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The results are in for this year’s wild turkey observation survey! All the details are in the 2019 Summer Observation Survey Report. This survey continues to be a great way to monitor our turkey population and to gauge hunting pressure and population trends across the state. Thank you for all your help and interest! Here are a few highlights from . . . MORE
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with Neuse Sport Shop and Triangle Fly Fishers, recently presented two young anglers with lifetime licenses at the agency’s business meeting in Raleigh. READ MORE
Tier III hunts are Commission-facilitated and assisted hunts that are held annually on a game land within each region. These hunts, which require a permit and orientation, offer unique hunting opportunities for disabled hunters and their companions. Hunts are conducted on Lower Roanoke River Wetlands, Johns River and R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell game lands each fall. READ MORE
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission provides track chairs for use by sportsmen with mobility disabilities at organized wildlife recreation events. MORE
With the statewide 2018 wild turkey hunting season set to open on April 14, Chris Kreh, the Wildlife Commission’s Upland Game Bird Biologist, provides a few highlights from the 2017 season below.
Hunters harvested a record-setting 18,919 birds — a 5 percent increase from 2016. The previous record high was 18,409 birds reported in 2013.
Youth-season harvest was . . . MORE