Posts Tagged ‘Deer’
Congress Passes Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act
Crossing over into a new year, we look back on 2022 as one full of both challenges and victories for wildlife conservation. Among these victories is a crucial and monumental…
Read MoreWhite-tailed Deer: A North Carolina Conservation Success Story
Some call them the phantoms of the woods, noiseless silhouettes sleeking through old-growth forests and stately stands of pine. Others merely see them as the pesky neighbors who pillage our…
Read MoreGetting Started Outdoors (GSO) Workshop Teaches Beginners the Ins and Outs of Hunting
Thirty-nine beginner and novice hunters spent the day at Wood Duck Farm in Gastonia on Oct. 15, 2022, learning the ins and outs of deer hunting at a Getting Started…
Read MoreWatch Out for Wildlife: 6 Tips to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions
We’re coming up on that time of the year — when daylight savings ends, days are shorter, and deer behavior and movement patterns change due to mating. Here are some…
Read MoreWhat Chronic Wasting Disease Means for NC Deer and Hunters
It’s Here: Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in North Carolina. Here’s what that means for deer—and for deer hunters. Article written by Robert D. Brown, Ph.D. and Liz Rutledge,…
Read MoreFirst CWD-Positive Deer in North Carolina; Emergency Response Plan Initiated
In the wake of North Carolina’s first confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) activated a CWD Emergency Response Plan to help detect and isolate…
Read MoreDeer Donation Program Combats Food Insecurity, Connects Communities
November marks the start of giving season for South Wake Conservationists (SWC) and Gaston County Piedmont Area Wildlife Stewards (Gaston PAWS) as community wildlife chapter members help feed neighbors and…
Read MoreLeaving Lead Behind
Hunting and angling are popular modes of outdoor recreation, and important drivers of wildlife conservation action and funding that greatly benefit wildlife and habitats. On the other hand, the use…
Read MoreNCWF Weighs in on Deer Urine Ban
North Carolina Wildlife Federation CEO, Tim Gestwicki, shared his thoughts on the NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s new rule to prevent people from spreading chronic wasting disease through deer and elk…
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