Wild turkey seminars set at Concord Mills, Lenoir
A series of 24 seminars offering free instruction in hunting for wild turkeys has been scheduled at 12 sites across North Carolina, including sessions at Concord Mills and Lenoir.
The programs are a joint undertaking by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
The Concord Mills event is March 23-24 at Bass Pro Shops. The first meeting is devoted to introductory-type instruction for newcomers to hunting turkeys. The second session is for advanced hunters.
The Lenoir dates are April 4 (introductory) andApril 5 (advanced) These seminars are to be held at the Caldwell County Extension Center, 120 Hospital Ave., NE, Suite 1.
All meetings are 6:30-9 p.m.
Among the topics to be covered are hunting methods, calls and decoys, camouflage, firearms and ammo selection.
The statewide season for male turkeys (bearded) is April 9-May 7 (hens may not be taken). There is to be a youth-only week of hunting April 2-8.
Pre-registration for the seminars is required online at ncwildlife.org. For further information contact the Wildlife Commission’s Walter “Deet” James at (919) 707-0059, (984) 202-1387 or athunting.heritage@ncwildlife.org.
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With the population of predatory coyotes expanding across South Carolina and exacting a heavy toll on fawn deer, the state’s Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a workshop on trapping the animals.
It is scheduled Feb. 18 at the Santee Convention Center, 1737 Bass Drive in the town of Santee,1:30-5 p.m. Attendance is limited to 50 and a registration fee of $15 is required.
A professional trapper will assist in the instruction co-sponsored by Clemson Extension Service.
To register log onto www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/coyote/control.
Additional seminars likely will be held throughout the state later this year at dates to be announced.
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Neil Manning of Ashburn, Va., boated the billfish Nov. 16 while slow-trolling off Hatteras Island with a live menhaden as bait. The fish measured 85 inches in length and 37 in girth.
The previous N.C. record was 118 1/2 pounds, caught off Oregon Inlet in 1976. The world record for white marlin is 181 pounds, 14 ounces, caught off the coast of Brazil.
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This story was originally published February 3, 2016 at 8:07 PM with the headline "Wild turkey seminars set at Concord Mills, Lenoir."