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PJ-Perea
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Irmo Spring Banquet 03-13-2006 09:31
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Irmo Spring Banquet
Date: March 30, 2006
Location: Saluda Shoals Park – River Center
Event Type:
Banquet
Contact: Scott McWatty
Phone: 803 361-5963
Email: smcwatty@sc.rr.com
Doors open at 6:00pm
Advance Tickets:
$40.00 Single
$60.00 Couple
$250.00 Sponsor Single
$275.00 Sponsor Couple
$25.00 Greenwing
Tickets at the Door:
$45.00 Single
$70.00 Couple
$250.00 Sponsor Single
$275.00 Sponsor Couple
$25.00 Greenwing
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PJ-Perea
Guest
Clemson Ducks Unlimited Banquet 03-13-2006 09:29
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Date: March 16, 2006
Location: Clemson University Outdoor Laboratory – Camp Hope
Event Type:
Banquet
Contact: Oscar McCurry
Phone: 864-225-8704
Email: oscarshomeoffice@earthlink.net
Doors open at 6:00pm Advance Tickets Single $40.00 Couple $60.00 Sponsor Single $250.00 Sponsor Couple $275.00 Greenwing $25.00 Tickets at the Door Single $45.00 Couple $70.00 Sponsor Single $250.00 Sponsor Couple $275.00 Greenwing $25.00
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PJ-Perea
Guest
South Carolina’s P.O.W.E.R. for Wildlife Youth Grant Program 03-09-2006 12:34
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Grants Available to Fund Youth Environmental Awareness Projects
Applications due May 1, 2006
March 7, 2006, Columbia, SC– South Carolina’s P.O.W.E.R. (Protecting Our Wildlife at Every Right of Way) for Wildlife Youth Grant Program was created to encourage and enhance natural resources education for South Carolina’s young adults. The POWER for Wildlife Steering Committee plans to award grants up to $2,000 to promote, enhance, or assist with environmental education programs for youth. The grants are not for individual students; rather they are intended for programs that teach environmental awareness to youth.
Applications must be received by close of business on May 1, 2006. The application can be downloaded at http://www.sc.nrcs.usda.gov/lowcountry_rcd.html
POWER for Wildlife is a program that offers landowners technical and financial assistance to create and maintain wildlife habitat beneath electrical transmission lines. The program is a statewide partnership effort administered by the SC RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development) Council and funded by electric power companies and electric cooperatives.
The POWER for Wildlife Youth Grant Program was created in 2004 as an effort to encourage environmental education and to enhance programs and projects that teach youth the importance of natural resources.
The P.O.W.E.R. for Wildlife Youth Grant Program hopes to award grants each year with funds generated from the P.O.W.E.R. for Wildlife Seed Program to entities that encourage natural resources education for children.
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PJ-Perea
Guest
Palmetto Classic 03-09-2006 12:30
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South Carolina’s 22nd Annual
Premier Hunting, Fishing, and Outdoors Show!
March 24, 25 & 26, 2006
State Fairgrounds
Admission: $6 Adults, $5 Seniors, Kids 10 and under FREE!
(Bring 5 cans of non-perishable food for Harvest Hope and receive $1 off admission)
Over 300 Exhibitors with products with latest technology in:
* Fishing tackle, rods and reels;
* Hunting supplies, tree stands, camouflage and archery equipment
* Boats and marine equipment and electronics
* 4 wheelers and supplies
The Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic is a hunting, fishing and outdoor show emphasizing free events for the family:
The following events are free after paid admission:
* SwampMaster Alligator Show – Jeff Quattrocchi – Nutt Arena
* Twiggy – The Water Skiing Squirrel – Nutt Arena
* Joe Kelly’s North American Wildlife Collection and his Southern Whitetail Collection in Moore Building
* Okefenokee Joe – Ruff Building
* Roark Ferguson – Ruff Building
* Bass Tub – Nutt Arena
* Archery Contest – Sponsored by Palmetto Archery Federation and Lake Marion Archery Club
* BUCKMASTERS National Archery Competition – Hampton Building
* Seminars on hunting and fishing – Moore Building
* SC Reel Kids Fishing Pond – Outside
* TOMO air riffle and electronic shooting ranges – Outside
* SC Two Man Duck Calling Contest – Outside
* Third Annual Goose Calling Contest – Outside
* SC Native Amphibians and Reptiles – Ruff Building
* SC Bass Federation Kids Casting Competition – Outside
* Deer Rack Scoring – Moore Building
* Kids Educational Center – Ruff Building
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PJ-Perea
Guest
Ducks Unlimited / Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Oyster Roast 02-17-2006 08:07
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2006 Ducks Unlimited / Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Oyster Roast – February 17
This is one you don’t want to miss!
The annual Ducks Unlimited / Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Oyster Roast is scheduled for Friday, February 17, 2006 at the Charleston Visitor’s Center Bus Shed. Doors open at 6pm. Don’t miss this chance to be a part of one of the most outstanding DU events in the country!
Tickets are on sale now at a special early bird rate and can be purchased over the phone by calling 843-216-1491 or by visiting our On-line Ticket Purchasing Website. Tickets are $40 per person if purchased before February 10 and $50 per person if purchased after February 10. Your ticket includes all-you-can eat oysters and an assortment of other foods, open bar, a membership to Ducks Unlimited and the opportunity to participate in this event’s unique auctions and raffles.
***Important Notice: February 14, 2006 – From this point tickets will no longer be mailed to event attendees. Due to time constraints all tickets purchased between Monday, February 13 and Friday, February 17 must be picked up at the Ducks Unlimited booth in the Conservation Village at Marion Square or at the door Friday evening at will call. Additional tickets will be for sale on Friday evening at the door.
For years the Ducks Unlimited / Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Oyster Roast has been a tremendous success. In fact, this is one of the only events of its kind that is recognized as an official part of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Crowds of well over 1000 people with many different interests come to enjoy an evening filled with fun and excitement. This year’s auctions, both live and silent, feature original artwork and carvings from artists across the country, as well as trips of all kinds and some of the most exclusive Ducks Unlimited merchandise that you won’t find anywhere else! We also have a live band for entertainment and some of the best food that Charleston has to offer. So if you’re from the Charleston area and looking to join in the festivities, or from out-of-town and interested in being a part of the biggest Friday night event of the weekend, get your tickets and plan to join us for the 2006 Ducks Unlimited / Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Oyster Roast!
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PJ-Perea
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Wingshooter News 02-17-2006 08:04
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Wild quail management seminars set March 9-11
Bobwhite quail populations in South Carolina and the Southeast have been declining steadily over the past 50 years due to land use change and reduction in suitable habitat. The 19th Annual Wild Quail Management Seminars, sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the S.C. State Committee of Quail Unlimited, are designed to instruct landowners and land managers in the proper techniques of creating habitat that will support native populations of bobwhite quail.
Two seminars will be conducted over a three-day period, March 9-11, at the Webb Wildlife Center in Hampton County. The registration fee is $75 and includes meals, overnight accommodations and seminar materials. Space is limited, so register early to reserve a slot in one of the two sessions. For more information write: Quail Management Seminars, DNR, PO Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202, call the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Small Game Project in Columbia at (803) 734-4306, or e-mail barnesj@dnr.sc.gov.
“Properties that consistently carry medium- to high-density wild quail populations are actively managed to provide quail with all the habitat components necessary throughout the year,” said Judy Barnes, DNR small game biologist. “These seminars are designed to improve quail habitat management skills, and the information is presented so that anyone with an interest can implement these practices on their property.”
Field demonstrations and classroom instruction will focus on habitat practices including firebreak establishment, prescribed burning, timber management, brush control, discing for natural foods and supplemental food patch plantings. Presentations will be given on wild quail natural history, biology, diseases and parasites, predation and other factors that may be contributing to the population decline. An update on current research will also be presented. Speakers will include wildlife and forestry professionals from state and federal agencies.
About 700 people have attended the seminar since its inception in 1987. These sportsmen and sportswomen have positively affected thousands of acres across South Carolina by applying basic techniques to improve habitat on their lands.
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PJ-Perea
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Junio Duck Stamp Contest Winner 02-17-2006 08:02
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The SC Dept of Natural Resources held its 12th Annual SC Junior Duck Stamp Contest earlier in the month and Anastasia Timina (Age 14) won Best of Show. She also won the Best of Show last year at only age 13. Her entry will travel to Washington, DC to compete in the National Jr. Duck Stamp Competition.
Posted By:
J-GREIDER
Guest
Monticello Res. 02-08-2006 11:09
Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees
Went scouting on Monday. Plenty of local geese around. Went hunting this am. Only saw 11 geese. Managed to cut 2. Guess I will go Sat for a Grand Finale.
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PJ-Perea
Guest
Edgefield co. Youth Hunt 02-07-2006 08:31
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2 kids 1 wood duck. Lots of birds flying Saturday!
Posted By:
relliott9204
Guest
Pee Dee River 01-31-2006 15:30
Cloudy, Light Rain & Drizzle – 50-60 Degrees
Last day of the season 1-29-06. Saw a big flock of Canadians early and a couple of Mallards. Just trying to drift into a some woodies. No kills but had a good time cooking spicy deer sausage and enjoying the outdoors.
