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News › NCWRC - Who Do They Serve?

For those who may not have heard, a D-4 At-Large Commissioner, who was appointed by Gov. Mike Easley, has tried to get a special early and extended turkey season for his "district". I had heard about this but didn't believe it. It only took a minute of searching the internet to find this link:

Commissioner Windham's action

Is it time to ask, who does a Wildlife Commissioner serve, the special interest group called "hunters" or all of North Carolina citizens? In looking at this act alone, it reinforces my understanding that the North Carolina Wildlife Commission was created to "regulate hunting for the hunters" and not to be a protection steward to and for our wildlife natural resources. Balancing the legitimate act of hunting as an instrument of scientific wildlife management and the protection of our resources is not exactly clear and sometimes the scales will tip in either direction. But this attempt to put the needs of hunters above our "process" completely removes any weight of conservation for wildlife from the scales and shows directly that on The North Carolina Wildlife Commission, there is both a thought and intent present, that they are here to place hunters above our resources. In my opinion, it is time to reform (re-form) the North Carolina Wildlife Commission.

Am I surprised that such an act could occur? No, I am not. I have advocated reform at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for some time now. This is a pretty good indication why. How could this elongated season even be imagined so soon after we (the sportsmen and women who purchase a hunting license) restocked Wild Turkeys into the majority of this area? It is quite irresponsible to even consider it. The majority of turkeys are located in the western region of the state. If there is a change in the hunting season anywhere in North Carolina, it should be considered here first.

I say thank you to The North Carolina Sportsman magazine for making us aware of this most newsworthy story. This Article will shed even more light onto this issue.

For disclosure purposes, in my most humble opinion, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission may not intend to serve all of the citizens of North Carolina. My perception may be flawed and I accept this, however, if the NCWRC, or any Commission member, intends to put the needs of hunters over its own conservation management process, then reform (and re-form) would be just fine with me.

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