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waterfowl
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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wa·ter·fowl
/ ˈwôtərˌfoul; ˈwä-/
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pl. n.
ducks, geese, or other large aquatic birds, esp. when regarded as game.
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WATERFOWL Predators are targeted by group Management sought for nesting areas
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...fox is having a devastating impact on waterfowl populations across North America's...should add predator management to their waterfowl habitat programs. That's the message...Lloyd Jones, vice president of the Delta Waterfowl Foundation, brought to Milwaukee last...
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Waterfowl proposal on hold; Closing of Big Lake area delayed until 2009
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 7/16/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...implementation of a controversial plan to close waterfowl hunting in Wisconsin's Big Lake area...The new plan still includes closing waterfowl hunting in the Big Lake area of Pool...The Big Lake area has a large amount of waterfowl food, including wild celery and sago...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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WATERFOWL TIP: SEMINAR ON TAP
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 07-01-2001 WATERFOWL TIP: SEMINAR ON TAP By DON ECKER Date...Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs will host a waterfowl seminar at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at...Ocean County. "The seminar will offer waterfowl hunters an opportunity to learn more...
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YOUTH WATERFOWL DAYS ARE SET IN STATE FEB. 3-4
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...following press release: Young waterfowl hunters across the state can enjoy...Feb. 4 by participating in Youth Waterfowl Days on private lands and on some...Department of Natural Resources Waterfowl Management Areas. Hunters 15 years...
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COASTAL WATERFOWL HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE NUMEROUS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...Wildlife Management Areas are open to waterfowl hunting along the coast this season. Statewide waterfowl seasons are Nov. 22-26 and Dec. 15...duck stamps. For more information on waterfowl hunting, consult the "2006-2007 South...
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ILLINOIS PROPOSES WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON DATES, ZONES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/20/2006; 700+ words
; ...of Natural Resources (IDNR) is recommending waterfowl hunting dates and waterfowl hunting zone lines for the next five years that reflect an extensive review of scientific data, waterfowl hunter survey data, and comments from sporting...
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YOUTH WATERFOWL DAYS ARE SET IN STATE FEB. 4-5
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...following press release: Young waterfowl hunters across the state can enjoy...Feb. 5 by participating in Youth Waterfowl Days on private lands and on some...Department of Natural Resources Waterfowl Management Areas. Hunters 15 years...
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FEDERAL YOUTH WATERFOWL DAYS TO BE HELD JAN. 31-FEB. 1
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/14/2009; 636 words
; ...following press release: Young waterfowl hunters across the state will enjoy...Feb. 1 by participating in Youth Waterfowl Days on private lands and on some...Department of Natural Resources Waterfowl Management Areas. Hunters 15 years...
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NATIONAL JUNIOR WATERFOWL HUNTING DAY IS NOV. 4
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/2/2006; 663 words
; ...In conjunction with National Junior Waterfowl Hunting Day, the Maryland Department...Resources (DNR) has scheduled a one-day waterfowl hunting season for junior hunters on...increase awareness of the rich tradition of waterfowl hunting. "The junior hunt provides...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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WATERFOWL POPULATION DECLINES, AID SOUGHT.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/16/1988; 700+ words
; ...consider a big problem - the alarming decline of waterfowl on the North American continent. Back in...by 100 million ducks and other species of waterfowl. Over the past three decades, the waterfowl population has been reduced by 25 million...
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waterfowl
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
waterfowl common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically...in North America, where hunting tends to be more strictly legislated. Waterfowl are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves...
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To a Waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
To a Waterfowl, lyric poem by Bryant , written in 1815, published in 1818, and collected in Poems (1821). Called by Matthew Arnold “...
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Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. One Waterfowl Way Memphis, Tennessee 38120-2351...dedicated to restoring and protecting waterfowl habitats. Its efforts extend beyond...continental drought was depleting waterfowl populations at the same time. In...
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Hunting
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...fur-bearing animals, and migratory waterfowl. An additional license is required for...nonresident may hunt small and big game, waterfowl, and wild turkey. A nonresident must...nonresi-dent small-game, big-game, waterfowl, or wild turkey license, the nonresident...
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Geese
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...birds in the subfamily Anserinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, consisting of ducks...reliable indicator of gender. Like other waterfowl, geese undertake a simultaneous moult...Canada goose and most other species of waterfowl. The most important of these actions...
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