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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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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

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There are a lot in the Mississippi Flyway these days. They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. … It’s illegal to shoot trumpeter swans in Minnesota. Birds Conservation Cygnus buccinator hunting Minnesota Trumpeter Swan' Of course there were other Trumpeter Swans out there, but not many.

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