Record #:

4743

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Commission's three-year experimental teal season concludes September 7-16, 2000. Bag limit is four teal per hunter per day. Whether the teal season becomes permanent depends upon hunter response. Some feel September is too early for waterfowl hunting. Continuation also depends on whether or not state guidelines for accidental and illegal harvest of other ducks are followed.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 9, Sept 2000, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duck shooting; Blue-winged teal

Record #:

5322

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

The black drum, the largest member of the croaker family, is a feisty game fish that provides plenty of fight for fishermen along the Carolina coast. Many states regulate size and creel limits to protect the fish, but black drum fishing in North Carolina is unregulated. The largest black drum ever caught in state waters weighed 100 pounds and 1-ounce and was caught in the Cape Fear River in 1998.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 66 Issue 8, Aug 2002, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black drum

Record #:

6273

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

The Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center covers 2,800 acres of Neuse River bottomland in Johnston County. The property is managed by the Johnston County Community College with \"the goal of maintaining it in a natural state while providing educational and recreational opportunities.\" Howell Woods has several different types of habitats, including freshwater wetlands and hardwood forests.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 1, Jan 2004, p18-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (Four Oaks); Environmental education--Johnston County

Record #:

6771

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Some of North Carolina's top fishing guides, including fishing boat captains Eddie Stuart, Fisher Culbreth, Wayne Freeman, and Jimmy Price, give their suggestions for catching flounder. Marsh also includes the new flounder fishing regulations.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 8, Aug 2004, p26-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flatfish fishing

Record #:

6842

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Before pollution and overharvesting all but wiped out the state's oysters, commercial oyster harvesters brought in almost one million bushels a year. Now the harvest is less than 50,000 bushels. Loss of oysters is not only a problem for seafood lovers. It also means a loss of cleaner waters, for oysters filter water for their food. New legislation passed in 2004 now allows dock owners to cultivate their own oysters for consumption. The Under the Dock Oyster Bill states that \"shellfish cultivation provides increased ecological benefits to the estuarine environment by promoting natural water filtration and increased fishery habitats.\"

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 9, Sept 2004, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oyster fisheries; Oyster culture

Record #:

6976

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Ralph Jensen's love of woodworking and hunting evolved into a career of handcrafting furniture, waterfowl and turkey calls, and duck decoys. Jensen discusses his work and creations.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 12, Dec 2004, p16-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wood-carvers; Jenson, Ralph

Record #:

7511

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

North Carolina's Outer Banks have attracted hunters for over 150 years. Well into the 20th-century, the islands were dotted with lodges of gunning clubs, which have since been absorbed into national park lands. Waterfowl was the target of most of the clubs, but an introduced bird, the ring-necked pheasant, also provided sport. The only self-sustaining pheasant population in the state lives on the Outer Banks. Studies have failed to determine why they thrive there and nowhere else. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore does not allow pheasant hunting, but hunting is allowed in other island areas.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 69 Issue 12, Dec 2005, p4-8, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pheasant shooting--Outer Banks; Ring-necked pheasant--Outer Banks

Record #:

9698

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

With the assistance of experienced bowyer, Basil Watts, Marsh describes how to make a wooden longbow.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 2, Feb 2008, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bow and arrow making

Record #:

10059

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

One of the most-highly prized fishes in the state's coastal waters that attracts a devoted following is the grouper species, including the gag, misty, red, scamp, and snowy groupers. Marsh discusses fishing for grouper and some of the difficulties involved.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 5, May 2008, p26-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishing; Grouper fisheries

Record #:

10305

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Marsh observes and describes an intriguing inhabitant in his back yard--a golden orb spider.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 9, Sept 2008, p26-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spiders; Nephila maculate

Record #:

11036

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Eagles Island lies on the border of New Hanover and Brunswick between the Cape Fear and Brunswick rivers. Lying adjacent to Wilmington, the island was a prime spot for developers. Marsh discusses the work of a grassroots group - the Coalition for the Preservation of Eagles Island - that took on the task of protecting the island from development.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 73 Issue 4, Apr 2009, p20-27, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental protection--Citizen participation--Wilmington; Eagles Island

Record #:

11755

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Over the past forty years, the North Carolina Wildlife Commission has assembled a set of data on the state's black bear population. This led to the creation of the Black Bear Cooperator Program - a program of management activities that aided in the growth of the bear populations in eastern and western North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 73 Issue 11, Nov 2009, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black bear--Research

Record #:

12966

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

Marsh recounts the history of the Mill Pond which is located in Columbus County. Over the years, many festive gatherings took place there; it was home to the Brunswick Walking and Drinking Club; and one of the oldest quail hunting clubs in the South organized there.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 74 Issue 9, Sept 2010, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mill Pond--Columbus County--History

Record #:

12973

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

A slam means taking everything possible, whether it is a card game, sports, such as tennis or baseball, and hunting and fishing. Hunters have slams, such as hunting all turkey species. Three squirrel species live in North Carolina - the red, gray, and fox. Marsh describes a squirrel slam to hunt these three types.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 74 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p26-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Squirrel hunting

Record #:

13859

Author(s):

Marsh, Mike

Abstract:

At one time thirty-six fishing piers jutted out from the state's coastline into the Atlantic Ocean. Now only eighteen remain. Natural disasters claimed some. Others have fallen victim to accelerated development and soaring land costs which have enticed owners to sell their piers for a substantial profit. Fishing piers and the culture they engendered seem to be disappearing forever. Oak Island seeks to keep this tradition alive and provide public access to saltwater fishing through the purchase of the former Yaupon Pier.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 75 Issue 3, Mar 2011, p20-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Saltwater fishing; Piers--Oak Island