Caswell Game Lands Renamed in Honor of Wayne Bailey
The godfather of the wild turkey in North Carolina, R Wayne Bailey, passed away shortly before the start of the 07 season. Mr. Bailey did so much to restore the turkey to the state that without his work the turkey would have been gone from our woods. Instead we have turkeys in all one hundred counties and the flock continues to expand into new areas. One of the key areas that Mr. Bailey acquired many of the turkeys within the state to relocated and stock new areas was in his home county of Caswell. That being the case I think its great that the North Carolina Wildlife Commission has renamed the Caswell Game Lands in his honor. I spend a lot of time on those Game Lands every year I think it’s a fitting honor for such an important individual as Mr. R. Wayne Bailey. I hope that the new name makes people stop and think from time to time about those who went before us to give us what we enjoy today.
PS. The Series on Hunting Traditions will continue soon.
Honored to have met this man and this was the right thing to do! This man almost singlehandedly saved the Wild Turkey for NC.
Comment by Chuck — July 31, 2007 @ 6:21 pm