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NY: Across the continent, duck numbers increase
Alexandria, Va. – Across the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s duck breeding populations survey area, things are just ducky. And wet. According to the agency’s 2011 report on populations, total duck abundance (45.6 million) jumped
NY: New York’s federal funding jeopardized
$20M could be withheld due to state budget’s Conservation Fund ‘sweep’ language Albany – New York is at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal funding because of language in the state budget that
NY: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 15
Western District Highlights Illegal training fires (Oswego County) In November 2010 while on patrol, ECO Matt Dorrett noticed the remains of a recently burned structure that was still smoldering in the Oswego County town of
IL: Grand American shooters again flocking to Sparta
Sparta, Ill. – Tara Short would like to eliminate the heat – but that’s the only thing American Trapshooting Association member and staff would change about the 2011 Grand American. The largest shooting tournament in
IL: Bowfishing tourney produces record carp
Springfield – A new state-record bighead Asian carp was among nearly 12,000 fish taken by participants in the Bowfishing Association of Illinois’ second-annual Director’s Shoot on the Illinois River near Starved Rock State Park on
IL: DNR calling for 60-day duck season
Springfield – When DNR rolled out its annual waterfowl hunting proposals earlier this month, the state’s duck hunters may have been more focused on changes to hunting zones than actual season dates. So here they
AR: Outdoors Expo coming up Aug. 20-21 at Conway
CONWAY – Hunters anxious for the upcoming seasons can get a taste of them at the Arkansas Outdoors Expo, Aug. 20-21 in Conway. It is billed as “Arkansas’s only major hunting and fishing show scheduled
AR: Commission approves early migratory bird seasons
LITTLE ROCK – At Tuesday’s special meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, commissioners approved the early season migratory bird dates. The season selections must be reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SD: Monitoring of Flood Impacts on Missouri River Fisheries
PIERRE, S.D. – Historic flows have impacted the Missouri River basin and its residents greatly in 2011. Impacts on fish and wildlife will become more evident as flood waters recede. In an effort to gain
