Hunting Regulations AND INFORMATION
2. Any taxidermist, cold-storage facility or locker plant which, for hire or other consideration; or 3. Any hunting club which, in the normal course of operations; receives, possesses, or has in custody any migratory game birds belonging to another person for purposes of picking, cleaning, freezing, processing, storage or shipment. • Normal agricultural planting, harvesting, or post-harvest manipulation – A planting or harvesting undertaken for the purpose of producing and gathering a crop, or ma- nipulation after such harvest and removal of grain, that is conducted in accordance with official recommendations of State Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. • Normal agricultural operation – A normal ag- ricultural planting, harvesting, post-harvest manipulation, or agricultural practice that is conducted in accordance with official recom
mendations of State Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. • Normal soil stabilization practice – A plant- ing for agricultural soil erosion control or post-mining land reclamation conducted in accordance with official recommenda- tions of State Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for agricultural soil erosion control. • Baited area – Any area on which salt, grain, or other feed has been placed, exposed, de- posited, distributed, or scattered, if that salt, grain, or other feed could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them. Any such area will remain a baited area for 10 days following the complete re- moval of all such salt, grain, or other feed. • Baiting – The direct or indirect placing, ex- posing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of salt, grain, or other feed that could serve
as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them. • Manipulation – The alteration of natural veg- etation or agricultural crops by activities that include but are not limited to mowing, shred- ding, discing, rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning, or herbicide treatments. The term manipulation does not include the distributing or scattering of grain, seed, or other feed after removal from or storage on the field where grown. • Natural vegetation – Any non-agricultural, native, or naturalized plant species that grows at a site in response to planting or from existing seeds or other propagules. The term natural vegetation does not in- clude planted millet. However, planted millet that grows on its own in subsequent years after the year of planting is considered natu- ral vegetation.
BEFORE YOU SHOOT...KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
ANDREA SHIPLEY/NCWRC
CHUCKSCHUGPHOTOGRAPHY
Red Wolf
Coyote
Due to the high variation in coloration and body size overlap between the species, it can be very difficult to distinguish between coyotes and red wolves in the field. We have provided typically representative examples for both species, but there exists substantial variation between both coyotes and red wolves.
Color
Size
4 to 5 feet long nose to tail (taller, larger, and heavier than a coyote)
No more than 3 feet long (slimmer than a red wolf)
Weight
~40 to 80 pounds
20 to 30 pounds on Albemarle Peninsula
• Narrow head • Long and pointed muzzle • Long legs; but slim, smaller feet • Ears that are proportionally larger than head
• Wide head • Broad muzzle
Features
• Long legs with large feet • Ears that are proportionally smaller than head
USFWS
OLDFULICA
• Federally protected under the Endangered Species Act • State listed as a Threatened Species
• See page 69 for coyote hunting regulations • The Canid Cooperator Program is collecting data on coyotes taken in Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell or Washington counties: - Participate by pulling a tuft of hair from the harvested coyote - Mail it along with a data sheet, available at ncwildlife.org
• The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working towards collaring all known red wolves with bright orange collars to help the public distinguish them. Keep in mind that currently less than half of the red wolves have orange collars. • If a red wolf is shot, you must report within 24 hours to: - 855-496-5837 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) - 800-662-7137 (NCWRC)
Additional Info
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North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations
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