2004 North Carolina Big Sweep Animal Entanglements And Unusual Finds

                County     	Entanglements And Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              ALAMANCE		Reduce/reuse/recycle mug, bed frame, 2 doors, carpet, cabinet, grill, cart, pool ladder, chicken wire.     
 ALEXANDER (w/Catawba)  	Large styrofoam pieces.   
    ALLEGHANY (w/Ashe)	     	
                 ANSON     
                  ASHE 		Animal carcasses, loaded pistol, commodes, TV antennaes, asphalt chunks, lots of DOT & political signs.
                AVERY 		(See Watauga.)    
              BEAUFORT  
                BERTIE     	
                BLADEN        	Birth certificate and birthday card with money, fishing poles, batteries.
             BRUNSWICK     	Broken glass, hammock, lots of lumber.
              BUNCOMBE    
                 BURKE  	Oil drum.   
              CABARRUS  	2 dead turtles. 3 bikes, furniture, safety cones.
              CALDWELL  	Loveseat, scaffling, gun safe, 30 car gas tanks, sleeping bag, golf club, lawn chairs, refrigerator bottom, dryer.
                CAMDEN     	Car fender. 
              CARTERET  	
               CASWELL		Fertilizer bags, signs, water tank, microwaves, fans, vacuum cleaner, hot water tank.
               CATAWBA  	(see Alexander.)
               CHATHAM  	Tires, grill, 2 six foot metal pipes. 
              CHEROKEE     
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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                CHOWAN     	Fishing tackle, cans, food wrappers. 
                  CLAY     
             CLEVELAND  
              COLUMBUS  	Surf board, duck box. 
                CRAVEN     	Wallet, fence posts, TV, computer, DOT sign, animal skulls, kitchen appliances. 
            CUMBERLAND  	Lots of white goods.   
             CURRITUCK     
                  DARE  	Lot of ribbon from balloons, glow stick, rusty metal, concrete pieces, lots of lumber. 
              DAVIDSON  	
                 DAVIE     	Brush, 10 loads of brick, water heater, typewriter, stereo.
                DUPLIN     	Bottom of recliner, toilet, metal desk.
                DURHAM     	Observed bright milky white area.
             EDGECOMBE     	w/NASH
               FORSYTH     	
              FRANKLIN     	Cardboard, paper, whiskey bottles, car parts, wood. 
                GASTON     	Carts, punching bag, porta potty, mattresses, boat docks, swing set. 
                 GATES     	
                GRAHAM     	(See Swain.) 
             GRANVILLE     	
                GREENE     	Grill. 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              GUILFORD     	Bike, vacuum cleaner, construction debris, computer.
               HALIFAX     	Dressers, refrigerators, C&D debris. 
               HARNETT     	Construction materials, dorm fridge.
               HAYWOOD     	Dead northern water snake not entangled. Bike, car parts, construction materials.
             HENDERSON     	Traffic cone, car horn, laundry hamper, grocery carts, gas tank, appliances, metal frames, metal chair, plastic chair.
              HERTFORD     	Stove and bench seat.
                  HOKE     	Animal carcass.
                  HYDE     	10-yr. old message in bottle, weather balloon battery encassed in styrofoam, camp style commode.	
               IREDELL     	Pieces of wood and styrofoam, homemade pier floating around loose.
               JACKSON     	
              JOHNSTON     	Soccer ball, pair of pants.
                 JONES     	
                   LEE     	
                LENOIR     	Rear quarter panel car, muffler, tail pipe, carpet, TV.
               LINCOLN     	
              McDOWELL    	 
                 MACON    	Engine crankcase, car muffler, pipe w/concrete. 
               MADISON    	 
                MARTIN     
           MECKLENBURG     	Entire bar, kitchen sink, lawn mower.
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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              MITCHELL     	Metal, car parts, shopping cart, bike.
            MONTGOMERY     	
                 MOORE     	
                  NASH     	
           NEW HANOVER     	3 rolls of carpet, crab pots, chair, sleeping bags, tent w/mattress, muffler, concrete slab, Army missle cartridge,golfballs.
           NORTHAMPTON     
                ONSLOW     	3 couches, swing set, crab pots, vacuum, tow rope, DOT traffic barrel. 
                ORANGE     	
               PAMLICO     	Chair, lifejackets, crabpots, grill, styrofoam cooler. 
            PASQUOTANK     	Fence posts, partial metal drum, brake drum. 
                PENDER     	Entangled: 1 turtle in fishingline. 
            PERQUIMANS     
                PERSON     	
                  PITT     		     
                  POLK     	Driver's license, bike, car w/generator, folding chairs, culvert pipe, PVC.
              RANDOLPH     	
              RICHMOND     	Wicker chair, foam chair, cushions, car wheel rim, lug remover, car radio, metal trim. 
               ROBESON     	Message in bottle, horseshoes, pesticide containers, trash can tops, toddler seat.
 
 
                County     	Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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            ROCKINGHAM     	250 toy boats, ballet slipper, $1.35 cash.
                 ROWAN     	
            RUTHERFORD     	Trash in trees 7 feet off ground from flooding. Recliner, refrigerator, workbench, muffler, infant carseat, lots of lumber.
               SAMPSON     	
              SCOTLAND     	
                STANLY     	Rusted beach chair frame, political signs.
                STOKES     	Boxsprings, dog house, white goods.
                 SURRY     	Scrap metal. 
                 SWAIN     	
          TRANSYLVANIA     	
               TYRRELL     	Lots of wood pieces.
                 UNION     	Stain glass window, window casing, 10 lb. propane tank.
                 VANCE     	
                  WAKE     	2 cellphones, 2 phone cards, bucket, lots of broken glass, slide board, computer table, tripod, gas can, silverware service for 5.
                WARREN     	
            WASHINGTON     	
               WATAUGA     	Wheelbarrow, trash can, couch, building supplies, 4 DOT signs.
                 WAYNE     	5 gal. hydraulic oil, camper, Eckerd's shopping cart.
                WILKES     	Tent, lawn mower, deck siding, dead-end sign, propane tanks, dead cow. 
                WILSON     
                YADKIN     	Inner tube and shoestrings.
                YANCEY     	Found a car. Lots of clothes. 
 
 
 

Check out other years' animal entanglements and other unusual finds:

2006. 2005. 2003. 2002. 2001.

 

 
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