State and federal clash over red wolves in Hyde County
State lawmakers in Hyde County pass a law allowing residents to shoot red wolves deemed threats. Fish and Wildlife officials say the reintroduction policy needs rewriting and that the new state law may have limited influence. Disputes center on enforcement, trust, and how to balance landowner rights with wildlife conservation amid a shrinking wolf population.
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North Carolina
Hyde County
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
Fish R and Wildlife
Hyde
Fish and Wildlife
Fed
Zeno Edwards
R-Beaufort
Mike Phillips
Edwards
Phillips
Jim Pulliam
Fish and Wildlife Service
Atlanta
Troy Mayo
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Dare County
Alligator River Refuge
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Mayo
Fish and Wildlife Statement
Ory Henry
Asheville
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement
Fairfield
Henry
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Ducks Unlimited Sees Rise in Duck Population This Year
Ducks Unlimited predicts a stronger duck population this year as dry prairies give way to better wetland and upland nesting conditions. The report credits conservation efforts and the North American Waterfowl Plan, noting 36 million acres under protection from the 1990 Farm Bill, with cautious optimism for regional habitat recovery and upcoming waterfowl hearings.
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Ducks Unlimited
Conservation Organization
Prairies
Matthew B. Connolly Jr
Connolly
United States
Canada
U.S
Best baits to catch big bass
Local fishing column shares top lures for big bass including Zara Spook as a go to, pig and jig to mimic crawfish, grass frogs and floating worms for flats, and Boy Howdy lure speed techniques. Notes emphasize patience, subtle strikes, and photographing or mounting trophies. Mentions Pete Sarreto and Greg Bolla finishing first and second in the Eastern Bassmasters July tournament and Paul Wachter pursuing the pro circuit.
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Howdy
Pete Sarreto
New Bern
Greg Bolla
Paul Wachter
Fish and Wildlife Service proposes Recreational Fisheries Branch
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service proposes creating a Branch of Recreational Fisheries to boost fishing at wildlife refuges. Spokesman Craig Rieben says the move will structure recreation efforts, improve access with ramps piers and handicapped facilities, and share plans with engineers for broad use. The service notes many refuges already allow fishing and will expand access while continuing stock enhancement and endangered species considerations.
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U.S. Fish = Wildlife Service
Craig Rieben
Rieben
North Carolina to Host Hunter Education Competition
Six NC teams from Advance area schools join about a week long event at Yadkin Point Preserve along the Yadkin River. Teams from US Canada and Mexico may compete in bow and arrow muzzleloader rifle shotgun and animal identification events. The competition is sanctioned by Education Hunter Association and NC Wildlife Resources Commission. High schools include Forbush High Yadkin urrituck Currituck John A Holmes Edenton Burgaw Pender County.
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Advance
North Carolina
Yadkin Point
Yadkin River
United States
Canada
Mexico
The
Education Hunter Association
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
Forbush High School
Yadkinurrituck
Currituck County
John A. Holmes High School
Edenton
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Tom Leesen
N.C. Nature Conservancy
Ogra
Omar
B.A.S.S
Swiss Bear
N.C. Department of Transportation
P.O. Box
Raleigh
Albemarle
Roanoke River
Roanoke
Plymouth
Steve Oliver
East Coast
Carolina Beach
Lynn Williamson
P.O
Oriental Marina
Don Millman
Oriental
Atlantic Beach
Lloyd Good
Theation
Glenburnie Road
Raffle
Bass Report
Associated Press
Doug Alcorn
Hunter
Burgaw
Pender County
Chamber of Commerce
Sun Journal
Chamber Magazine
Jamie Garrish
Jane Turner
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