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RALEIGH, N.C. (July 29, 2005) — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hear public comments Aug. 8 on a proposal to disallow centerfire rifles on the Tar River Game Land in Edgecombe County. The public input meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the second floor Commissioners Room of the Edgecombe County Administrative Building, 201 St. Andrews St., Tarboro. The Tar River Game Land is a 134-acre, state-owned tract encompassing upland pine stands, bottomland hardwoods, large clear-cut areas and lakes. Current rules allow hunting on the game land with any legal firearm. The 19-member Wildlife Commission will take public comments into consideration when it makes a decision on the game land proposal at its Aug. 26 meeting. Written comments can be submitted to the Commission by 5 p.m. Aug. 9 to: Tar River Rule, 1724 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1724. The Tar River Game Land is open for in-season hunting six days a week, except waterfowl hunting, which is limited in season to Tuesdays and Saturdays. The game land is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Day. A
map of the Tar River Game Land is available for download here (pdf). For more information about the game land or about the proposed
rule
change, contact the Division of
Wildlife Management at (919) 733-7291. |