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 THIRD
WINTER RANGE MULE DEER POACHED IN WESTERN WYOMING; G&F ASKS PUBLIC
FOR HELP
PINEDALE – At least three mule deer bucks have been illegally
killed in the last month on western Wyoming winter range with the
discovery of a carcass Dec. 21 on the north end of the “Mesa,”
southwest of Pinedale....
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 Avalanche
Safety And Awareness Survey Results Surprising
Montana FWP recently surveyed more than 400 snowmobile riders to
better understand their habits and how to increase the number of
riders who have avalanche safety training. More than 37 percent of
those surveyed said they saw or were somehow involved in an
avalanche.
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 Eyeing Eagles Across The Natural State
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Listed here are places throughout Arkansas that will offer eagle-watching
tours or host eagle-related events this winter. Interested individuals are
encouraged to call ahead to ensure availability and confirm dates.
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 Connecticut
DEP Wins Federal Grant to Acquire Coastal Property In Stonington
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
today announced the receipt of a $1 million National Coastal
Wetlands Conservation Grant from the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) to purchase 144 acres of coastal land
adjacent to the 869 acre Barn Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
in Stonington...
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| HELICOPTER STOCKS
TROUT INTO LOWER SALUDA RIVER
 The
S.C. Department of Natural Resources' Freshwater Fisheries Section
stocked about 16,000 brown and rainbow trout in the lower Saluda
River Dec. 2 using a S.C. Department of Natural Resources
helicopter and specialized lift bucket.
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CONGRESS GIVES BOOST TO FLORIDA’S WILDLIFE PROGRAMS
 New federal funds amounting to $2.6 million will flow into
Florida as its 2004 share of State Wildlife Grants, the nation’s core
program for preventing wildlife from becoming endangered. The funding is
within the Interior Appropriations Bill, signed by the president Nov. 10...
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 NEW BOOK DELVES INTO WILDLIFE HABITAT
SPRINGFIELD,
ILL. – For anyone interested in Illinois wildlife and their habitats,
there's a new "must-have" book published by the Department of Natural
Resources and the University of Illinois called Creating Habitats and
Homes for Illinois Wildlife...
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| 17 Ice Fishing Clinics
Scheduled
 DES
MOINES - There are 17 free ice fishing clinics scheduled around
Iowa. Activities vary at each clinic, but participants can expect
to learn basic safety tips while on the ice and different ice
fishing techniques and bait presentations. Participants should
prepare to be outdoors for an extended amount of time...
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| How To Save Your Trees From The
Next Isabel
 ANNAPOLIS,
MD - Many of the trees that came down during Hurricane/Tropical
Storm Isabel were trees that looked sound, but they caused
problems by uprooting rather than by breaking. Is there a way to
treat trees to minimize the risk of uprooting in future storms?
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| OHIO'S FIRST-EVER YOUTH DEER SEASON A SUCCESS
 COLUMBUS, OH -- Young hunters across
Ohio took 5,208 deer on Saturday and
Sunday, November 22-23, during the
state's first-ever youth deer-gun
hunting season, according to the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Division of Wildlife.
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| Fishing
lure sets record price
 Most fishermen have a few old lures laying around somewhere -
maybe in the garage, a junk drawer or stowed away in a seldom-used
tackle box. A recent sporting goods auction in Massachusetts may
have anglers digging out those old lures.
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| SUNLIGHT BASIN HABITAT
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT EXCEEDS
 EXPECTATIONS
CODY, WY – Performance is the measure of ones
ability to get the job done. In the case of improving habitat for
wintering elk on the Sunlight Wildlife Habitat Management Area,
the job certainly got done -- it exceeded expectations...
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 Bring
the Kids to Salmon Sunday
CONCORD, N.H. -- Find out everything you wanted to know about
fish and fisheries at New Hampshire Fish and Game's annual Salmon
Sunday at Pope Dam in Melvin Village on November 16 from 1 to 3
p.m. Pope Dam is located 9 miles north of Wolfeboro on Route
109...
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Hunters who submit samples for CWD testing eligible for prizes; 22
 sites
in Northeastern Minnesota
All hunters, in select
permit areas, who turn in a sample will receive a cooperator patch
and be automatically entered in a drawing to win one of several
firearms and bows that are being provided as an incentive from
the....
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 THANKSGIVING
THE OLD WAY/Fall Turkey Season Tips
PRATT, KS - Although the foliage may be different in the fall,
turkey hunting strategy is much the same as in springtime: call a
wild turkey within shotgun range in the best and safest way
possible. Here are some tips for the fall turkey hunting tactic
known as the "scatter and call"..
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| WISE ANNOUNCES ARCHERY
EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM IN
 18
WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS
ELKVIEW,
W.Va. -- Gov. Bob Wise today announced a new partnership between
several state agencies, private organizations and sponsors to
introduce a pilot archery education program into 18 middle and
high school physical education programs across the state....
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 Hunters
for the Hungry Prepares for 2003 Collection
Hunters for the Hungry (HFTH) is a program through which harvested
deer become nutritious venison to benefit those who need it the
most. More than 800 deer were donated during the 2002 collection
and in total, more than 95,000 pounds
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 Hunters
Anticipating Upcoming Muzzleloading Season
The brilliant fall colors and the cool winds of late October means there is
one thing on the minds of most Oklahoma hunters - muzzleloader deer season. Hunting with a muzzleloading
firearm is a great opportunity ...
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 Hunters
harvest 10 deer during Camp Ripley youth hunt
Minnesota -- Weather greeted archery hunters
participating in the second annual youth deer hunt at the Camp
Ripley Military Reservation, but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm
of the participants, according to Beau Liddell, DNR area wildlife
manager at Little Falls....
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| From The "You Can Help Too"
Desk - Make A Difference When You Can
Alert
Hunters Help Catch Elk Poacher
WASATCH COUNTY — Two Utah County
hunters were in the right place at the right time and caught an
elk poacher Oct. 7. The two men, Danny Adams of Orem and
Cliff Leyva of Spanish Fork, were returning to their archery
hunting spot near....
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| New Missouri State Record
Meanmouth Bass
 For
Curt Walker, St. Charles, Mo., day two of the Missouri BASS
Federation State Tournament on Table Rock Lake became one for the
record books, and not for a huge five fish limit brought to the
scales. Walker, as well as qualifying for the division....
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 Gas
Up and Hit the New Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail
AUSTIN, Texas —A German couple has transformed an overgrazed sheep
and goat ranch in the hardscrabble hills of Bandera County into
one of the premiere nature sites on the western segment of the new
Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail that debuts in October. The two-branch driving trail encompasses 55
counties.....
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| Wildlife Resources Commission
Clarifies Bear-Baiting Prohibition
 RALEIGH,
N.C.—The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on Oct. 3
took aggressive action to protect black bears in North Carolina by
unanimously passing a resolution to interpret more strictly the
state’s “bear-baiting statute.” This law prohibits.....
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| 2003 WALLEYE AND YELLOW PERCH HATCHES LOOK
PROMISING
 COLUMBUS,
OH - The 2003 walleye and yellow perch hatches in the western and
central basins of Lake Erie look very promising and could be the
strongest in more than a decade, according to fisheries biologists
with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources..
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 Coldwater
Heritage Partnership Announces Grant Program to Protect
Pennsylvania's Coldwater Streams
The Coldwater Heritage
Partnership (CHP) has announced the opening of the Coldwater
Conservation Grants Program to protect and conserve the health of
Pennsylvania's coldwater ecosystems. The CHP is a cooperative
effort...
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 Fish
Passage Task Force Needs New Members
SALEM, OR – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks
people with an interest in fish passage issues to become a member
of the Fish Passage Task Force. Applications must be
received from qualified individuals by Oct. 31...
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 FLORIDA
FWC OFFICER HAS A NOSE THAT KNOWS
His name is Harley. He graduated from the law enforcement academy
with “honors” in resource detection and tracking. He’s doing his
graduate studies in deer, turkey and lobster. When Harley
jumps out of his patrol vehicle, he could be described as
“enthusiastic.” Other terms...
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Harley In Action:
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 Giant
snakehead exotic predatory fish found in Rock River
MADISON – The recent capture of a highly predatory exotic fish
in the Rock River between Janesville and Beloit is a clear
indication that Wisconsin needs more stringent regulations on the
possession of live, potentially harmful exotic fish species,
according to state fisheries officials...
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 Budweiser
Sharelunker Program Looking for Big Bass
ATHENS, Texas — David Campbell loves to hear the phone ring at
2 a.m., as long as the caller is an angler wanting to donate a
lunker bass to the Budweiser ShareLunker program.
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| AGENCY SEEKS SCIENTIFIC,
ECONOMIC INFORMATION ON
BIGHEAD CARP, A POTENTIAL INJURIOUS SPECIES CANDIDATE
 The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin to collect scientific
and economic information on bighead carp to help determine if the
fish should be placed on the list of injurious species, which
would prohibit their importation into the United States and their
shipment across State lines....
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 Fall
2003 Trapper Education Courses Set In NJ
This fall, the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife has
scheduled trapper education courses at several locations
throughout the state for individuals wishing to harvest furbearing
animals...
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| TPWD Implements Marine Dealer,
Boat Titling Changes
 AUSTIN,
Texas — At its regular meeting Aug. 28, the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department Commission adopted rules which comply with
House Bill 2926, passed during the recent legislative session.
Some of the new rules address the following issues:
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 “Fastest
Man With a Gun,” Bob Munden, to Perform at National Hunting and
Fishing Days
The fastest man with a gun who ever lived is coming to town. Bob
Munden, who has held all 18 world records in speed shooting since
1960, will perform at the 2003 National Hunting and Fishing Days
Celebration September 27 and 28...
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 Ohio’s Tapestry of Fall Color Provides A Great Backdrop For Autumn
Adventures
There are many reasons to glory in this shift of seasons, such as
hiking and biking along color-washed woodland trails or paddling
placid lake waters that reflect a soft medley of fall foliage.
Anglers know lower temperatures mean improved fishing....
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 Muskie
Anglers Urged To Join DNR Research Effort
Michigan fisheries officials today announced an opportunity for Lake St.
Clair anglers to help Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists
learn more about a recently discovered disease affecting muskellunge...
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 Young
Hunters Encouraged to Showcase Their Skills and Compete at Expo
CASPER, WY – Young hunters are encouraged to showcase their
skill at the fourth annual Wyoming Youth Hunter Education
Challenge Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Hunting and Fishing Heritage
Expo in Casper...
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| GAME COMMISSION OFFERS
SOLUTIONS TO WILDLIFE NUISANCE PROBLEMS
 Harrisburg,
PA - Each passing year, wildlife problems and conflicts appear to
be increasing, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission,
which has been managing the state's wildlife for more than 100
years. And not just in the country. More and more, wildlife is
getting into trouble in urban and suburban areas.....
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| Bassmasters
ESPN Tournament Set for April '04 in Russellville
 RUSSELLVILLE,
ARKANSAS -- Lake Dardanelle has been selected as the site
of a Bassmasters ESPN tournament to be held April 12-18, 2004.
B.A.S.S. ESPN Outdoors will film and air the tournament a minimum
of three times on ESPN2...
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| BassDigest Product Reviews
 BassDigest.com
offers product reviews on the "Latest & Greatest" in bass fishing
technologies, and now they are going to be bringing it to you
directly here at Outdoor Central.com. ODC & BassDigest are teaming
up, not only to offer our viewers great daily fishing tips, but
also the latest scoop in staying one step ahead of the
competition. Be sure to bookmark this page and watch for the
bi-monthly BassDigest reviews!
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 Vicksburg
Men Arrested For Illegal Fishing
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Last
Wednesday, state wildlife conservation officers arrested two
Warren County men, Charles L. Smith and Edward Greg Holmes, both
of Vicksburg, on the Big Black River for using a telephone to
illegally take fish...
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 Pheasant Routes
By
Joe Wilkinson / Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Luckily for Iowa hunters,
one route does not a pheasant season make. With a second
consecutive mild winter and a decent nesting season, Iowa's
pheasant population continues its rebound from the devastating
winter of 2000-01. This week, wildlife workers...
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| 2003 DAVID CROCKETT DAYS AUGUST
16-17
 LIMESTONE,
Tenn. -- It's time to gather the camping gear and head
Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park in Limestone for Crockett
Days. This two day celebration of the birth of David Crockett, an
American hero and one of Tennessee's famous sons, is taking place
in the pioneer camp August 16-17...
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 Hunt
Doves Legally, Safely
RALEIGH, N.C. - This dove season, watch your
shot and don’t mix your bags. One violation that wildlife
enforcement officers have found to be a problem is the
consolidation of bags....
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 Teal
season longer, dove season same length as last year
JEFFERSON CITY,
MISSOURI-- Missouri's
dove season remains unchanged from last year, but hunters have an
extra seven days for teal hunting. The 2003 teal season will run
for 16 days and dove season for 70....
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 Summer
Time Tips For Handling Bass
Nothing says summer quite like a day on the water trying to
catch a lunker largemouth bass. A mid-summer day can be
scorching hot. And just as fishermen take extra precautions such
as wearing sunscreen or drinking plenty of fluids, anglers should
also take extra....
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| Private Property Dispute
/ Hostler & Beaver Confident About Case
Outcome will affect
tens of thousands of riparian landowners in PA
 Dear
Outdoor Central News Staff,
I noticed you posted one side of the story on the Little Juniata
River dispute in PA and was hoping that in fairness you would also
publish the other side, too....
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 Archery
Hunting and Safety Tips
Rees says most of the accidents happen because hunters are
unsafe in tree stands, or they have arrows out of their quiver
when they shouldn't. He provides the following advice to help
hunters avoid these accidents:...
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| Good Catfishing During the
Dog-days of Summer
 Connecticut
- As
Mark Twain sat in his Hartford home and wrote about Tom Sawyer and
Huck Finn catfishing on the Mississippi River he could not have
imagined that anglers would one day be having similar...
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CONSERVATION WORLD ADDS AN HOUR OF FUN AND
 FAMILY-ORIENTED
ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2003 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR
Interactive displays, informative exhibits, seminars and
entertainment in Conservation World provide an up-close look at
the state's diverse natural resources, conservation programs and
outdoor recreation opportunities...
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 West
Virginia State WildlifeCenter Enjoys A Successful 80th Anniversary
Celebration
West Virginia -
The event included a free admission day and refreshments for
visitors, a kids’ fishing derby at the trout pond and a reception
for current and former...
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 ODC
DRAG RACING -
11 year old Zach Hord, son of Jeff Hord,
along with his pit crew computer analyst/operator, 16 year old sister Amber (Bear) Hord, and Pit Crew Manager/Grandfather, Larry Engleman, have qualified for the
Junior Dragster Nationals being held in
Colorado this week at
Bandimere Speedway. Zach, along with over 700 other
contestants from around the nation will be competing for $5000 in
scholarships & prizes. Please keep ALL the contestants safety in
your thoughts and prayers, and watch for a success update (photos & film
clips) at the end of the competition..
PS - Yes, that IS a Wally in Zach's hand. He won it last
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Lake Catherine Releases Create Whitewater Playground on River
 MALVERN,
ARKANSAS -- As summertime water levels in the upper
reaches of Arkansas's float streams drop, finding challenging
whitewater to kayak or canoe usually depends on a hard rain.
For the past few summers, though, a whitewater playground on the
Ouachita River...
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| Why Wisconsin Has So Many Lakes
and Wetlands
 Nearly
all of Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes are glacial gifts, a legacy laid down 12,000
to 14,000 years ago by melting glaciers. In fact, glaciers are by far the
greatest creators of lakes around the world. All areas that have large
numbers of lakes were once covered by continental glaciers including North
America, northern Europe and Russia....
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| Special Dove Hunt Gives
Mobility Impaired Hunters A Shot!
 Participants
will have some of the Show-Me State's hottest dove hunting action
all to themselves.
Missouri--A
handful of hunters who use wheelchairs will be in the catbird
seat--or maybe the dove seat--Sept. 7. That's when the Missouri
Department of Conservation and the National Wild Turkey Federation
(NWTF) will team up in the third annual dove hunt for
mobility-impaired hunters....
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| EMERGENCY
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACON
 SYSTEM
BECOMES OPERATIONAL NATIONWIDE
Outdoor adventurers
now have access to the technology used in the lifesaving
satellite-tracked distress alerts carried by aviators and
mariners. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) became operational on
July 1st in the continental United States...
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| Guide Points to Lewis-Clark
Fishing Spots
 SPOKANE,
Wash. - At the end of a long day exploring the Louisiana
Purchase, Lewis and Clark often wet a fishing line. In the 200th
anniversary of the expedition he Sierra Club has produced a guide
to 10 great fishing spots along the Lewis and Clark Trail....
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| Putting Some Teeth Into
Connecticut Lakes
 Connecticut
- One predator has reflective eyes that enable it to see its
prey in the dark. The other is torpedo-shaped and ambushes its
prey with incredible speed. Both have large, razor-sharp teeth and
are found in more Connecticut lakes than ever before. While these
may sound like creatures in a summertime horror movie....
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 Muskie
mania is a craze worth catching!
Ohio -
If it’s true that fishing teaches patience, then casting a
line for Ohio’s largest sport fish - the mighty muskellunge - is
an education in perseverance as well! Known for good reason as the
“fish of 10,000 casts,” this freshwater giant can aggravate,
exasperate and exhilarate anglers in its efforts to evade
capture...
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 Chasing
the 'Big Ones' / Striper Fishing in Arkansas
LAKE OUACHITA, Arkansas -- "Keep both hands on
it," John T. Hall, our fishing guide for the day, instructs.
"That's a $300 rod and reel, and a striper will jerk it into the
water before you know it."
It's happened before, and John has a
story to tell about a time when it did....
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| Native Trout Conservation Pays
Dividends
 FWS/Southwest
Region - It takes some work; a bow cast delivers a tiny dry
fly onto a riffle. It bounces over the rocks and streams into a
glassy glide and wafts in a slow circular motion. Then it happens.
A Gila trout sips the offering off the surface..
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| Fishing At Lake of the
Woods Is RED HOT!!!
 Canada
- Story by Russell Rye / Photos by Les Rye
this year's fishing
has been the best it has ever been. The group as a whole caught
more numbers of fish than any of the previous years. Some
anglers reported catching 125 to 150 fish in 3 ˝ days in a little
friendly competition within the group...
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| Kids
Fish for Free During National Fishing and Boating Week
 RALEIGH,
N.C. —To get young anglers hooked on fishing,
the U.S. Forest Service and the N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission, along with Bass Pro Shops, Remington-Stren and
local sponsors, are supporting 21 kids’ fishing events
across the state during National Fishing and Boating Week,
scheduled for June 1-8, 2003....
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| Patti
Jean Has A History Of Recreation
 Arkansas - Officials of the Fort Smith Lumber
Company on a trip to inspect its operations and timber
holdings at Petit Jean Mountain decided the Seven Hollows and
canyon portion of its land was cost prohibitive to log.
Instead of selling the scenic hollows, it was suggested the
land be deeded for a national park. Beautiful as it was, the
government felt...
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|  Nuisance
Alligator Reports Increasing in Southeast Texas
HOUSTON, TX
-- Encounters between people and alligators are on the rise in
Southeast Texas, but people can coexist safely with the big
reptiles if they take common-sense precautions, according to
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens and
biologists.
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The
Stage is Set for a Banner Pheasant Opener
