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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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PETA Goes After Canada's Seal Hunt

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PETA has launched a spoof site for the Vancouver Olympic Games over seal hunting. I like Canada. I'm an American, but I grew up seeing Noltan Nash, the Beachcombers and Hockey Night in Canada on the TV. I'm an American, but I grew up seeing Noltan Nash, the Beachcombers and Hockey Night in Canada on the TV.

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Apple Rejects Idiotic Seal Clubbing Game

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Thanks to Apple for not accepting this game onto their app store. Tags: canada seal hunt Stupid entertainment seals. One who can't understand what all the fuss is about. It's just like all that clubbing you usually see in cartoons.

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What is the State Bird of Pennsylvania?

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The legislature named the grouse the state bird in 1931 , and as it is a game bird it is legal to hunt them in the fall and winter seasons. Though Pennsylvania is in the southern part of their range, grouse can digest twigs and buds , allowing them to survive winters in the northern United States and throughout Canada.

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

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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What is the State Bird of South Dakota?

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Since then their range has spread across the United States and southern Canada, and they remain a sought-after game species. Partners in Flight estimates that the global breeding population is around 50 million; 30% of which can be found in North America and Canada. During some seasons, millions of male pheasants are killed.

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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

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Canada has more than the US. They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. Birds Conservation Cygnus buccinator hunting Minnesota Trumpeter Swan' Of course there were other Trumpeter Swans out there, but not many. There are a lot in the Mississippi Flyway these days. This problem is, of course not unique to Minnesota.

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