Record #:

21727

Author(s):

Green, John

Abstract:

Each year the NC Wildlife Commission publishes a booklet, \"Permit Hunting Opportunities,\" both in print and on its website. The permit allows hunting for a specific number of days on various game lands for turkey, dove, deer bear, waterfowl, including tundra swan, geese, and small game. Green explains how hunters are selected for a permit. The article includes a map marking the state's 56 game lands in the Central Region, Piedmont Region, Mountain Region, and National Wildlife Refuges. Green describes hunting wild turkey for three days on a permit for Jordan Lake Game Land.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2014, p4-9, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Game lands

Record #:

21728

Author(s):

Brotak, Dr. Ed; Pusser, Todd [Photographer]

Abstract:

Stretching from the mountains to the coast, the state contains a diversity of wildlife and habitat. This includes the American alligator, the Southern flying squirrel, and elk herds. Brotak states that analyzing the climate of a particular region requires a close look at temperature and precipitation. \"These two elements to a large extent control the type of vegetation found in an area and therefore also determine the wildlife found there.\" The article includes maps showing normal precipitation and normal mean temperatures from 1971-2000.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2014, p10-15, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife; Precipitation--North Carolina; Temperature

Record #:

21733

Author(s):

Shaffner, Marty; McGaw, Melissa [Photographer]

Abstract:

Shaffner, a fishing guide in northwestern North Carolina, describes fishing for smallmouth bass in a very under-utilized fishery--the tributaries of large smallmouth bass rivers. He considers it the state's greatest freshwater game fish. He provides information on some of the streams listed by their river basins, such as the Yadkin River, New River, and French Broad River basins, as well as tackle and techniques to use.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2014, p16-, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bass fishing; Smallmouth bass

Record #:

21734

Author(s):

Kelly, Christine A.

Abstract:

There is a golden eagle population of 3,000 to 5,000 nesting in Eastern Canada during the summer. Around October they began heading south toward their wintering destination in the Appalachian Mountains. A number of them settle in the state's mountains. Kelly reports on the research being conducted by the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group at West Virginia University by Dr. Todd Katzner and his group. In 2012-13, the group invited the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to join the study.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2014, p22-27, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Birds--Migration

Record #:

21735

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

Almost 300 years ago Colonel William Byrd II described the Great Dismal Swamp as \"a great and dreary swamp not fit for man or beast.\" Today the swamp's 126,000 acres straddle the border of Virginia/North Carolina. It is a National Wildlife Refuge on the Virginia side and a state park on the North Carolina side in 2007. The swamp has become a place of enjoyment and education. In 2013 over 80,000 visitors came to the state park.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 78 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 2014, p30-35, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Great Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)