Record #:

7844

Author(s):

Trask, Raiford

Abstract:

The snipe was a popular game bird in the early 1900s, but its popularity led to its being heavily hunted. Between 1941 and 1954, snipe hunting season was closed nationally. Although the snipe has never regained its popularity among sportsmen, it remains a challenging bird to hunt. Snipe are found in a variety of habitats, and they generally prefer wet ones, including waterfowl impoundments, freshwater marshes, boggy agricultural fields, and wet cow pastures. Trask describes how to eat snipe and a hunting technique called the Snipe Shuffle.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Feb 1991, p4-7, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Snipe shooting

Record #:

7845

Author(s):

Hill, Angela Dorman

Abstract:

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission restocks and relocates wild turkeys to suitable habitats. These activities have brought the state's wild turkey population to a forty-year-high. Several counties recently reported the finding of pen-raised turkeys in their fields and woodlands. Release of pen-raised birds can spread disease to the wild stock as well as weaken their ability to survive in the wild by interbreeding.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Feb 1991, p30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wild turkeys

Record #:

7846

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The shortnose sturgeon is the only federally-listed endangered marine fish in the state's waters. An intensive study is being conducted by the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in the Cape Fear River system to determine the abundance and distribution patterns of this fish. The shortnose sturgeon was considered extinct in North Carolina waters until one was caught in the Brunswick River in 1987.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Feb 1991, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shortnose sturgeon