Some permit hunts in NC will be cancelled
Due to the drought we are having in NC, the NCWRC is saying that some permit hunts are going to be cancelled because of dry conditions. The first casuality looks to be the Butner Waterfowl Impoundments. Below is a Media Alert form the NCWRC:
MEDIA ALERT: Butner Waterfowl Impoundments May Remain Dry
RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2007) – Due to severe drought conditions, the waterfowl impoundments at Butner Falls of Neuse Game Land may remain completely dry this fall, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The impoundments are typically filled by pumping water from adjacent creeks, but the Commission is not planning to do so this year unless the area receives significant rainfall in the coming weeks.
The impoundments are open to waterfowl hunting through a randomly drawn special permit hunt, which requires a $5 application fee. Though the permit hunts remain available, prospects look dim for productive waterfowl habitat on Butner’s impoundments.
The permit drawing for Butner’s hunts takes place in early October. When those permits are mailed, the Commission will include updated information about water levels at the site.
Permit hunts are scheduled to take place beginning Nov. 10.
To learn more about the Commission, or other waterfowl hunting opportunities, visit www.ncwildlife.org.
I’ll do my best to post the cancelled hunts as I hear about them.