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The Plume Hunter

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I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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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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The latest press release from the USFWS. 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. Hunting, within specified limits, is permitted on 335 wildlife refuges.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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Amazon had a brilliant press release on Cyber Monday 2013 about using drones as a possible delivery service for their products in the near future. ” Based on the press release date, I assumed it was just big talk and way to drive people to Amazon to shop on Cyber Monday.

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Linkwood Distillery: 15 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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But these days, the ugliest and most distressing threat to the Golden Eagle in Scotland is from the firearms and steel traps of ghillies, the gamekeepers-for-hire who wait on wealthy hunters during Scotland’s traditional upland grouse season. A Golden Eagle (1916), another painting by Archibald Thornburn.

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Seal Meat Served in Canada

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And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce. Definitely a niche market ,but demand has been increasing.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Their names echo musically in my brain (and challenge my typing skills) as I look at photos fuzzy and sharp, and read tales of habitat encroachment, avian disease, and hunting. Fuller’s astonishment at locating this “grail of extinct-bird photograph hunters” is contagious. by Errol Fuller. 8 x 10 | 53 color illus.

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Duck Migration

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Duck MigrationSandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!Avian Share Your Thoughts « Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Mar 17th, 2011 at 2:18 pm [.] Avian Quiz Answer – March 11, 2011AsidesIf You Think [.]

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