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Good afternoon to everyone who never says "the only good snake is a dead snake."
02.07.2025 19:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ride Right NC Challenge: Upload a pic of you and your crew wearing life jackets - on a dock, on a boat or jet ski, at the launch ramp, fishing, or floating to be entered for a chance to win two Go Outdoors NC Coolers!
Enter today: bit.ly/44vAB7N
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging the public to refrain from feeding, approaching or touching wild elk following recent reports of dangerously close interactions in the Maggie Valley area.
Read more: bit.ly/3TipkCt
Mom: We named you both after our favorite native North Carolina wildlife. I got to pick out yours, honey.
Wren: That's awesome!
Dad: And I picked your name, son!
Eastern Hognose: Yeah, that tracks.
Getting hot out there.
Drink some water, fam.
Hey Kid! I'm a computer! Stop picking up random snakes!
06.06.2025 14:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In the new issue of our popular Wildlife in North Carolina magazine, tag along as Wildlife Commission bat biologists brave the heat and the bugs to survey bat populations in a Coastal Plain game land.
Read the article for free at: bit.ly/4krJqWW
Subscribe for as little as $10 at: bit.ly/3QYyz9j
Marc Summers on the set of Double Dare stating that it's time for a physical challenge.
When you're older than 30 and have to get out of the boat after fishing all day.
02.06.2025 18:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Your Morgan Wallen hunting/fishing license don't fly round these parts.
29.05.2025 20:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A wildlife officer looking through binoculars at a passing boat in the water.
Here are some takeaways from this past weekend's statewide On the Road, On the Water, Don't Drink and Drive campaign:
Boats Checked: 1,031
Warnings Issued: 490
Citations Issued: 360
Boaters Operating Under the Influence: 28
Incidents Investigated: 8
Don't be a statistic. Stay safe on the water.
Can you spot the copperhead?
You'd be shocked at how many people on the Nextdoor app had trouble with this one. Or maybe you wouldn't. Β―\_(γ)_/Β― i
I heard someone refer to an Eastern Hellbender as "Ol' Lasagna Sides" the other day and I haven't slept since.
22.05.2025 19:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Is this you?
It certainly could be.
If a Canada goose could text you back, it still wouldn't.
21.03.2025 16:37 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's Spring. Get hyped.
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A terrapin turtle on a white background.
The Terrapin Tally, created in 2014, is a citizen science project that aims to collect population data to better understand the status of diamondback terrapins in our state.
Want to get involved in this year's Terrapin Tally?
Learn more at: sites.google.com/view/terrapi...
We lost an hour of fishing this week.
Better call in sick.
It's almost springtime! Who's ready to see some snakes?
05.03.2025 17:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Representatives from wildlife law enforcement, wildlife management division, Wildlife in North Carolina magazine and Ben and Corey from the Better Fishing podcast will be on-site at the Dixie Deer Classic this weekend, so be sure to stop by with any burning questions you may have!
28.02.2025 18:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You'd think a natural woman would know more about natural disasters.
20.02.2025 18:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Touch snow is the new touch grass.
19.02.2025 16:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Just because you pelican doesn't mean you peli-should!
The Brown Pelican is a distinctive coastal bird, easily recognized by its large pouch, bold coloration, and impressive wingspan of over 6.5 feet.
Learn more about these amazing birds at: nc.audubon.org/brown-pelica...
Four white tundra swans looking up with their mouths open.
Caption this.
13.02.2025 14:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Samuel L. Jackson dressed like Uncle Sam at the Super Bowl looking into the camera with an incredulous expression.
You: Is that snake poisonous?
Us:
Ranger Rick Magazine featuring a Prairie Dog.
Illustrated Wildlife Treasury cards with green tackbox case.
Zoobooks magazine featuring a cheetah.
Zoboomafoo TV show advertisement featuring a lemur.
The "I'm gonna work for a wildlife agency when I grow up" starter pack:
07.02.2025 14:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Since we're a wildlife agency, do we HAVE to root for the Eagles this weekend?
06.02.2025 14:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More state agency types but I'll check these out. Thanks!
05.02.2025 18:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just joined Bluesky...what other wildlife agencies can be found here?
05.02.2025 17:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I wanna keep on dancin' with the pink polypore!
05.02.2025 17:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*opens internet*
*closes internet*
*goes to the woods and doesn't pick up random snakes*
