Bass angler Tom Dillon wins SBA championship at Lake Gaston
High Point bass fisherman Tom Dillon won the Southern Bass Anglers Association championship with 42 pounds at Lake Gaston, beating runner up Butch Williams by about 20 pounds. Dillon credited pattern recognition from the recent state event and group support from the Early Times Bassmasters. He weighed seven keepers Saturday and nine on Sunday, including a five pound 14 ounce largest fish, all in shallow water near stumps. Prize money totaled 3000 dollars.
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Tom Dillon
High Point
Southern Bass Anglers Association
Lake Gaston
Butch Williams
Henderson
Dillon
Early Times
Bassmasters Club
Furniture City
Gaston
Durham
SBA
Endangered Species in NC Funded by Licenses
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission does not receive state tax money for wildlife programs. All funding comes from hunting and fishing licenses, with rebates and some funds excluded, placing the financial burden on sportsmen for both game and nongame species across the state.
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North Carolina
Carolina
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
New Tax Idea Aims to Fund Wildlife Conservation Nationwide
Missouri voters approved an earmarked one eighth cent sales tax to fund conservation programs. Officials estimate about 26 million dollars the first year with a personal cost of 3 to 4 dollars per resident. The plan aims to expand funding beyond hunting and fishing licenses and inspire similar proposals nationwide. In North Carolina, the Carolina Conservationist program invites both sportsmen and nonhunting residents to contribute to nongame and endangered species efforts with growing interest.
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Kansas City
Missouri Conservation Department
Missouri
Charlie Davidson
Conservation Federation of Missouri
Davidson
Nathanial Reed
North
Curtis Wooten
Carolina Conservationist Program
The
Wildlife Commission
Charlotte-Gaston County
Piedmont
Roy Young
Barefoot Archery Shop
Wilkinson Blvd
Charlotte
Carolina
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
General Service
Washington, D.C
Carolina Conservationist program aids wildlife effort and prints
Wooten notes long running work on habitat for small game and endangered species through the Carolina Conservationist program. Projects include red cockaded woodpecker protection brown pelican nesting and other species. Contributions start at $2 with tax benefits and $2 in federal matching funds per $1.
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Wooten
Wildlife
Carolina Conservationist
Boating Answers and Safety Tips From Julius Cooper
Expert readers share practical boat safety advice covering bumper versus frame hitch setup the correct trailer length equal to boat weight capacity and roll adjustability how to use child and adult PFDs and the importance of keeping divers flags in sight while en route.
South Carolina wild turkeys rise in spring harvest
Wildlife officials report 536 wild gobblers taken in the state's spring hunts, a 20 percent rise from 1976 and 4 percent above 1975, signaling progress toward restoring Eastern wild turkeys to former ranges within ten years.
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S.C. Wildlife Department
Vernon Bevill
Edgefield
Wildlife Department
Bevill
South Carolina
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