Outdoors

AEP - Recreation Lands

http://www.aep.com/environmental/recreation/recland/activities.htm

http://www.aep.com/environmental/recreation/recland/requestpermit.htm

Outerbanks - Just Caught some Crabs

This guy has a crab in each had that he had just caught near the bridge between Kill Devil Hills and Manteo Island on Hwy. 158.  Of course I had to ask him for a quick snapshot.

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Crabbing - OuterBanks

Crabs are plentiful in the Outerbanks bay area.  I didn't get a very good snapshot, but theses guys were swimming right off the dock near my feet.

  http://www.visitob.com/Community/Crabbing.htm

http://www.travellady.com/Issues/Issue69/69E-seniors.htm

North Carolina Fishing License Outer Banks

There is a real nice bridge between Kill Devil Hills and Manteo Island on Highway 158 in the Outer Banks.  A lot of nice fish are pulled in here.  In North Carolina, a fishing license http://www.ncfisheries.net/recreational/NCCRFL.htm or http://www.outer-banks.com/fishinglicense.asp  is required to fish off the shore line and can be obtained in many of the groceries, gas stations, and bait shops. 

Stingray - Outerbanks Maritime Museum

It looks like they have removed the stinger from this one.  They almost have to because they allow people to put their hands in the water and handle them.    Double Click on Photo for Better View. 

The Maritime Museum http://www.ncmaritime.org/branches/roanoke_default.htm on Mateo Island has a pretty nice collection of rays.  For info on stingrays go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray

Of course the ray that got the crocodile hunter was much bigger than this.  I've never wanted to eat one, but in Asia they barbeque them and serve them up with a sauce sort of like a chili relish.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambal

Greener Grass

The deer rountinely jump our 5 foot fence in our back field.  They graze for awhile then sail back over the fence and disappear into the woods.  Our grass certainly seems greener to them on the other side.

Seneca Lake - 5 - Geese

Here is a photo of a nice flock of geese taken in May, 2008 at Seneca Lake at what we used to call "Philo Point".  Back in the 1950's my Dad used to bring me here and we would catch a lot of crappies.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie  Things were not so busy and built up back then.

Vulture

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This vulture is waiting for me to go away so he can get back to his road feast of dead ground hog over on the highway.  Laura Jones Says Some Interesting things about Vultures Urinating on their legs to clean themselves and vomiting on predators.  http://ohiodnr.com/mar06/0318turkeyvultcol/tabid/13157/Default.aspx

Go Here for Article on Nesting of Turkey Vultures in Ohio Caves elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v061n02/p0219-p0228.pdf

Shoulder Mount Walrus Reproductions

A lot of hunters would like to have a Walrus for their trophy rooms.  However, it is not legal to bring one back to the states.  So a reproduction is the logical answer.  Here is one in progression in my shop.  If anyone you know would be interested have them give me a call at :  740-454-3093

Swamp

Nice Example of a Swamp taken at Manteo Island Maritime Museum

Info on The Dismal Swamp http://www.northeast-nc.com/dismalswamp/