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2011
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Although more and more waterfowl hunters and guides are using artificial fowl calls to attract ducks and geese, some hunters on Eastern North Carolina's sounds and waterways still employ traditional mouth calling.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 12, Dec 1994,
p4-7, il
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25940
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This year ends an era of waterfowl hunting on Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. Despite protests, the US Fish and Wildlife Service have closed the refuge to all hunting activities due to a decline in the flock.
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25972
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Controversy continues over the closing of W. Kerr Scott Reservoir to hunting. The Wilkes County lake was closed by the US Army Corps of Engineers due to issues with waterfowl hunting. Although the Corps has reopened part of the lake, sportsmen along with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission remain concerned about the Corps’ influence with a public property.
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26083
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Waterfowl hunters in North Carolina will be required to use steel shot in portions of several counties under the proposed expansion by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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26401
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For the first time since 1973, waterfowl hunting from limited and assigned blinds will be allowed at the Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
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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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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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26780
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Due to a decrease in black duck populations, waterfowl hunters can expect harvest restrictions this fall. The Atlantic Flyway Technical Committee biologists recommended to reduce flyway-wide harvest by twenty-five percent.
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26842
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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission made recommendations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on steel shot regulations and zones. They recommend that waterfowl hunters be required to use steel shot during the coming seasons on all waters and an adjacent zone of land in Currituck, Dare and Pamlico counties.
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26853
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced basic steel shot zones for the state in a continuing effort to reduce lead poisoning in waterfowl. The zones will be standardized across twenty-six states to help hunters make decisions on the type of shells they will need.
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31015
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Every fall, hordes of waterfowl make their way down south, finding resting spots in North Carolina's sounds and lakes. However, severe drought in Canadian breeding grounds resulted in lesser populations. This with the higher cost of Federal duck stamps resulted in fewer waterfowl hunters for the season. This led to a 21 percent decrease in the numbers of waterfowl harvested. But when contrasted with other states, North Carolina more than gets its share.
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35576
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High Yield Forestry found a yield not measured by lumber, and benefitted more than employees in this industry. The yield was measured also in fowl bagged and birds spotted, the benefactors local hunters and birdwatchers.
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