 14
Duke Power State Park
Jim (Baldy) White
Catfish Miller
Statesville
Wildlife Commission
Piedmont
Iredell Fish and Game Club
Santee-Cooper Reservoir
Santee-Cooper
South Carolina
Navigating Light Lists and Visibility Terms
Stan Davies explains usefulness of Light Lists, defines fog and haze by International Visibility Code, details nominal and geographic ranges, and clarifies chart symbols, major versus minor lights, and Notice to Mariners methods for maritime safety.
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Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
Pacific Island
Great Lakes
Washington
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Enterprise
Sonny Hedgecock
Papa Owl
Striper
Anglers
Tom Higgins
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