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Yellow Fin Spring Roll 1 pound yellow fin, loin, cut into ½ “x ½ “ x 4” pieces 2 tbs. wasabi paste ½ cup wasabi peas, lightly crushed 1 cup of oil + 2 tbs. 2 cups thinly shredded green cabbage 1 red bell pepper, finely julienned 1 jalapeno, finely julienned ½ carrot, peeled and finely julienned 2 tbs. rice wine vinegar 2 tbs. tempura dipping sauce, or 1 tbs. soy sauce 1 tbs. ginger oil 2 tsp. sesame oil ½ cup cream cheese softened 2 tbs. sriracha sauce 1 avocado, sliced 8 large wonton skins, 6”x 6” 1 egg + 1 tbs. milk whisked for egg wash Start by making the stir-fry. Heat a large sauté pan or wok on high heat with 2 tbs. of oil. When oil is smoking add the cabbage and sauté for 1 minute. Next add the peppers and carrots. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes or until the vegetables begin to wilt. Add the rice vinegar, ginger and sesame oils and tempura dipping sauce and toss with vegetables. Remove from pan and cool. For the cream cheese, mix the sriracha sauce in and combine. To make the spring rolls lay a wonton skin in front of you with a corner pointing towards you. Put a thin layer of wasabi on all sides of the tuna pieces. Place the tuna in the middle of the skin parallel to you. Sprinkle with wasabi peas, top with some stir-fry, a few tsp. of cream cheese and a couple slices of avocado. Lightly brush all the edges of the wonton with the egg wash. Fold the corner closest to you over the ingredients trying to keep it as tight as possible. Now fold in the corners and continue to roll until sealed. Continue until you have eight spring rolls. Heat a sauté pan with about 1/8 inch of oil covering the bottom on medium-high heat. When the oil gets hot, about 375, brown the spring rolls on all sides. You want to do this quick as to not cook the tuna. The end product should be crispy on the outside, with rare tuna. Slice in half and if eat or dip in more soy sauce. About the Author David Olson of Park City, Utah, is the Corporate Chef and Underwater Cameraman for Fischer Productions. David, an NC State Graduate, went on to attend and graduate with honors from the Culinary Institute of America in New York. David can be seen as part of the crew on the exciting new show "Expedition Great White", airing on the National Geographic Channel.

FEATURED LISTING

RIVERSIDE EQUESTRIAN AND WILDLIFE ESTATE

Own and experience Dan River’s finest! Riverside Equestrian and Wildlife Estate encompasses nearly 400 sprawling acres nestled between the tree-lined banks of the Dan River and the NC/VA line. Centrally located on the farm and accessible by the mile long paved driveway is the spacious 5,800 sq. ft. home with detached 4 car garage, 10 stall horse barn, office and equipment building, helicopter hanger, and heli-pad.

The land is simply breathtaking as there are 100 acres of extremely well kept rolling pasture and nearly 300 acres of pristine forest. The forest is loaded with refreshingly mature hardwoods that tower over the miles and miles of horseback riding trails throughout the farm. The quality of wildlife is exceptional as there has been no hunting allowed on the property for 17 years, creating a park-like atmosphere where the wildlife has had the opportunity to thrive. Other land attributes include a 2 acre pond, numerous streams, 4,200 feet of river frontage, extensive road frontage, exceptional trail system, and much more!

Though worlds away from the city life, Riverside Equestrian and Wildlife Estate is ideally located just 5 miles from the city limits of Danville, VA and 9 miles from Virginia International Raceway. Property shown by appointment only.

Now offering at $2,390,000.

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LAND MANAGEMENT AUDITS AND PLANS
by Mark Taylor

Land is the base resource that provides our homes and recreational venues. It also provides our food, fuel, mineral and renewable resources, cleans water, cleans air, and supports a variety of wildlife and plants, all critical to our survival and that of future generations. As its stewards, it’s important to know what is on (and under) our land and how we can best manage it while maintaining or increasing its value and potential.

Consider these questions about rural land you own:

	What is your land’s value, in present and future worth, including intangibles such as personal priorities and family heritage?
	Have you conducted a thorough evaluation of your land’s assets and liabilities, including the “hidden” ones? This could help form your short and long-term goals and provide a baseline for valuation and decision-making.
	What is your land’s function in the watershed and in your area’s interdependent habitats for flora and fauna (i.e., the area’s ecosystem)? These functions help you understand which areas have the greatest management or conservation potential.
	Are you interested in managing some or all of your land for outdoor recreation, wildlife management, conservation, or eco-tourism? In addition to helping maintain or increase its value, such uses can add to the quality of life for you, your family, friends and visitors.
	Would you like to Increase its usefulness and market value while retaining or improving its natural assets for future generations? Who wouldn’t?!

The demand for outdoor recreation and conservation properties is rising. While some properties have potential for such use, it’s hard for buyers to see that potential unless their resources have been fully envisioned or developed (roads and trails, ponds, food plots, infrastructure, equestrian facilities, easements, stream and wetland enhancements, management plans, etc.). Properties that have the potential to offer outstanding outdoor recreation can bring a premium in the real estate market when sellers can clearly and convincingly convey their potential. Properties can also be strategically improved for potential sale in the short- or long-term or for personal recreational or other uses. In either case, the value of the property is enhanced and the potential for value appreciation and future conversion is increased.

A land management audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your land’s physical and legal assets and liabilities and its historical, current, planned and potential management activities. It involves looking at your land in a more thorough, objective and methodical way than you would ever do yourself. With the findings of an audit in hand, a land management plan can be developed. The plan represents your vision of what your land can be, whether that is a revenue-producing asset, a producer of food or sustainable wood products, a retreat for hunting, birding, fishing or hiking, an ecological restoration site to provide cleaner water to the watershed, reestablish a Piedmont Prairie, or provide critical habitat for native fish and wildlife, or some combination of those and other goals. The audit will reveal which land management strategies offer the greatest likelihood of success, qualify for outside funding or tax breaks, and are the most cost-effective to maximize your return on investment. So how do you proceed with a land management audit and plan?

Typical land management audit and planning steps:

1. Review your land management and economic goals and objectives.
2. Recon parcels that you are interested in managing or transferring.
3. Inventory your property’s assets and liabilities (legal, anthropological, cultural, agricultural, physiographical, silvicultural, geological, biological, etc.).
4. Evaluate your current and proposed land management activities and potential land improvements.
5. Prioritize land management strategies and improvements with attention to capital and maintenance costs and return on investment (ROI).
6. Prepare an action plan to meet your land management and economic goals and objectives on a firm or conditional timetable.
7. Implement your plan.

In evaluating financial considerations, note that there can be significant cost savings resulting from land management strategies that qualify for conservation cost-sharing programs or that take advantage of property and/or estate tax incentives. Some established financial incentives are available through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP), the NC Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC), and/or local land trusts (e.g., Triangle Land Conservancy).

The 2008 Farm Bill authorized several incentive programs for qualifying landowners through NRCS including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) “to provide a voluntary conservation program for farmers and ranchers that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality … .” EQIP offers financial and technical help to assist eligible participants install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land. EQIP cost-shares 50 to 75 percent of the costs of certain conservation practices, with cost-shares up to 90 percent for historically underserved groups. For more information, refer to http://www.nc.nrcs. usda.gov/programs/EQIP/index.html.

Other NRCS programs available to land owners include the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP), and the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP). For more information, refer to the NRCS website cited above, substituting the corresponding acronym reference. USDA, through its Farm Service Agency (FSA), also provides incentives through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). “CREP expands CRP’s effectiveness by allowing USDA to work in partnership with state and local interests to meet specific conservation objectives. CREP utilizes federal and state resources to achieve long-term voluntary protection of environmentally sensitive cropland and marginal pastureland by reducing the impacts of sediment and nutrients within the targeted area and providing substantial ecological benefits for wildlife species that are declining in part as a result of habitat loss. The voluntary protection measures are accomplished through 10-, 15-, 30-year and permanent agreements (conservation easements) for landowners to restore wetlands and plant grassed filer strips, forested riparian buffers and hardwood trees.” For more information, refer to http://www.enr.state.nc.us/DSWC/ pages/crep.html.

The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) works with landowners to restore, enhance or preserve streams, wetlands and riparian buffers. NCEEP typically pays all direct costs of these activities and normally compensates landowners for a permanent conservation easement (in perpetuity) on the affected areas. The need for EEP projects varies by river basin and watershed, and other criteria apply (minimum size, contiguous reaches, etc.), so this is not always an option. For more information, refer to http://www.nceep.net/business/landowner/landowner.htm.

The NC Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) offers numerous resources to landowners. Its NC Wildlife Action Plan “is a comprehensive management tool … to help conserve and enhance the state’s full array of fish and wildlife species and their habitats.” In the plan, the NCWRC has identified 371 priority wildlife species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mollusks and crustaceans that are targeted for conservation action. “The plan matches each priority species to the habitat type or river basin where it is found, identifies the most important threats facing each habitat, and details the critical actions required to protect and conserve these habitats.”

NCWRC’s Wildlife Conservation Land Program (WCLP) is a relatively new program (est. 2008) that allows landowners who have owned their property for at least 5 years and want to manage it for protected wildlife species or priority wildlife habitats to apply for a reduced property tax assessment. For more information, refer to http://www.ncwildlife.org/Wildlife_Species_Con/WSC_Land_Program.htm.

Local land trusts are “non-profit organizations that protect natural areas of significant ecological, scenic, recreational, agricultural, cultural, or historic value. They work locally to protect farms, forests, animal and plant habitats, lakes and streams, parks, and scenic vistas that are treasured by the communities they serve.” A land trust may acquire a property by buying it or as a donation from the owner, or it may acquire just the development rights to the land through a conservation easement (in perpetuity). In turn, landowners realize benefits including: “If you donate a conservation or historic preservation agreement (easement), you may claim the value of the easement as a deduction for income, gift, and estate taxes - and you may be able to reduce your real property taxes. Your accountant or lawyer can help you determine the tax advantages you may realize by donating an easement, or you can contact the Conservation Trust for North Carolina for more information”; “You can continue to work your farm or forest, or live on your land - even subdivide it or put up another building, depending on the terms of the agreement”; and “You’ll join other North Carolinians who have guaranteed that their property will be as beautiful in the future as it is today.” For more information, refer to http://www.ctnc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prot_landown.

So – what expertise is needed to conduct a meaningful land management audit and prepare an effective management plan? As you can see from the discussion above, there are many factors to be considered, requiring a diverse set of skills related to real estate appraisal and brokerage, natural resources, agriculture, cultural anthropology, biology, and land management. A team approach is inevitable, with the skill sets required dependent on the diversity of land uses and physical characteristics of your tract or tracts.

The team will likely include one or more real estate and environmental professionals, and may include other experts such as a lawyer, civil engineer, wildlife biologist, forester, botanist, conservationist, agronomist, soil scientist, geologist, archaeologist, and so forth. Many services are available at no charge from public agencies such as the NRCS, FSA, NCWRC, and NCSU Cooperative Extension Service, but their availability is limited and coordination is needed to provide a comprehensive and objective summary of your land’s assets, liabilities, and potential for enhancement. Private practitioners offer the needed skills on a for-hire basis, with many having skills that overlap two or more categories of expertise. Careful selection and measured use of experienced professionals with targeted skills can provide value at a reasonable cost.

The team should be directed by a lead investigator with relevant experience, sound judgment, critical thinking, clear communication skills, and objectivity, one who has no emotional ties to the land. He/she should get to know you in advance of the audit and come to understand and be able to communicate your priorities, goals and objectives for the future of your land. The budget should be discussed early and often, and you should understand that the scope (and cost) of the audit and plan will almost certainly change during implementation as a result of unexpected findings and opportunities. A successful outcome will almost certainly be realized if your expectations and those of your team are carefully and frequently voiced, updated and agreed to.

In summary, if you own one or more tracts of rural land that you know or believe may be underperforming in terms of their potential, or if you just don’t know what your land may have to offer you and future owners or heirs, consider having a land management audit and plan prepared by a qualified land consultant. The piecemeal approach often taken by landowners relying on hunches, relatives, neighbors, friends, government agencies and extension agents can achieve some measure of success toward improving their land’s productivity, but will never accomplish what a comprehensive evaluation of the land’s assets and liabilities and potential management activities can.

About the Author Mark Taylor of Greensboro, NC has over 30 years of experience in land development and environmental consulting, permitting, design, and construction. He is a professional engineer specializing in civil/environmental engineering, water resources, soil and water conservation, and ecological restoration (streams and wetlands). He served 6 years as a governor-appointed commissioner representing the Professional Engineers of NC on the NC Sedimentation Control Commission and now advises the commission on technical matters and rule-writing. He is the owner of EcoLogic Associates, a private consulting firm celebrating 15 years of outstanding client service.

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PROPERTY PROFILES
by Ben Wolfe

Showcasing a premiere recreational property in an effort to promote and share sound land management strategies.

Advantage Outdoors Farm

 

Advantage Outdoors Farm- A Dream Realized!

Not far beyond the city limits of Durham lies an intensively managed property that is home to some of the finest whitetail hunting in North Carolina. The Advantage Outdoors Farm is managed with one goal in mind and that is to produce some of the largest whitetails in the Tar Heel State! At only 198 acres, small by whitetail management standards, this farm has defied the odds of growing and sustaining trophy class whitetails by using location, nutrition, pressure control, and strict harvesting guidelines to its advantage.

Dream Season 2010- Where there is passion there is often success!

First and foremost, I would like to congratulate Eddie Dunnagan on a hunting season that most whitetail fanatics dream of. Eddie is a passionate whitetail hunter who also manages his own whitetail paradise, Advantage Outdoors Farm. This hunting season was a celebration of sorts for Eddie as he was finally able to realize a long-time dream. In 2001 Eddie began a trophy deer management program with the hopes of producing some of the finest whitetails in the state and someday harvesting a 150 class whitetail with archery equipment on his Orange County farm. His dedication and patience would finally pay off as he was able to live out his dream while harvesting not one, but two 150+ class whitetails with archery equipment during this 2010 hunting season. Both bucks were whitetails he had gotten to know very well during previous years as he had passed on them last year and was able to see their development through the summer with the help of trail cameras and a good set of binos. It was this summer that he nicknamed the two magnificent bucks “Too Tall” and “Mr. Gnarly”. “Too Tall” is a main frame 10 pointer that gross scores 158 4/8 inches and “Mr. Gnarly” is a nontypical 8 pointer that grosses just over 153 inches. “A season like this is a dream come true! It is so gratifying to see firsthand just how impressive whitetails can become given the proper nutrition and age,” says Dunnagan.

The Land- Location, Location, Location!

Most whitetail experts recommend managing at least 1,000 contiguous acres to successfully and consistently produce trophy caliber whitetails. However, as evidenced by the Dunnagan Farm, location can play a much more important role in successful trophy deer management than tract size alone. This is refreshing news for most hunters as owning 1,000 acres just isn’t in the cards and opportunities to lease 1,000 acres of prime whitetail habitat can be rather difficult to come by.

Advantage Outdoors Farm, comprised of 198 acres of owned and leased land, is a terrific example of just how important of a role location can play. The Dunnagan Farm is ideally located adjacent to large area where hunting is prohibited, the Eno River State Park. Even better is that this is an area of the state where the whitetail genetics are known to be superb, which results in a combination that is absolutely dynamite for any serious whitetail manager. With the ideal setup in place, Eddie Dunnagan continues to do his part by embracing this unique opportunity to maximize the potential of big buck encounters for both him and his guests!

Year Round Nutrition at Core of Program

An intensive food plot program is absolutely essential for anyone who is striving to maximize the genetic potential of their whitetail herd. Whitetails consume on average 6lbs of food per day and if those needs aren’t being met then the deer herd simply can’t reach its utmost potential. North Carolina now has a deer population of well over 1 million so lack of food is quite common on the majority of properties throughout the state, especially during the late winter months. Whitetail managers are able to bridge this nutritional gap through the implementation of both warm and cool season food plots. In addition to serving as a source of nutrition, food plots can also provide many other benefits, a few of which include attracting and “holding” deer on the desired property, improving the overall health of other wildlife species, and even shape behavioral patterns that may help in the harvesting and sightings of mature bucks.

The Dunnagan’s take their food sources very seriously and fully understands the benefits of helping a whitetail pack on the pounds. Take one look at one of their lush food plots and I can promise you’d agree. “The whitetail genetics and age structure here are phenomenal. By providing year round food sources through agriculture and food plots, we can help the herd reach its maximum genetic potential. Since 2001, we have established 5 different food plots that consist of red clover, white clover, milo, and a special bean blend during the summer months. We especially like to fence in our bean blend plot until ready to hunt as this eliminates over-browsing during the plot’s early development stage. Once the fence is removed, this plot turns into a deer magnet overnight. In addition, we also plant 12 acres in agriculture which gives us a total of 17 planted acres. A tactic that has worked really well for us in years past is to strategically place some of the food plot acreage completely inside standing corn. This tends to work really well as the deer become much more relaxed while feeding and therefore show up more during daylight hours,” says Dunnagan.

In addition to food plots and agriculture, the farm subscribes to supplemental feeding throughout the year. Two protein stations are used year round, 8 feeders dispense corn during fall and winter seasons, and 5 mineral stations are maintained. Eddie explained, “Supplemental feeding has worked really well for us and we firmly believe that this practice is instrumental in the success of our overall management plan. In addition to maximizing antler potential, we want our deer to reach their maximum weight potential as well. I will continue do everything I can to ensure the deer are ingesting enough carbs in the winter months and enough protein in the summer months during fawning and antler development as nutrition is especially important during these periods.”

“Internal” and “External” Pressure Management

Being adjacent to a state park on a couple sides has its obvious advantages from a land management perspective. However, for Eddie Dunnegan this hasn’t completely protected them from the outside pressures that deer managers often struggle with, specifically trespassing and poaching. Trespassing and poaching are two unfortunate realities that just about every single landowner across the state is plagued with at some point in time, and Advantage Outdoors Farm is no exception.

Eddie explained, “Sure, there have been several occasions when I’ve had to be rather aggressive in dealing with poachers but through persistence and a level- headed approach, I have been able to deal with them rather effectively. It doesn’t happen overnight, but with a little time, the message seems to get out. Also, I do my best to communicate with all the adjacent landowners while educating them on what exactly it is I am trying to accomplish. Trophy Deer Management is a huge commitment so once the neighbors understood my level of commitment to this natural resource they became quite respectful. As with most things in life, I have found communication to be the key!” In addition to frequent communication, the farm posts all boundaries, has the farm registered with the appropriate law enforcement agencies, and has a well laid out gate system.

“Internal” pressures are another story as it is up to the land manager to lay the groundwork and stay disciplined in seeing that these are dealt with effectively. Some common examples of mismanaging internal pressures include hunting a particular location on the wrong wind, sitting a stand too often, and high impact scouting during the season. This farm does a superb job of minimizing these pressures both in and out of season. Deer are highly sensitive to pressure and the hunters that deal with this the best are usually the most successful. “It doesn’t matter whether you have 5,000 acres or 50, a mature whitetail will quickly alter his patterns and become nocturnal if pushed too hard. Therefore, pressure must be handled correctly if a hunter wants maximize his chance of success in the field. In addition to managing our physical presence on the property, we firmly believe in the establishment of sanctuaries which are areas where human traffic is completely prohibited throughout the year. Our sanctuaries are 2 thick cutovers that measure 20 acres each and give the deer a place to get out of the wind, bed down, escape pressure, and breed,” stated Dunnagan.

Harvesting Guidelines

Whether you manage your property to maximize the overall deer sightings or want to grow the biggest whitetails around, harvesting guidelines are an absolute must! In Dunnagan’s case, their harvesting guidelines have always been very strict and enforced really well. In fact, Eddie may do as good a job of this as anyone I have seen which naturally plays a large role in why he has the quality of deer that he does.

At the inception of this plan in 2001 the minimum allowable buck harvest was set at 120 inches which was coupled with an aggressive doe harvest to keep the ratio down. Eddie kept this minimum requirement in place for 5 years until he really started to notice that their work was paying off and the antler development with many of their bucks had vastly improved. So, in 2006 the minimum was boosted to 130 inches for bow and 140 inches for firearm. In 2007 the largest whitetail taken off the farm was a 140 class 3 ½ yr old. “This is when we realized that it is essential we allow these deer to reach full maturity and harvesting a deer at 3 ½ years is just too early for what we are trying to accomplish. Therefore, in 2008 the minimum age requirement for any buck harvested was raised to 4 1/2 years and the firearm minimum was elevated to 150 inches. Whitetail bucks can gain up to 30 inches of antler between 3 ½ and 4 ½ so given our objectives we are doing the farm a huge disservice by harvesting a buck too early,” explained Dunnagan.

Shortly thereafter in 2009, the bow minimum was also raised to 140 inches. During the summer of 2009 an agriculture permit was obtained for necessary doe harvests as crops were being destroyed. This helped a great deal with crop retention and indirectly resulted in a much healthier and balanced whitetail herd as the buck to doe ratio was brought much closer to 1:1. As with most trophy management regimes, the Dunnagans found it necessary to raise the farm’s minimum harvest requirements on several occasions throughout the past 10 years. When asked about their decision to do this Eddie replied by saying, “It is essential that our harvesting guidelines become more strict as the quality of the herd vastly improves. This is the only way we will ever realize the farm’s maximum potential.”

In conclusion, I would like to congratulate Advantage Outfoors Farm on its much deserved success and for remaining loyal to a plan that spans over a decade. Also, it’s worth saying that everyone hunts for a different reason and trophy whitetail hunting isn’t for everyone. Trophy whitetail hunting can be extremely time consuming, expensive, and require more patience than most care to practice. However, regardless of why it is you hunt, always remember that going afield with passion and purpose is a good thing. So, next year do yourself a favor and set a goal, put together a plan, and stay the course. Chances are you’ll be glad you did!

In addition to managing his own farm, Eddie Dunnagan helps other whitetail managers accomplish their management objectives. Eddie’s company, Advantage Outdoors LLC , is an established wildlife management firm designed to “help wildlife hunt you”. Some of the services he provides include land clearing, food plot implementation, custom tower stands, and shelled corn sales. If interested in his services, Eddie may be reached at 919-667-4636.

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GET WRAPPED UP
by Brent Glover

For those of you who like to see things done the right way, please keep reading. For the others, well, you get my drift.

One could ask “exactly how much prep could go into one measley old fishing trip?” For me the answer is kind of insane. Stay with me here. It all started a few years back when the inshore bug was biting me just about as hard as it could. Trout fishing was at its peak. I was in the heartland as far as inshore fishing goes. I remember spending countless hours in my basement, I guess you could say getting ready.

“Ready for what?” Ready for the very first fish that would be caught on my very first custom built fishing rod. That fish happened to be a 23” speck that exploded on a Spook’ Jr.. Ahh, Nirvana!

You see with a rod that you build from the ground up, new aspects of the catch come to life. The build can and should be species specific. Are you tossing topwater plugs at slot red drum, or are you fishing a cold water trout bite with braided line?  Making sure that you select the right blank for your target species and action preference, the right guides for the line and blank, and then the best part... the part that most people look at first... the wraps.

Being able to put a personal touch in the wrapping and decals that will be preserved under the glass is something that stays with the rod forever. It breathes life into the rod, even as it sits in the rod rack. Pretty neat to be running down the river and have someone on board ask, "Who made that for you?" I can’t recall being on the fishing aisle at any big box chain and seeing a package of “Renewed Spirit”. Kind of feel like Uncle Ted here after actually using the term renewed spirit (that’s Ted Nugent if you missed it). You have to build that and find that within yourself!

So what are you waiting for? Want to take your game to another level of personal satisfaction? A novice, which I still consider myself, can get started with a quick trip to Mudhole Tackle (Google) or other similar sites. Get wrapped up!

About the Author Brent Glover of Washington, NC is a VP/City Executive for State Employees Credit Union and an avid outdoorsman. Brent is especially passionate about his inshore fishing and custom rod making. Brent builds quality rods under the name Pamlico River Rod Works. If not on the water or in the shop Brent can be found spending time with his wife, Catherine, and son, Will.