Canoe Trail cleared on Lumber River aids hunters and anglers
Scotland County Parks and Recreation Commission with the county Youth Conservation program clears a 51 mile lower Lumber River stretch to create a Canoe Trail for float hunting and fishing. Take-out points include Oak Hill Highway 401 area Riverton Park Laurinburg Maxton Airport with four to nine hour float times.
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Tom Higgins
Carolinas
Scotland County
Gerbe Lumber River
Oak Hill
Wagram
Riverton Park
Laurinburg-Maxton
Laurinburg
Lumber River Canoe Trail
Scotland County Parks and Recreation
Canals Improve Waterfowl Habitat At Blackwater Refuge
Officials say canals regulate water levels to boost habitat at refuges and attract birds near Cambridge Maryland. Row crops at Blackwater National Refuge draw birds for observation while most feeding occurs on nearby private farms.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Blackwater National Refuge
Cambridge
Wildlife Can't Move Next Door
Jim Dean explains that flooding a large bottomland for a lake and a new shopping center does not save displaced wildlife. Even with nearby woods, many species, including deer and quail, fail to relocate successfully, and televised rescues may mislead about their effectiveness.
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Jim Dean
Westward Trophy Hunts Yield Elk and Mountain Lion
Dr. Leonard Farlow of Archdale and Dr. Rick Jackson of Thomasville hunted in New Mexico Texas and Arizona for elk deer and a mountain lion. Farlow bagged a 135 pound 6-8 ft long mountain lion while Jackson claimed a stag with eight points and two beams on the left.
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Leonard Farlow
Archdale
Rick Jackson
Thomasville
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Ranto
N.M
Jackson
Farlow
Coronado National Forest
Dale Lee
Richard Holcomb
Beating Into the Wind Becomes Sailing Close Hauled
Julius Cooper answers reader questions on anchoring wing and wing running and beating or sailing close hauled. He explains anchor line length, approach, and paying out line, then describes apparent wind and lift causing forward motion while the boat fights sideways.
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Lumber River
Moore County
Scotland
Piedmont
Julius Cooper
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