Hunting Hazards Highlight Carelessness In Field
The piece argues most hunting accidents stem from careless hunters who ignore safety rules. It cites examples, notes extensive wildlife surveys guide season setting, regulations, and bag limits, and praises officials for fair, informed regulation balancing sport, nature, and bird welfare.
Pheasant News Heralds New Hunting Season in Huron
Huron is billed as the pheasant paradise as the best hunting season in years approaches. The ad promotes buying shells of national repute, available in all gauges, and invites customers to purchase locally.
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Huron
America
Gamble
Dangerous Hunting Mistakes Cause Fatal Incidents
A series of hunting misadventures ends in tragedy. A hunter fires at a deer, only to discover a deer skin blanket on a car hood. Two hunters on a hill cause a fatal accident when a loaded gun slides and fires. Another hunter mistook his gun for a cane and injured himself. A final hunter shoots his foot while muddying the muzzle.
Prairie Dog Ranked Harmful By Biological Survey
The Biological Survey reports prairie dogs, from the Canadian border to Mexico, largely eat vegetation, competing with livestock for forage. They estimate 2,139,000 acres treated nationwide to curb damage, with the diet 97 percent vegetation and grasses and salt bushes as top components.
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Washington
Mexico
South Dakota
Bureau of Bioological Survey
Tekes
Bureau
Leon H. Kelson
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
About 200 Distinct Wild Duck Species
There are about 200 distinct species of wild ducks in the world. One fourth of this number is found in North America. Some of the divers have been recovered at depths of 90 feet by fishermen with nets. The ruddy duck is one of the smallest of our ducks, but his lady produces an egg as large as that of a great blue heron.
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North America
The
American Wildlife Institute
Waterfowl Rules Centered On Careful Planning
Waterfowl rules are set by the Biological Survey after year round studies. Regulations reflect balanced judgment between strict protection and liberalized seasons, rooted in scientific research rather than bureaucratic whim.
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Bill McCormick
American Wildlife Institute
The
Biological Survey
Sage grouse hit by blackhead disease in Utah study
Utah cooperative wildlife research demonstrates Blackhead disease found in wild sage grouse near Logan Utah. The ailment attacks intestines and liver and gives the heads a dark nearly black color. Researchers with the American Wildlife Institute funded the study.
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Logan
Utah
Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research
American Wildlife Institute
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