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Animal scat, while not an average teaching-aid, has become the center of Ann May’s educational programs for the Wildlife Resource Commission. She details how you can tell the species, gender, age, and diet of an animal based on their scat and even provides a field guide for identification assistance.
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The annual North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association held in Fall 2017 in the Sandhills Game Land. It presents an opportunity to showcase trained hunting dogs in a myriad of skills, from duck retrieval and search to desire to work. Author Mike Zlotnicki participated with his dog Annie and discusses the lessons that he learned along the way.
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Similar to the “Flat Stanley” project, author Keith Hendrickson set out to create a traveling decoy to send to duck hunters all over the country. Bald Pete, as the decoy has been called, has been used on hunting trips in all 50 states as of his fourth season abroad, and has even been out of the country to Canada, Mexico, and Iceland. He now resides in The Core Sound Waterfowl and Heritage Center.
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35024
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Over a period of nine years, the author, associated with NC’s Wildlife Resources Commission, acquired the nickname “Scat Lady.” Explanations for the origin of this nickname includes a passion for the knowledge about the scat and scat habits of animals such as wild turkeys. Include is a scat field guide.
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35026
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The author recounts his first hunting experience with his father, an experience whose significance inspired him to want to share this kind of experience with future generations.
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35029
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In this account, the author recalls the hunting incident that convinced him that an affinity for hunting can be in a person’s DNA.
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In this account, Harvey admitted that his love for hunting was a love instilled over the course of time and multiple experiences.
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Zlotnicki’s account of his German short haired pointer, Annie, becoming hunting dog includes the process for his dog’s joining the NAVHDA (North Carolina Versatile Hunting Dog Association) and a recalling of a memorable hunting dog competition. His account concludes with this lesson learned from the competition: it’s not about the destination, but the journey.
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35036
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Zlotnicki’s account of his German short haired pointer, Annie, becoming hunting dog includes the process for his dog’s joining the NAVHDA (North Carolina Versatile Hunting Dog Association) and a recalling of a memorable hunting dog competition. His account concludes with this lesson learned from the competition: it’s not about the destination, but the journey.
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It’s not about hunting or the game, but relationships. The lesson was gleaned from the author’s narration of the Smokehouse Bunch: hunting buddies Grant Johnson, Gra Waters, and Grant’s dog, a Pointer not aptly named Speed.
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Hendrickson recounted the four season popularity run of his carved decoy, Pete. As the author illustrated, Pete’s popularity was proven by the journey taken that encompassed all fifty US states, as well as Canada and Mexico, between 2006-2010, with fellow hunters across the country’s use of the decoy for their hunting adventures.
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The author discussed the adaptive measures that animals without the conveniences of cooked and processed foods must take in order to stay nourished. In the process, Beane proved the adaptability of humanity’s fellow creatures. Adaptive measures discussed included differences in animals’ digestive tract and eating behaviors.
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The winner of the 2017 Thomas L. Quay Wildlife Diversity Award, Alvin Braswell, had an impressive career that spanned five decades. As a renowned researcher in the field of Herpetology, Braswell’s professional accomplishments include forty years’ employment with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, involvement with the creation of the 2003 legislation that banned the capture of more than four turtles without a permit, authoring or c-authoring more than fifty journal publications, and involvement with the creation of the NC Herpetologist Society.
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The passage of the law “Outdoor Heritage Enhanced” in 2017 assured additional opportunities for hunters across the state to enjoy their pastime on private and public lands, which may include after 2018 migratory birds. Additional opportunities on private lands included increasing the hours prior to 9:30am and after 12:30pm. As for public lands, examples of additional hunting privileges include public land managers now permitting hunting on this day, as long as hunters use firearms on public lands for which they have jurisdiction. Concerning the possible addition of migratory birds, this happens contingent on the results of a study that will consider the impact on migrant bird populations.
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The author recalled how a love for hunting was instilled by her grandfather and the first time she bagged a deer.
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