Record #:

8630

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

At eighteen miles long and six miles wide, Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County is the state's largest freshwater lake. Total water surface is 40,000 acres. Beginning in 1789, many unsuccessful attempts have been made to drain it for other uses, particularly farming. In 1933, the last draining attempt failed, and in 1934, the federal government created the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The lake is a haven for many waterfowl, especially Canadian geese. In the 1960s, Mattamuskeet was briefly the goose hunting capital of the world, with over 130,000 geese wintering there. Over the years the population has declined, with only 17,000 wintering there in 1985.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Jan 1986, p4-11, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Mattamuskeet--History

Record #:

8632

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

North Carolina provides habitats to many mammals that are seldom seen. Some of them are rare, and some are merely secretive. Dean describes some of them, including the fox squirrel, swamp rabbit, river otter, nutria, nine-banded armadillo, coyote, mountain lion, and black-tailed jack rabbit.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Feb 1986, p4-9, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mammals

Record #:

8886

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Dean discusses the ongoing disagreement between Carolina Cape Fear Corporation, that plans to develop a large part of Bald Head Island that it owns, the state which owns the other part, and conservationists who fear that development of any kind would be difficult without harming the environment.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 35 Issue 4, Apr 1971, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coastal zone management; Real estate development--Bald Head Island

Record #:

8888

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

On June 7, 1971, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted to adopt a new Game Lands program. The new program involves the expansion of the game lands from around 700,000 acres to 1.5 million acres, changes in regulations, reductions in fees and other things that would affect hunters and fishermen. Dean discusses how the new program will work, the new regulations, and what it will mean for hunters, fishermen, and other outdoorsmen.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 35 Issue 8, Aug 1971, p4-6, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Game reserves; Game protection

Record #:

8912

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Dean continues his report about ongoing disagreements between Carolina Cape Fear Corporation, that plans to develop a large part of Bald Head Island that it owns, the state which owns the other part, and conservationists who fear that development of any kind would be difficult without harming the environment. Dean interviewed William R. Henderson, president of Carolina Cape Fear Corporation, consulted numerous reports and scientific studies about the island and marshes, and talked to prominent scientists and ecologists and visited Bald Head.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 35 Issue 12, Dec 1971, p7-9, 24, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coastal zone management; Real estate development--Bald Head Island; Environmental protection--Bald Head Island

Record #:

8916

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

On June 7, 1971, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted to adopt a new Game Lands program. The new program involves the expansion of the game lands from around 700,000 acres to 1.5 million acres. When the question is raised about how fish and wildlife will be protected in the larger territory the answer is that it will be as good or better then it was when the game lands were smaller. Dean discusses how the new lands will be protected.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 36 Issue 3, Mar 1972, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Game reserves; Game lands, Protection of

Record #:

8923

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has changed its big game reporting system for the for the 1972-1973 hunting season. Previously a compulsory big game tagging system was in effect for all big game killed on the Wildlife Commission's Game Lands, but did not furnish information on big game killed off the game lands. Dean discusses how the new system, a statewide voluntary tagging program, will work.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 36 Issue 9, Sept 1972, p12, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife management; Game laws

Record #:

9076

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

In Part 1 of a new series, Dean discuss the state's mountain trout fishery.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 38 Issue 4, Apr 1974, p4-6, 27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trout fisheries--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

9150

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

In Part 2 of this series on trout fishing and trout habitat in North Carolina, Dean discusses effects on trout produced by human activity. It takes only one sand and gravel operation, one careless timber cut, one new development, or a new road to destroy a trout stream.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 38 Issue 8, Aug 1974, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trout fisheries--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

9363

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

When Michael Smith was nineteen, he had an accident water-skiing that left him handicapped and confined to a wheelchair. A gift from a neighbor of a set of charcoal pencils would play a part in his later becoming a painter of waterfowl. Although he returned to North Carolina State University to study sociology, drawing and painting started to occupy more of his time. Dean discusses Smith's work and career as an artist.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 40 Issue 3, Mar 1976, p14-15, 26, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife artists; Wildlife art; Smith, G. Michael

Record #:

9497

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Dean looks back one hundred years, and with text and old photographs, reminds current hunters that tomorrow's “Good Old Days” begin today.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Jan 1978, p9-12, 14, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hunting; Hunters

Record #:

9500

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Dean describes two devastating floods that struck western North Carolina in mid-July 1916 and in August 1940.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Jan 1978, punnumbered, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Floods--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

9512

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Patton was the first executive director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission when it was formed in 1947. When he retired in 1976, he had served longer than any other director in a similar post in the nation. Dean discusses his accomplishments.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 5, May 1978, punnumbered, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Patton, Clyde P., 1913-1999

Record #:

9522

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Artificial reefs are used to increase fish habitats and areas for sports fishing. The authors discuss building a reef using worn out automobile tires and how they work after construction. One of the first large-scale artificial tire reefs was installed in Lake Gaston.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 7, July 1978, p17-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artificial reefs

Record #:

9523

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

David “Carbine” Williams was a native of Cumberland County who made major developments in sporting and military weapons, including the M1 Carbine, a weapon that gave American soldiers superior firepower in World War II.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 42 Issue 8, Aug 1978, p2-5, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gunsmiths--Cumberland County; Gunsmithing; Williams, David Marshall, 1900-1975; Firearms--History