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October 3, 2008

State Wildlife, Fisheries Committee meets Oct. 14 in McCormick County

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Eden Hall on US Hwy. 221 at Road 24 in McCormick County.

The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with business for the advisory committee, requests for the agenda, or directions to the meeting location should contact Susan Johnson at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia at (803) 734-3889. Stephen L. Davis of Greenwood, a member of the S.C. Natural Resources Board, is chairman of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee.

Items scheduled on the agenda for the meeting of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee include:

Public dove field opening day results

Alligator season update

Dog/Deer Stakeholders Group update

Marketing update

DNR legislative priorities for 2009

South Carolina seabird nesting research

Overview and update on creel surveys of Lake Thurmond, Lake Russell and the Russell Tailrace

Advisory committee comments

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