Record #:

1771

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

In an effort to accommodate disabled and specially challenged sportspeople and hunters, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has developed two programs, the Disabled Access Program and the Disabled Sportsman's Program.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p29, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Disabled Access Program; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Disabled Sportsman's Program

Record #:

1772

Author(s):

Hartley, Kevin

Abstract:

Volunteers at the Watauga Chapter of Trout Unlimited designed and constructed portable fish-stocking backpack units and donated them to the NC Wildlife Commission. The units are used to transport half-wild brown trout for stocking in remote areas.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trout; Fish stocking; Trout Unlimited--Watauga Chapter

Record #:

1773

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The 4,000 miles of mountain streams in North Carolina provide the habitat for a broad and fascinating assortment of creatures and plant life.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stream ecology

Record #:

1774

Author(s):

Malat, Joe

Abstract:

Speckled trout and spotted sea trout are popular with surf fishers on the North Carolina coast. The fish are available in varying numbers almost nine months a year.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p10-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sea trout fishing; Trout

Record #:

1775

Author(s):

Earley, Lawrence S.; Baynes, A. Sidney

Abstract:

Tom Quay, retired professor of zoology and wildlife conservation at North Carolina State University, has left a profound legacy to the modern environmental movement.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quay, Thomas L. (Lavelle), 1914-2012; Environmentalists

Record #:

1776

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Sightings of the eastern coral snake in North Carolina have become increasingly rare since 1960. The reasons for the snake's decline are unclear, but indications are that it might disappear altogether from the state.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Micrurus; Snakes

Record #:

1887

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

An anonymous deer club in North Carolina's Piedmont has adopted a deer management program, Quality Deer Management (QDM), that will maintain a healthy deer population by harvesting fewer bucks and more does.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 9, Sept 1994, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Deer--Control; Deer hunting

Record #:

1888

Author(s):

Simpson, Bob; Simpson, Mary

Abstract:

The striped mullet, also known as the plebeian jumping mullet, is one of North Carolina's most abundant and economically important fishes.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 9, Sept 1994, p10-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mullet fishing

Record #:

1946

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

The comeback of wood duck populations in the eastern U.S. qualifies as a major wildlife management success story. In 1993 biologists banded over 2,500 wood ducks in the Tuckertown and Pee Dee River reservoirs as part of a new wildlife management program.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 10, Oct 1994, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife management; Wood duck

Record #:

1947

Author(s):

Elliott, Doug

Abstract:

Black gum trees are a valuable source of food and shelter for North Carolina Wildlife, and they provide many practical benefits to rural families.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 10, Oct 1994, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black-gum

Record #:

1951

Author(s):

Barnes, Jay

Abstract:

Hurricane Hazel was one of the most destructive storms to strike the North Carolina coast in the last few centuries. October 15, 1994, marks the 40th anniversary of this powerful storm.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 10, Oct 1994, p8-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hurricanes; Hurricane Hazel, 1954; Hurricanes, 1954

Record #:

2011

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 12, Dec 1994, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duck calls; Waterfowl shooting

Record #:

2110

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

State wildlife officers receive sixteen weeks of rigorous training. Their many duties include enforcing federal and state wildlife laws, rescuing lost sportsmen, educating the public, and promoting firearms safety.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p4-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Enforcement

Record #:

2111

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Division of Wildlife Management is responsible for monitoring and managing the state's wildlife population, both on public and private lands, and now has added nongame, migratory, and endangered species.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p8-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Wildlife Management

Record #:

2118

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Division of Boating and Inland Fisheries oversees management of freshwater fishes, building and maintenance of public boating access areas, and reviewing proposed development projects for environmental impact.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 1995, p16-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Division of Boating and Inland Fisheries