Wildlife Agency Wants Hunter Input About Deer Management

Wildlife Agency Wants Hunter Input About Deer Management

Steven Davis of North Carolina with his crossbow buck that pushes 190-plus inches! North Carolina hunters may get a chance to hunt on Sunday if proposed legislation is approved.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host nine public forums across the state in June to discuss deer management in North Carolina. These forums will utilize an interactive approach to share information and gain feedback from deer hunters and others about their preferences for deer management in North Carolina.

Wildlife Commission biologists will share a recently completed biological evaluation of the state’s deer herd, including the average ages of bucks and does harvested, the peak breeding dates, and the timing of the harvest. Discussion will include how each of these can play a role in determining the future of deer management in North Carolina as well as other topics of interest to deer hunters. Commissioners and staff will welcome questions and discussion on the future of deer hunting and deer management in North Carolina.

“White-tailed deer are the most popular hunted species in North Carolina, with more than 200,000 hunters annually taking to the field in pursuit of deer,” said Brad Howard, a wildlife biologist with the Commission. “The forums are excellent opportunities for North Carolinians to learn about deer in their respective parts of the state. We also want to provide an opportunity for deer hunters and other stakeholders to discuss deer-management issues as we plan for the future.”

The forums are not replacing regulation proposal meetings, which will be held in January 2016.

All forums are scheduled for 7-9 p.m. on the following dates and locations:

Date, District/City and Location

June 9
D-5
Graham
Southern Alamance High School
631 Southern High School Rd.
Graham, N.C. 27253

June 10
D-6
Norwood
South Stanly High School
40488 South Stanly School Rd.
Norwood, N.C. 28128

June 11
D-3
Rocky Mount
Nash Community College, Brown Auditorium
454 N. Old Carriage Rd.
Rocky Mount, N.C. 27804

June 16
D-2
New Bern
Craven Community College, Orringer Auditorium
800 College Court
New Bern, N.C. 28562

June 17
D-1
Edenton
Swain Auditorium
200 E. Church St.
Edenton, N.C. 27932

June 18
D-4
Bladenboro
Bladen Community College
7418 NC-41
Bladenboro, N.C. 28320

June 23
D-9
Clyde
Haywood Community College
185 Freedlander Dr.
Clyde, N.C. 28721

June 24
D-8
Morganton
City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium
401 S. College St.
Morganton, N.C. 28655

June 25
D-7
Elkin
Elkin High School
334 Elk Spur St.
Elkin, N.C. 28621

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From Deer & Deer Hunting magazine, the 2015 Whitetails Wall Calendar features the work of deer researchers Wayne Laroche and Charlie Alsheimer, who reveal the 2015 whitetail rut prediction, based on years of lunar cycle research. Utilize this deer moon phase calendar to find out which days the deer will be seeking and chasing, so you can time the rut for the best time to hunt.

The calendar features amazing whitetail deer photography, capturing deer in all the seasons and providing deer activity charts so you can plan your hunt. It’s not only the most useful calendar you’ll own, but quite possibly the ultimate gift for any deer hunter!

With the 2015 DDH Whitetails Wall Calendar you’ll learn:

  • When the seeking, chasing and tending phases of the rut will occur for North & South
  • Predicted dates of Major & Minor deer activity in 2015
  • Daily 2015 Moon-phase data
  • Peak rut activity for the 2015 season
  • When to plan your vacation around the 2015 whitetail rut

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EVOLVED HABITATS BUCK JAM LICK SWEET CORN, 9.5 lb.

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It’s the deer equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Great taste and high nutrition in one. Buck Jam is a gooey gel-like mineral lick that is jam full of sweet fruit flavor and minerals. Here’s the details: Deer are attracted instantly to the Buck Jam site where they will begin licking & enjoying the minerals at once. Intense aromas and flavors attract and keep deer coming back time and time again! 1 gallon container. Buck Jam is the best of two worlds… a salt based mineral lick that will pattern deer into the area for a long time & a food-bait attractant that attracts deer daily. Order Today! AVAILABLE SEPARATELY: Wild Persimmon, Ripe Apple, Honey Acorn or Peanut Butter – word search in our Store for ‘Buck Jam Instant Mineral Lick’. Sweet Corn Buck Jam Instant Mineral Lick

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Your Venison Can Help Feed Others, But Money Needed

Your Venison Can Help Feed Others, But Money Needed

An anonymous industry partner has graciously pledged to match up to $24,000 worth of national donations and sponsorships received by Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry this year (up to $2,000 per month).

Additional donors and sponsors are desperately needed to help FHFH earn these matching dollars,  which are crucial for making progress in the mission to feeding nutritious meat to the needy across the nation.

“Any national sponsorship support or donation will be effectively doubled in value. This matching sponsorship comes at a critical time and we hope it will help encourage new supporters from the hunting and shooting sports industries to come on board,” says Rick Wilson, Executive Director for FHFH.

Currently FHFH provides nearly 1.5 million servings of wild game meat per year to the needy across 27 states. The goal is to increase this amount to 2 million servings annually by the end of the 2016 season.

FHFH wishes to thank the generous company that has made this matching sponsorship available and looks forward to establishing new supporting partners within the hunting and outdoors industry.

For more information or to support FHFH visit www.fhfh.org

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Rivers Edge Products Deer Antler Coaster Set Deer Pattern

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This great looking coaster sets includes four ceramic coasters that set in a realistic resin antler holder. Great conversation piece as you enjoy your favorite drink.

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Evolved Habitats Throw and Grow extreme No Till Raddish Food Plot

Evolved Habitats Throw and Grow extreme No Till Raddish Food Plot

No-till blend with forage radishes;Versatile food plot that is perfect for those hard to reach areas;Use in remote areas that can’t be reached by equipment;Attracts and holds deer to your area;Gives your herd the nutrition they are looking for.

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The Spirit of the Wild Saves Lives

The Spirit of the Wild Saves Lives

Getting kids involved in the outdoors with firearms safety, fun shooting, camaraderie and other events helps build lifelong interest.

The Great Outdoor lifestyle will not only cleanse the soul, it will save your life. Just ask my favorite guitar player (yes, that’s me) and I assure you that the jury is not still out.

Growing up on the not so mean streets of Detroit back in the roaring ‘50s and 60’s, then on the fiery global rock-n-roll road beyond, all those so called “peer pressure” temptations were nonstop and ubiquitous. I swear to God it was the mystical flight of the arrow, critter encounters, the call of the wild and “aim small miss small” discipline that fortified me to defy all such nonsense.

I thank God on a daily basis that my parents were darn good parents, and the determining factor for being a good parent can be described in a single word:

DISCIPLINE!

When it is all said and done (which by the way it never is) good old fashioned discipline equals love and is without question the definition of good parenting.

Tons of smiles are part of the annual Kamp for Kids along with a ton of outdoors fun.

When I was growing up, my youthful ignorance allowed me to believe that discipline was nothing more than a major pain in the ass getting in the way of my youthful fun and adventure. But now 66.7 years later, with an honest look at the MotorCity Madman guitarboy, my brothers Jeff and John and my sister Kathy, and I give you four gungho, ultra-disciplined, ultra-hard working, ultra-loving, ultra-productive Americans ensconced solidly in the asset column of life.

When my intellect and instincts developed adequately and then kicked in in my teenage years, there was simply no questioning that quality of life, and in many cases life itself, are derived from a conscientious mindset and the accountability that comes with it.

At the tender age of 66.7 years, there is no doubt at all in my mind that the hunting and shooting disciplines I was taught growing up fortified me to defy the lies of peer pressure and standard youthful desire to get involved in less than desirable activities that cost so many lives.

I defied the drug and alcohol and tobacco nonsense for the simple reason that my dad forbade them early on, and eventually my trained pragmatism guided me to avoid any and all activities that would get in the way of my marksmanship, predator level of awareness and overall “aim small miss small” regimen in everything that brought joy to my life.

Getting high and poisoning one’s self does not enhance the hunting lifestyle, or anything else. Fewer opening days are not better than more opening days.

Just saying.

Which brings me to the bigger picture of how the hunting/shooting disciplines have saved so many young lives over the years.

At the behest of my hero and friend Fred Bear, following our last hunt together in 1987, I created the Ted Nugent Kamp for Kids 501C3 charity to bring the outdoor lifestyle to as many young people as I possibly could. And thanks to an army of phenomenal volunteers, we have cleansed the souls of about 15 thousand young Americans and their families since 1989.

The purpose of this writing is to encourage as many readers as possible to create their own lifesaving children’s event in order to counterpunch the embarrassing self-inflicted scourge of political correctness that is on the fast track to further dumb down more American children with such lies and scams as animal rights, anti-hunting and anti-gun propaganda flooding from the media, our government and academia nationwide.

Shooting skills and safety are part of smart education for young shooters.

It’s really very simple: galvanize a few of your hunting friends and find a decent location like a farm, ranch, park or even an existing campground.

Get some Genesis youth bows and feather fletched arrows, a few 3D and bulls-eye archery targets, some slingshots and airguns and ammo, fishing gear, a taxidermy buddy and a trapping buddy, some hotdogs and grills, earmark a Saturday during the summer, check all local laws and regulations, make certain each volunteer is qualified, trustworthy, good with kids and experienced, then have at it and save some lives.

As we have learned for 25 years, it does indeed take some serious effort and sacrifice, but I can assure you that there is nothing available in the world today that will spike kids’ attention like the discipline of the various shooting sports, the magic of trapping and taxidermy and an organized day afield with family and friends reconnecting with the powerful instinct to be self-sufficient and learn the ways of the wild.

It’s not rocket science, and with some effort, each of us can be a positive force to reckon with to educate, enthuse and recruit many new sporters to the conservation responsibility.

Reaching out to any of the various sporting/conservation organizations, archery clubs, shooting ranges, 4H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Explorer Scouts, and so many others, and I have to believe that a nationwide network of these events could spread far and wide, and like a tsunami of goodwill and love, we the people can make an enormous difference for our children.

I know one over the top, dangerously uppity, slightly obnoxious, wired, somewhat maniacal old guitar player who is living proof.

Ted Nugent is an award-winning musician and writer, with numerous best-seller books including “Ted, White and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto,” “God, Guns and Rock ‘n Roll,” and “Kill It and Grill It: A Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish” with his wife, Shemane, among other books. Be sure to check out his website here for more news on his latest music, thoughts and upcoming shows in 2015, and also at World News Daily, Newsmax and Daily Caller for more insights.

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Maximize Your Deer Season Planning With the 2015 Whitetails Wall Calendar!

From Deer & Deer Hunting magazine, the 2015 Whitetails Wall Calendar features the work of deer researchers Wayne Laroche and Charlie Alsheimer, who reveal the 2015 whitetail rut prediction, based on years of lunar cycle research. Utilize this deer moon phase calendar to find out which days the deer will be seeking and chasing, so you can time the rut for the best time to hunt.

The calendar features amazing whitetail deer photography, capturing deer in all the seasons and providing deer activity charts so you can plan your hunt. It’s not only the most useful calendar you’ll own, but quite possibly the ultimate gift for any deer hunter!

With the 2015 DDH Whitetails Wall Calendar you’ll learn:

  • When the seeking, chasing and tending phases of the rut will occur for North & South
  • Predicted dates of Major & Minor deer activity in 2015
  • Daily 2015 Moon-phase data
  • Peak rut activity for the 2015 season
  • When to plan your vacation around the 2015 whitetail rut

Get this amazing resource now and start plotting your hunting season!

**WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE WEB SHOW GROW ‘EM BIG NOW**

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Primos Pull-Up Rope

Primos Pull-Up Rope

Hoist your bow, gun or gear into your treestand with this stout 3/8-Inch diameter, 30 foot long camo nylon rope. Easily attaches and detaches with snap-hooks at both ends.

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The Wired To Hunt Podcast – Episode #57: The 2015 Challenge Episode

Today on the show it’s our 2015 challenge episode. So stick around and we’ll explain. To listen to the podcast, click the Play button in the orange bar above or click the links below to subscribe to the podcast through…

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Magnum Deer Sleigh’r Game Sled

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