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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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As Mike Bergin wrote years ago 4 , “Apparently, when it comes time to calculate the financial contributions of the different sectors of outdoor enthusiasts, only hunters and anglers put up worthwhile cash, in part through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.” Fish and Wildlife Service 6 counted 71.1 million hunters.

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Wildlife and Life Celebrations

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Name-calling and charges of agenda-promoting ensued. Bring your kids to the mud pit/water fight/pie throw, and let them get as filthy as they like (and join them, if you’re game). No buying invasive fish from the pet store and tossing them into a pond, where they will grow into behemoths and devour the native species.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? We can fight them back in Kentucky, too. Kentucky Dept. I overlooked the date.

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