10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2019

Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that 2-3 million geese and 7-9 million ducks use use the basin every spring as staging grounds on the journey north.

Nebraska 146

Nebraska Dissection Geese Ducks 146

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2019

Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that 2-3 million geese and 7-9 million ducks use use the basin every spring as staging grounds on the journey north.

Nebraska 113

Nebraska Dissection Geese Ducks 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

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. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too. Kentucky Dept. Nobody owns these cranes–they’re free for all to enjoy. I overlooked the date.

2011 254

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. photo by Cyndi Routledge He called the Platte wetlands restoration project “a crown jewel for Nebraska.” Now, it’s time to go to the top. Street, N.W. Gould Secretary, U.S.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 243