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May 31, 2026

A training session for the IGFA Certified Observer Program will be held in Charleston on March 31.

IGFA Certified Observer Program Training Class Offered in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A training class for the IGFA’s Certified Observer Program (COP) returns to Charleston, Saturday, March 31. […]

Thousands of waterfowl winter each year at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and might be poisoned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture if the Navy plan to site an OLF at Washington and Beaufort counties succeeds.

OLF Opponents Need to Urgently Contact N.C. Division of Coastal Management

North Carolina Sportsman

Opponents of the proposed U.S. Navy’s Outlying Landing Field in Washington and Beaufort counties, who believe placing an OLF there would be inconsistent with North Carolina’s Coastal Management Plan, have until March 16 to write or e-mail letters expressing their views to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.
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Deadlines for the youth turkey hunts at Santee Coastal reserve are approaching fast. Applications for the April 7 and 14 hunts must be received by March 30, with those for the April 21 and 28 hunts following on April 6.

Youth Turkey Hunts Application Deadlines Approaching

From News Reports

Deadlines are soon approaching for youth turkey hunts at the historic Santee Coastal Reserve in Charleston and Georgetown counties, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]

Al Batten (L), Of Johnston County, N.C., received the QU Volunteer of the Year award from Joseph (Rocky) Evans, President of Quail Unlimited National Operations.

Batten Honored As Winchester/Quail Unlimited Volunteer Of The Year

From News Reports

Winchester Ammunition and Quail Unlimited are pleased to announce that Al Batten of the Johnston County, North Carolina Quail Unlimited Chapter is the 2006 Quail Unlimited Volunteer of the Year.
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In an effort to remove feral hogs and eliminate their destructive behaviors, the South Carolina DNR is allowing three dog-only hunts on North Island during March.

North Island Dogs-Only Feral Hog Hunts in March

From News Reports

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is continuing efforts to remove and eliminate destructive feral hogs from North Island in Georgetown County by scheduling three dogs-only hog hunts in March. […]

In his later years, Wayne Bailey liked attending NCWTF banquets and mingling with admirers and looking at wildlife art.

Bailey, Fabled N.C. Turkey Biologist, Dies

Craig Holt

Wayne Bailey of Milton, the first wild turkey project leader for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the man credited with beginning the resurgence of the bird in North Carolina, died at Danville, Va., Feb. 27, after a long battle with cancer. […]

These thousands of snow geese were within 1 mile of the proposed Site C OLF at Washington County during January 2007. The latest Navy environmental impact study said its experts found no snow geese at all at the OLF area during 2005-06.

Navy’s SEIS Release Admits Birds in the Way

Craig Holt

The U.S. Navy’s latest version of an environmental impact statement — in advance of plans to build an outlying landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties — isn’t much different from the last edition, except the service branch now admits the OLF at “Site C” will have “adverse effects” on area waterfowl.
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