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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is reporting the first presumptive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Edgecombe County. NCWRC has received a preliminary positive test result on a 3 ½ year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in the eastern corner of the county. The closest confirmed location from this new suspected site is 92 miles away in Cumberland County.

New fishing reporting requirements are just a month away — beginning Dec. 1 — and North Carolina’s two fisheries management agencies continue efforts to get the word out, as the requirements impact both commercial and recreational fishermen.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) has awarded the late Walter Cross of Asheboro this year’s prestigious Lawrence G. Diedrick Small Game Award. The award recognizes meaningful contributions that benefit small game in North Carolina.Cross, a Randolph County native, was the longest-serving active member of the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) before he passed away on May 27, 2025.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) recently released twelve rehabilitated black bear cubs back to the wild, with four of them coming from the coastal region and eight from the mountains.

This time of year, new cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) begin to emerge due to the high numbers of migratory waterfowl that pass through or congregate in North Carolina. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) monitors HPAI in wildlife populations across the state, with an emphasis on birds.

Just as many lives, businesses, landscapes and wildlife were impacted on September 27, 2024 by Hurricane Helene as it ravaged through western North Carolina, one of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) fish hatcheries, the Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County, was nearly destroyed.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission  (NCWRC) advises that black bears’ eating behavior alters in the late summer through fall. They significantly increase their food consumption to prepare for the colder months when natural food is less available. It’s called hyperphagia and it means “extreme appetite.” Which means they are on the search. For food. And they are not picky eaters!  

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will implement Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 33 trout waters beginning Oct. 1.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will host two family-friendly events to recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual celebration promoting outdoor recreation and conservation.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) welcomes Commissioner Justin Boyd to its governing board. Boyd was appointed as an At-Large member by North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler and will serve a four-year term until June 30, 2029. Boyd was sworn in on July 22 at the Department of Agriculture headquarters in Raleigh.“It’s an honor to be joining the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Board. I’d like to thank Commissioner Troxler for the opportunity, and I look forward to serving,” stated Boyd.