MISSION STATEMENT Through your philanthropic commitments NCDU will fund its strategic initiative to protect, restore and enhance an North Carolina Ducks Unlimited additional 22,000 wetland acres in North Carolina, plus 42,000 acres of waterfowl breeding habitat within the next is a volunteer driven, member- fi ve years. North Carolina Sound CARE contributes to Ducks Unlimited’s goal of conserving, within the coming ship-based, non-profit organization decade, an additional ten million acres of habitat in North America that is critical to waterfowl and people. whose sole purpose is to raise FIRST FLIGHT funds to protect, enhance and maintain wetland habitat in North We Care About North Carolina's Wetlands Carolina and across North America. These conservation efforts benefit waterfowl, other wildlife and the people of North Carolina today and Diamond Legacy Sponsor - $1,000,000 tomorrow. Platinum Legacy Sponsor - $750,000 - $999,999 Gold Legacy Sponsor - $500,000 - $749,000 Offi cial newspaper of the 24,100+ members of North Carolina Ducks Unlimited FALL 2007/VOL. 9, No. 2 North Carolina Attorney General Offi ce/Smithfi eld Foods, Inc. Bayer CropScience Legacy Sponsor - $250,000 - $499,999 Benefactor Roll or Honor - $100,000 - $249,999 CONGRATULATIONS TO MORGAN & WARREN At the volunteer spirit 2007 North which enabled Luke & Sonja Laborde Carolina Ducks North Carolina Nat & Shelia Harris Unlimited State Ducks Unlimited Diamond Heritage Sponsor - $75,000 - $99,999 Heritage Sponsor - $50,000 - $74,999 Convention in to become the Asheville, June gold standard Dohn Broadwell Kurt and Margaret Adams 21-24, Eddie for other states. The Dale Earnhardt Foundation Morgan of the In 2006, North George F. Henry, III Currituck County Carolina was 1st Chapter was in Major Donors, Syngenta recognized as 3rd in Greenwing Diamond Sponsor in Perpetuity - $40,000 - $49,999 Sponsor in Perpetuity - $30,000 - $39,999 Area Chairman Membership, of the Year and 3rd in Total Truxton Emerson Ken B. Shafer, Jr. Rodney Warren, EDDIE MORGAN RODNEY WARREN Membership, Gustav Gauss Jim Faircloth Chairman for Area Chairman of the Year District Chairman of the Year and 9th in Eddie & Jo Allison Smith District 5, was G r a s s r o o t s James F. & Ann Cerza r e c o g n i z e d Income. He as the e x p r e s s e d Diamond Life Sponsor - $20,000 - $29,999 District Chairman of the Year. Jacksonville, Florida; and previously Georgia, replaces Luke as Regional confidence that NCDU would Congratulations, and thank you for he was the Senior Vice President Vice President. Lloyd Goode, past continue to lead the way under State W.S. Wellons Realty Progress Energy Jack & Marcie Justice, Jr. Richard Childress all that you do for the DUCKS. for the Atlantic Flyway. Regional State Chairman of NCDU was re- Chairman Lee Warren’s leadership. Gregory Poole, Jr. J. Lee & Sue Warren Valentine Amusemen PCS Phosphate State Chairman Lee Warren Vice President Luke Laborde from elected as an at large member of Luke Laborde, Senior Vice Gregory Poole, III Herman & Marty Moore Murphy-Brown, LLC Ray & Judy Collier opened the state convention Cary was elected as Senior Vice the Board of Directors. President commented that the Ralph Morris J. Edwin Clement Wild Wings Farm, LLC Minges Bottling Group, LLC on Friday afternoon with a State President for the Atlantic Flyway, Senior Vice President John i n i t i a t i v e s Margaret B. Beckman Committee Workshop. Eighteen and Monty Lewis from Thomasville, Pope thanked everyone for their u n d e r w a y members of the state committee in North Life Sponsor - $10,000 – 19,999 and four district chairman attended C a r o l i n a the state committee workshop. Rodney Warren Selected as the have been Devone L. Homes Frank & Mimi Liggett Marilyn Lamb William A. Lambeth, III John D. & Clair Payne, Jr. R. Donald & Nadine Overby Lee Warren thanked everyone for contagious. Robert Wendling Greg Turnage Clinton Toms, III Craig Morrison Maurice S. S. Hull Garry & Danya McQueen coming and for their support of him NCDU State Chairman Elect Other states Dave & Rhonda Pollard Robert P. Wellons Billy & Shirley Myrick Rob Klink Joel Hedgecoe Max Oaks as state chairman. are following in NCDU’s Charles R. Pless Robert & Carol Newcomb David Schuessler Stephen Bolick Ed & Frances Strickland Milton H. Askew, Jr. By Lee Warren footsteps by Anderson & Yvonne Marlowe Lloyd & Michelle Goode Alfred R. Searle David D. Carter Harlan & Wanda Haywood Reid A. Horne State Chairman a d o p t i n g Henry M. & Amanda Kidd John & Laura Farley Randy & Beth Thierman Jesse W. Davis R. Douglas Cowan Tommy & Sandra Morrow t h e s e One of the happiest p r o g r a m s ; Larry & Laureen Wilkins Larry & Suzanne Clifton Mitchell R. Wickham Joe Dorman Joe & Rhonda Wilkerson Dr. George E. Sutton days of my tenure as Alan & Evelyn Hughes Hovey E. Aiken, III Ronald Copland Paula M. Fitzpatrick Don Kennedy Keith & Leanne Jones therefore, we will have to work even your State Chairman was more to stay NUMBER ONE. Ducks Don & Donna Manley David J. Whichard, II Foxy & Bunny Matthews Thomas & Kay Minges Robert G. Deyton, Jr. Tom Cross Friday the 27th of July at Unlimited ends its fiscal year on June Odell L. Welborn John W. Willingham Larry Fox Jack & Jeane Welch Larry & Bonnie Marler H. Reid & Coles, Jones, Jr. the 19th annual Band the 30th, and preliminary indications Hoyt Minges, Jr. L.L. Vann Electric John & Jane Whichard Virginia W. Minges Roy Carawan Russ Jones Billfish tournament. That were that North Carolina’s grassroots was the day that Rodney Goldsboro Milling David Stallings Floors Mickey & Wanda Denning Robin & Kim Rose Robert S. Rippy Richard & Cindy Mynatt Lee Warren, State Chairman, income was $1,696,169.00. That’s reported that Senior Vice President Warren accepted the an increase over last year of Karl & Linda Blackley Ginger Minges Randy and Ceil Watson Patricia Page Minges Raleigh Mechanical & Metals Greg P. McDaniel John Pope had been elected First invitation from the senior $115,000.00. In 2006, NCDU had 471 James & Teresa Morris David Coffman David & Mollie Krehnke Lee Danhauer Mike & Kim Barker Henry W. Boyd, III Vice President of Ducks Unlimited at leadership team here in new volunteers and started 3 new David Breeden Charles Ray Lee Lee Howell David Hubbard David & Elizabeth Varnedoe David B. Hagan the National Convention. As such, See Warren, page 8 chapters. Johnny M. Hill Lee Norris Schooner & Julie Nowell John Matthews James & Sue Bynum Andrew H. Weathersbee John will become the next President Jimmy & Gina Decker Waste Industries Greg & Cindy Rhue Bill & Sonya Toman Greg Christos Rhett & Virginia Spencer of Ducks Unlimited. John lives in See Congratulations, page 4 Mark & Susan Shouse Purcell Jones In memory of Maxel E. & Mabel Minges Kenny & Carol Lohr Richard D. Evans Buzzard Corner Land & Timber Co., LLC In memory of Donald & Barbara Minges Mat & Elizabeth Raymond Jr. Barry P. Perry Joe Clendenin Non-Profit Org. Graham & Barbara Dozier Dal & Carol Snipes Wade S. Dunbar III John W. Parks, III R.A. Bryan Foundation, Inc. Larry & Donna Benton 1035 Inverness Road U.S. Postage PAID Gerald & Carolyn Armstrong Larry M. Faust Curtis L. Rice Eddie C. Smith, Sr. Mark & Elizabeth Everett David C. Mays Inside Southern Pines, NC 28387 Ducks Unlimited Inc. Odell Thompson Warner Perry M. Shawn Kooyman John Paylor Corpening Jerome R. Eatman, Jr. Neal Rowland Gary & Dorie Sturgill David Gilbert R. Judd & Nancy Sherman Hugh C. Butler Mark W. Pike John Hagan • State Chairman’s Letter ...........................................Page 2 R. Kelly Barnhill, Jr. Jason Williams Johnson R. Sholar George Newkirk Steven Matthews Edward I. Weisiger, Sr. • Duck Dates ................................................................Page 16 Brian & Carolyn McCreesh John & Lucy Marston Camp Bryan Farms Ace May Joe & Mary Kilgore Alan Cheek • NCDU Committee Recognition ........................ Pages 6, 7 • 2007 State Chairman's Awards ....................... Pages 14, 15 Russell M. Hull, Jr. Byrd Brothers, Inc. Robert P. Gorrell Syd W. Dunn Robert C. Kemp David A. Barnes Postmaster: If undeliverable do not return or forward North Carolina Ducks Unlimited/www.NC.ducks.org 20 Fall 2007 Look for Ducks Unlimited on the World Wide Web at www.ducks.org Q State Chairman’s Letter NCDU Brings Home the GOLD from Anchorage By Lee Warren - State Chairman GREENWING UPDATE By Keith Jones total Greenwings were: 1) Cumberland Co. 2) Up coming GW Events: You no doubt have heard the phrase calendar year. John received a standing Clinton-Sampson and 3) Duplin Co. 10-7-07 used on a fi shing pier “You should Have ovation from over 1,000 convention State Greenwing Chairman Clinton-Sampson Been Here Yesterday”. Well I’m telling attendees from all over the continent. It Since the spring edition of the “First Flight” We have had a very successful summer of Laurel Lake Campground newspaper many exciting things have taken GW events with the efforts of such chapters as 10-21-07 you, “You Should Have been at the 2007 doesn’t end there; Don Manley also was place with NC Greenwings. North Carolina was Carteret Co., Swansboro /Jacksonville, Wake Co., Bladen Co. National Convention in Anchorage”. NC recognized as being the longest tenured DU recognized #2 in the nation with project WEBFOOT Concord, and Duplin Co. A special thank you is Greens Pond had 29 attendees and National Delegates employee with over 31 years in service. As members behind Delaware and #3 nationally in given to Life-Sponsor Bud Newkirk for allowing the total Greenwings at the National Convention in Duplin committee to use his pond.