http://www.yourstreet.com/news/n-c-wildlife-resources-commission YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Trout fishing has a substantial impact to the local economies of Western North Carolina and the state, according to a recent study funded by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6543901/fishing-boosts-wnc-economy Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:15:08 -0700 Trout fishing has a substantial impact to the local economies of Western North Carolina and the state, according to a recent study funded by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6534010/study-no-flies-on-trout-fishing-in-wnc Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:45:08 -0700 RALEIGH -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is recommending that residents take steps such as yelling, banging pots and pans, and setting off legal fireworks, to chase foxes from yards and neighborhoods. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6381693/biologists-yell,-bang-pots,-set-off-fireworks-to-ward-off-foxes Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:26:08 -0700 RALEIGH -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the season dates for dove and other webless migratory game birds as well as September seasons for Canada geese and teal. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6354388/migratory-game-bird-season-set Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:08 -0700 RALEIGH -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved a proposal that allows the take of migrant peregrine falcons from the wild for use in falconry. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6311125/commission-approves-peregrine-falcon-season-in-n-c- Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:06:08 -0700 An affable rising senior and hockey player for N.C. State University drowned on Independence Day while trying to swim across a cove in Jordan Lake, officials said Sunday. Rescue workers found the body of Stephen Patrick Russell, 23, at 10 a.m. Sunday after he and a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6281275/n-c-state-athlete-drowns-in-lake-swim Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:53:08 -0700 RALEIGH -- No charges will be filed against a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission law enforcement officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of a Wilkes County turkey hunter on April 11. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261505/nc-wildlife-officer-cleared-in-fatal-shooting Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:08 -0700 No charges will be filed against a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission law enforcement officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of a Wilkes County turkey hunter on April 11, according to a July 2 release by the commission. According to a press release issued by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261347/no-charges-for-warden-who-shot-hunter Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:27:08 -0700 The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public meeting July 21 to hear comments on a proposal to establish archery-only hunting on approximately 200 acres of Jordan Game Land in the vicinity of Nancy Branch, Morris Branch and Panther Creek in Chatham... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6233865/bow-hunting-hearing-set Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:51:08 -0700 CLYDE -- Haywood Community College's Natural Resources Division and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will offer boating safety courses from 6-9:30 p.m. June 22-23 and July 20-21 in rooms 309/310 on the HCC campus. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6141439/hcc-offers-boating-safety-courses Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:45:08 -0700 TROUT LAKE -- The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding anglers that Trout Lake in Ashe County remains closed to public fishing. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6133751/pending-dam-repairs-keep-trout-lake-closed-to-angling Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:43:08 -0700 Lake Wheeler will host one of the 36 free kids' fishing events that will feature prizes, including two lifetime fishing licenses on Saturday, June 6. The Lake Wheeler Fishing Derby, for children ages 6-12, will be held from 9 a.m. till noon at the lake. Participants... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6061125/free-kids-fishing-event-set-for-saturday-at-lake-wheeler Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:03:08 -0700 The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, the visitor and learning facility operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in Corolla, will be closed on Sundays, beginning May 31, due to budgetary constraints. The center will remain open Monday through... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6004637/outer-banks-center-for-wildlife-education-changes Fri, 29 May 2009 06:06:08 -0700 OUTER BANKS -- The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, the visitor and learning facility operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in Corolla, will be closed on Sundays, beginning May 31, due to budgetary constraints. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5989941/outer-banks-wildlife-center-to-close-on-sundays Wed, 27 May 2009 12:50:08 -0700 To enhance fishing opportunities on three reservoirs in Western North Carolina, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently stocked more than 40,000 threadfin shad in lakes Santeetlah, Rhodhiss and James. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5810907/biologists-stock-wnc-lakes Sun, 03 May 2009 03:00:08 -0700 With spring birthing season occurring across the state, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is imploring people not to approach, touch, feed or move white-tailed fawns lying in the brush. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5805453/wildlife-officials-warn-leave-fawns-alone Sat, 02 May 2009 03:00:08 -0700 With spring birthing season occurring across the state, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is imploring people not to approach, touch, feed or move white-tailed fawns lying in the brush this spring. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5788682/don-t-touch-the-fawn,-biologists-say Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:28:08 -0700 A predatory Asian fish that has already spawned low-budget horror movies has again been caught in Lake Wylie, N.C. wildlife officials said Wednesday. Fisherman Gary Upton of McAdenville caught the 12-pound, 31-inch northern snakehead Sunday in the lake's Paw Creek... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5731756/snakehead-caught-in-lake-wylie Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:48:08 -0700 The North Carolina Rules Review Commission has referred a number of the N.C.Wildlife Resources Commission’s proposed rules changes to the General Assembly, due to written opposition. This action is required under state law. As a result, these rules changes will not... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5722812/some-wildlife-commission-proposals-on-hold-for-2009 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:41:08 -0700 RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Rules Review Commission has referred a number of the N.C.Wildlife Resources Commission's proposed rules changes to the General Assembly, due to written opposition. This action is required under state law. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5723065/some-wildlife-rules-will-have-to-wait-for-legislative-review Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:40:08 -0700