WOW, What a Celebration for Servicemen May 9, 2008
Before the sun came up April 18 at Jordan Lake, 175 bass boats, each decorated with a yellow ribbon and an American flag and arranged in flights of red, white, and blue, held fast as their occupants awaited the 7:15 a.m. take-off from the New Hope Landing to begin the third Warriors on the Water event, a bass tournament celebrating the men and women who have served our country.
By Tony Garitta
MFC Reopens Red Drum Season May 4, 2008
MOREHEAD CITY – Citing the action as a means to reduce regulatory discards of dead fish, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted to reopen the commercial red drum harvest season effective April 28.
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Be on Lookout for Snakehead Fish May 4, 2008
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds anglers fishing the Catawba River this year to be on the lookout for snakehead — an exotic, predatory fish that has the potential to expand its range into N.C. waters.
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P&G to Host Fishing Clinic for Charlotte Big Brothers Big Sisters Chapter April 25, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. P&G, in partnership with Berkley, will host a visit with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte on Saturday, April 26 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Convention Center in conjunction with the Wal-Mart FLW Tour National Guard Open on Lake Norman April 24-27.
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Highway Patrol Holds First-Ever Public Forum on Trailering Boats April 24, 2008
On April 21, in the Warwick Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the N.C. Highway Patrol held their first ever public forum to explain the laws on towing boats and their manner of enforcing them.
By Jerry Dilsaver
WRC Interim Director Announces Resignation April 20, 2008
For the second time in less than a year, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will be without an executive director.
By Craig Holt
Council to Hold Public Hearing/Scoping Meeting Series in May April 17, 2008
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) will hold a series of public meetings May 7 -15, 2008 to solicit input on fishery management alternatives designed to end overfishing for gag grouper, vermilion snapper, and red snapper, three economically important species in the snapper grouper management complex.
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Beyond BOW Registration Open April 14, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 14, 2008)– Registration is now open for two upcoming events in the Beyond Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, a hands-on and fun way to learn outdoor skills presented by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
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Commercial Harvest of Red Drum to Close April 1, 2008
In a proclamation dated April 1, Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries, announced the commercial harvest of red drum for the 2007-2008 fishing year will end at 12:00 Noon on April 3.
North Carolina Sportsman
Highway Patrol to Hold Forum on Trailering Oversize Boats March 17, 2008
In what has been heralded as a first for the Highway Patrol, the N.C. Highway Patrol will conduct a public forum on Monday, April 21st discussing the rules and regulations of transporting oversize recreational and commercial boats on North Carolina highways.