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July 16, 2026

Media marginalize hunters, fishermen

Entities that manage how and when topics are presented in the media (newspapers, radio, television) control public perception of those topics. […]

Backlashes

‘Mr. Orwell, you have a call on line 1984’

Craig Holt

Many children of the ’60s will remember college freshman English and studying George Orwell’s book, “1984.” […]

Wes Seegars, chairman of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

Commission reverses position on closing committee meetings to public

Craig Holt

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has reversed its position with regard to closing committee and sub-committee meetings to the public.

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State bowhunting group alleges misconduct by commissioners

Craig Holt

The N.C. Bowhunters Association sent a letter to Gov. Beverly Perdue on March 25, charging the leadership of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission — chairman Wes Seegars, vice chairman Steve Windham and commissioner David Hoyle Jr., chairman of the Big Game Committee — with threatening retaliation against the group for its role in opposition to some controversial proposals to change hunting regulations.
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Backlashes

WRC made right calls on 2009-10 proposals

Craig Holt

There’s definitely something to be said for democracy — or a democratic republic. […]

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Hunter safety competitors will wear pink this spring

From News Reports

RALEIGH – Participants at this year’s nine district Youth Hunter Safety Tournaments across North Carolina have been asked to wear something pink during competition to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

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N.C. Saltwater spending among nation’s highest

From News Reports

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The federal government said that recreational saltwater fishermen pumped more than $31 billion into the U.S. economy in 2006, with Florida leading the pack.
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Kay Crocker with his young sons Newland and Will and the king mackerel he caught earlier that day that won one of the Wrightsville Beach King Mackerel Tournaments in the early 1980s.

Kay Crocker Passes Away Unexpectedly on October 3

Jerry Dilsaver

Boaters and fishermen in North and South Carolina lost a friend and icon October 3, when Newland Kay Crocker passed away. […]

A N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologist voted Sept. 9 with four others to not allow television broadcasts of public hearings of the Neg-Reg beach closure committee meetings.

WRC backs away from vote to deny telecasts of Neg-Reg meetings

Craig Holt

Gordon Myers, newly-appointed executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, encountered his first controversy after less than a month in his new position and the brouhaha involved recent restrictions of public beach access at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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