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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1977
Page
16
Two friends drive west through autumn scenery to a mountain stream for trout fishing. They discuss seasons and weather, switch flies, and enjoy muddy minnows and deer hair dries before raw weather ends the trip.
Article discusses the popularity of striped bass at Kerr Reservoir and Buggs Island. It explains natural spawning in these lakes, seasonal fishing windows in spring and fall, and methods like school or jump fishing guided by feeding birds. Techniques include bucktails Hopkins spoons and jigs, with emphasis on fast boat placement and lure variety.
A U S Fish and Wildlife Service study finds gunning regulations can be more restrictive than fixed limits, with effects varying by local duck makeups. It cites Minnesota and Colorado cases, noting mallard proportions shape total and mallard bags under different schemes. The report urges careful review of bag limits versus per-species caps when setting seasons next year.
Local readers glimpse adventurous hunts and catches as Bobby Holbrooks and Jim Price chase big game near Gunnison Colorado. Holbrooks posts a 199-pound mule deer with a 26 inch rack after a 60 yard shot, while Tony Hunter bags a 145-pound sailfish in Acapulco undoing his father Herman Hunter’s marks.
Wildlife officials correct a Nov 20 Enterprise story about a Dec 5 deer hunt. There will be no state wide hunt for either sex. Each county sets its own kill times and places. Hunters should read their license digest and check local officials before going to hunting areas. Executive Director Bob Hazel urged verification.
On Vacation Outdoor Editor Benny Phillips is away this week. His wildlife page column will resume on next week’s edition.
A Coast Guard led program coordinates training funds and planning for boating safety. RADMs James P. Stewart and David F. Lauth head its Technology Branch and Office of Boating Safety. Research focuses on Personal Flotation Devices as vital gear, with campaigns to urge non-swimmers and children to wear PFDs before boating.
The Coast Guard outlines limits of belt and throwable devices and explores a Life Saving Index to approve more PFD designs likely to be worn. Emphasis on wearability aims to cut boating fatalities, with education and enforcement supporting safer practices.
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