Carolina Curious: Is There A Program To Limit Deer Numbers In Boone? by David Ford Deer in the Great Smoky Mountains. Photo credit: Missy McGaw, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and his pals may hold a special place in our hearts during the holidays, but what about big herds of deer descending on neighborhoods and eating everything in sight? WFDD listener Kate Brinko wonders what’s going on in Boone.
White-tailed deer in the Great Smoky Mountains. Photo credit: Missy McGaw, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
“We live on the mountain in the northwest corner of Boone, so we’re up against a lot of woods above and around us,” she says. “We have so many deer in the High Country here and beyond. Is there any program to limit their numbers to protect their health and safety?”
With people spending more time outside than before amid the COVID-19 pandemic, L.L. Bean s Vice President of Merchandising has tips on how you can dress warmly this winter.
North Carolinians found two pandemic-friendly activities this year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: hunting and fishing.
According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, this year s fishing, hunting and combination license sales have exceeded prior year sales. In the past seven to eight months, license revenue has increased more than 20%, and vessel revenue is up more than 10%.
âWithout a shadow of doubt, I think we can attribute the increase in hunting and fishing as a direct result of COVID-19 and the situations that ensued,â said Paul Thompson, Northern Mountains Land Management Biologist with WRC.
With people spending more time outside than before amid the COVID-19 pandemic, L.L. Bean s Vice President of Merchandising has tips on how you can dress warmly this winter.
North Carolinians found two pandemic-friendly activities this year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: hunting and fishing.
According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, this year s fishing, hunting and combination license sales have exceeded prior year sales. In the past seven to eight months, license revenue has increased more than 20%, and vessel revenue is up more than 10%.
âWithout a shadow of doubt, I think we can attribute the increase in hunting and fishing as a direct result of COVID-19 and the situations that ensued,â said Paul Thompson, Northern Mountains Land Management Biologist with WRC.