Friday, February 05, 2016

Hunting

Waterfowl hunting has been a tradition on the Outer Banks for hundreds of years. Here is a 1960s photo of an Ocracoke hunter. Can any of our readers identify this man?


















For information about waterfowl hunting in the 2015-2016 season, click here: http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Regs/Documents/Waterfowl-Late-Seasons.pdf.

Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is about islanders who worked on the water, and lost their lives at sea. You can read the Newsletter here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news012116.htm.

17 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:57 AM

    Sam jones?

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  2. Anonymous1:13 PM

    Whoever he is, he looks a lot like Jesse Helms.

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  3. Anonymous4:39 PM

    that's not a young Clinton Gaskill is it?

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  4. Why of course, it is Uncle Lawton Howard.

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    1. Yes Juanita, that is my dad, Lawton Howard.

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    2. How is Blanche doing, is she still in the hospital? Have been thinking about her, certainly hope she is coming along fine.

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    3. I stopped to visit with Blanche last week in the nursing home. She is frail, but carried on a pleasant conversation with me for about 20 minutes.

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    4. Anonymous9:08 AM

      Is Blanche enjoying the postcards your readers are sending her????

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    5. The last time I visited Blanche she showed me the large stack of cards she had received. She is also enjoying visits by family & friends. She is quite frail, but remarkable. She is 96 years old.

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    6. Many thanks to everyone who sent cards to Blanche!!

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    7. Anonymous9:39 AM

      Are family/friends still bringing Blanche mail from her post office box? Or might a nursing home address be better?
      Bisse

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    8. I believe Blanche has just been moved to another facility, but I don't know the address, so for now her Ocracoke PO Box is probably the best option.

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    9. Anonymous9:58 PM

      Thanks, Philip! Will. Do. :-)
      Bisse

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  5. Anonymous11:13 AM

    Hey, neat! Thanks for sharing. He must have been a fine man to have a son like you.

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  6. Really cool. Thanks for sharing with us.

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