10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2011

My real goal is to talk to the local people, and to let them know how much we love coming to their part of the world—whether that’s Woodworth, Nort Dakooootah, or Muddlety, West Virginia or Moose Jaw, Maine, or Salmon Shin, Alaska. Now I’ve never been accused of being shy, so I’m often the first to speak to the café regulars. Taking pitchers?”

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North Dakota West Virginia Farming Alaska 244

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As a result, there is a substantial backlog of federal land acquisition needs estimated at more than $30 billion—including places vulnerable to development such as the Florida Everglades, Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, Civil War battlefields in Virginia and other precious places around the country.

Legislation 173

Legislation Montana America Wyoming 173

Critter News

MARCH 14, 2009

She has had two for the past ten years, one she bought and had shipped from a breeder in Utah, the other from a breeder in Virginia. From discussions with people who buy from breeders, I understand the reasoning behind getting a purebred dog when it comes to the hunting or working breeds.

Kansas 100

Kansas Kittens Purebred Breeders 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 12, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ To Revive Hunting, States Turn to the Classroom ” (front page, March 8): Shame on West Virginia if it approves a bill that allows hunting education classes in public schools to become law. We should not use public schools to try to reverse the inexorable decline in the “sport” of hunting.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York West Virginia Advocacy 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

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Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2011

I got out of the car, climbed a small hill where the shooting benches were and realized I was looking at a fabulous patch of habitat for a great gray owl to hunt. The day shift, hunting the meadow. Several hunting plunges yielded nothing, so the great gray flew to the edge of the woods, and I snapped a few more images.

Connecticut 174

Connecticut North Dakota Ohio Owls 174

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Chincoteague NWR (Virginia/Maryland): 7,000,000; $390 million; 3,647. Nisqually NWR (Washington): 289,000; $15.1 million; 111 jobs.

Wildlife 252

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

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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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2015

scruffy looking Tree Swallow hunting for some bug life. And, of course, as is to be expected in a freshwater wetland upstate I was entertained by the antics of Green Herons , of which there were several hunting, chasing each other, and just being Green Herons. a downy Virginia Rail fledgling. And how can I not appreciate that?

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New York Virginia Hunting Florida 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” more commonly known as the “Duck Stamp” currently costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). and 80.0%, including: Aransas NWR in Texas (42.7%), Chincoteague NWR in Virginia (69.9%), and Malheur NWR in Oregon (25.8%). Billy Frank Jr.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). They are: Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico); and Representatives Rob Wittman , (R-Virginia) and Mike Thompson (D-California). These programs are on auto-pilot.

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Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 158