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26491
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Despite the increasing number of registered boats, the number of fatalities from recreational boating is continually decreasing due to the use of personal flotation devices.
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26500
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The split mourning dove season will run from September to October, and again from December to January. The first portion of the season, hunting hours will happen at noon while the second half will occur from sunrise to sunset.
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26502
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The Roanoke-Chowan wildlife club, formed in 1968 and reorganized in 1976, has been devoted to conservation issues and member education.
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26503
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The Cumberland County wildlife club has varied interests, but members have come together to work on projects such as the construction of wood duck and blue bird houses, firearm education, and National Hunting and Fishing Day.
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26504
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The McLeansville Wildlife Club has won the Governor’s Conservation Organization of the Year Award for 1977-79 and the NWF President’s Award in 1977. The close-knit group works on wood duck nesting boxes, spring planting projects, hunter safety training, and fishing rodeos.
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26517
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Starting January 1981, new mandatory visual distress signals will go into effect for boaters in coastal waters and on the high seas. All boats, regardless of size will be required to carry readily accessible flares, lights, smoke signals, and flags.
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26521
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The mysterious decline of Atlantic Coast striped bass has now been attributed to traces of arsenic and other chemicals in East Coast rivers.
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26522
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With the opening of the North Carolina mourning dove hunting season, hunters are required to understand Federal dove baiting regulations such as the planting and harvesting of crops to attract doves.
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26539
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A limited, controlled duck hunt will be carried out on the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge this fall, along with a sponsored youth hunt.
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26540
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Although 38 percent of boating accidents in North Carolina last year involved drinking, there is no specific definition of a legal blood alcohol level for boating as there is for driving.
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26541
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Only waterfowl hunters using 12-gauge shotguns will be required to use steel shot in non-toxic shot zones in eastern North Carolina.
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26543
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Ninety million dollars has been apportioned to all fifty states for fish and wildlife aid, specifically hunter safety programs, and wildlife and sport fishing restoration.
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26544
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Although early spring offers some of the best fishing in North Carolina, it also provides some of the most dangerous conditions for boaters and recreationists. Cool waters can lead to hypothermia which can lead quickly to death.
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26551
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission adopted new regulations to protect coastal and inland striped bass, allow for better stocking of trout, and reduce issues with hatcheries.
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26561
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Each year, migratory waterfowl succumb to toxic deaths from lead shot, but steel shot is a remedy to this problem. However, resistance to the use of steel shot still exists so some state programs are allowing the FWS to enforce federal steel shot regulations.
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