Cherokee County NC Blog

(Murphy NC)

NC Wildlife Enforcement Officer Tim Lominac was recently presented the Officer of the Year award by the state chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation president Carl Dixon during the NWTF’s award banquet held on January 21, 2006, in Mooresville.

Officer Lominac reported 109 cases of illegal taking of wild turkeys in Cherokee County.

(Murphy NC)

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will offer a hunter safety course from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Monday through Wednesday, March 6-8, 2006, at the Murphy Public Library.

Students must attend all three nights to become hunter safety certified.

The course is free and there is no minimum age limit to attend or pre-registration.

For more information, call wildlife officer Tim Lominac at 828-837-0388 or go to www.ncwildlife.org.