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26906
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According to Gene Abernethy, chief of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s Division of Enforcement, there are about half-dozen serious assaults on wildlife officers per year. Three wildlife officers have been killed in assaults over squirrel hunting in closed season, a trout-fishing violation, and illegal night-hunting.
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26907
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Erwin Bauer has been catching bass for fifty years, and everything about bass fishing has changed in that time. Bauer reflects on the old and new ways of bass fishing, and points out that it has become too commercial and high-tech. While these changes have radically rewritten bass fishing stories, the mission to hook a bass remains the same.
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26908
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Two years ago, new rules were adopted to require dam building agencies to consider fish and wildlife needs when planning a big water project. Interior Secretary James Watt wants to rewrite those rules so that economic considerations have priority over environmental concerns. Conservationists argue that this would be a huge step backwards and pose a real threat to wildlife habitat.
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26909
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The American dog tick carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and North Carolina usually leads the nation in the number of cases. Young children are most susceptible to the disease in the summer, but the disease is most dangerous to people over the age of forty. To prevent tick bites, wear insect repellent, cover bare skin, wear a hat, and tuck in your clothing.
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26931
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The most satisfactory way to deal with mosquitos, gnats, biting flies, ticks, and mites during the North Carolina summer is to make yourself as unattractive as possible. DEET is the best insect repellent and proper clothing protects bare skin from insect bites. To treat bites, use Campho-Phenique as an itch-reliever and an antiseptic.
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26932
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The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed several bills favorable to wildlife. The bills include a supplemental appropriation of one-million dollars to fund wildlife programs, enactment of a State voluntary migratory waterfowl stamp, and changes in the fox laws.
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26933
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Dr. Frederick S. Barkalow, Jr., retired zoology and forestry professor at North Carolina State University, died on June 22, 1982 of a heart attack at the Fishing School he started at Cape Hatteras. Fred was named Conservationist of the Year in 1969 and received numerous awards for his dedicated service. He was also a true sportsman who believed hunting and fishing were important wildlife management techniques.
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26934
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This month North Carolina fishermen observed a large bass feeding on minnows, but they noticed the bass did not have eyes. While eyesight plays an important role in feeding, bass can also sense vibrations along their lateral lines. Fishermen can use rattle-type plugs, which are lures designed to attract bass through sound as well as sight.
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26935
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Hunter’s Clays began in England to reproduce the kinds of shots most frequently encountered by bird shooters. Its growing popularity has spread to the United States, and hunters hope that it will become a major shooting sport in this country. Competition is strictly local and conducted among club members and hunting companions.
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26936
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The conventional yawn occurs when breathing slows down because of fatigue, inactivity or lack of sleep. Some animals yawn for convention, but for others, yawns are mere weapons in territorial battles. Lizards and fish open their mouths to threaten unwelcome invaders.
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11.Solid Endangered Species Act Passes House, Senate by Friend O’ Wildlife Vol. 29 Issue 8, Aug 1982
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26937
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After a long and vigorous contest between conservationists and industry, the Endangered Species Act has been reauthorized for another three years. The essential rare wildlife protection elements of the Act are intact, overly complex regulations have been trimmed, and many changes requested by industry, sportsmen and Interior have been accommodated.
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26938
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The Brunswick County Wildlife Club hosted the North Carolina Wildlife Federation Board of Directors meeting in Shallotte. Among the subjects of high priority were the Barrier Islands Legislation, renewal of the Endangered Species Act, and the threat of environmental damage along seven miles of State Road 1568 on Topsail Island.
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26939
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The Interior Department did not appeal when a district judge gave cattle priority on a Montana wildlife refuge to allow livestock grazing. The National Wildlife Federation and the Montana affiliate are appealing the decision because they believe grazing will be detrimental to wildlife in the refuge.
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26940
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A woodlands tract, known as Camassia Slopes, harbors rare and endangered species of wildflowers along the Roanoke River in Northampton County. The North Carolina Nature Conservancy will manage the site as a wildlife sanctuary and field laboratory for education and research projects. They will also begin an inventory of the plant species and monitor wildflower populations.
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26941
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On March 26, 1983, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation will hold the 20th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards dinner in conjunction with the 37th Annual Convention. The awards dinner acknowledges a few North Carolinians who have contributed to the field of conservation.
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