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(6-16-98) Talking To Geese By Chris W. Faulkner Published Fall 1995 Hunting Issue E astern Woods & Waters

(6-16-98) Wildfowl.net reloading editor Larry Reynolds explains the critical role wads and primers play in Shotshell reloading

(4-27-98) Wildfowl.net editor Scott Luallin offers some simple, helpful advise to hunters in pursuit of northern pintail, in Chocolate-heads in the Golden State

(4-20-98) On March 25, 1998 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed certain revisions to its regulation prohibiting the hunting of migratory game birds over certain "baited" conditions (the Baiting rule). The following is a response to the FWS' proposal The Baiting Game - Who's Baiting Whom?

(4-20-98) Enhancing Waterfowl Production - A Review of Some Tested Techniques and Past Management Literature (By Bobby Cox)

(4-13-98) The Aleutian Canada Goose was listed as endangered in 1967. A formal recovery program began in 1974, and by 1990 the Aleutian Canada goose had recovered sufficiently to be reclassified as threatened. Report On The Status Of Aleutian Canada Geese, & Request For Information

(4-13-98) The Chief of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Office of Migratory Bird Management, Paul R. Schmidt, replied to an earlier submittal based upon Wildfowl.net's article on the FWS' new nontoxic shot approval protocol. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Replies to Wildfowl.net

(4-13-98) Wildfowl.net reloading editor Larry Reynolds tells all which loads fly faster, in Factory versus Reloaded Non-Toxic Ammunition: An Introduction to Ballistics and the Non-toxic Reloading Data

(4-13-98) Young pups with short attention spans, combined with overzealous trainers can result in training disasters! Brian Moyse explains how to aviod these pitfalls, in Basic Training

(4-6-98) "The skin of the canine field athlete is subject to wounds due to the nature of their work and the terrain they work in, especially the skin on the paws. Proper wound management may help assure rapid healing and an early return to action."

(4-6-98) Read the US Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed changes in regulations, designed to mitigate the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Goose Overpopulation

(4-6-98) No more goose ravaged putting greens, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is working to establish a Canada goose damage management program

(4-6-98) Can a small group of hunters breed a dog suited specifically to their needs? Yes they can, and they have! The Boykin Spaniel, South Carolina's Own

(3-29-98) In an effort to halt coastal wetland loss, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to divert a portion of the Mississippi River into Louisiana's coastal wetlands. Read more about this proposed diversion in Diverting the Mighty Mississippi - One Answer to a Mighty Big Problem

(3-29-98) The Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to clarify and simplify the migratory game bird hunting regulations regarding baiting. Proposed Baiting Regulations

(3-22-98) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases preliminary information pertaining to the 1998-1999 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations

(3-22-98) New Zealand duck hunter Wayne Chapman reports on duck hunting, southern hemisphere style, Duck Hunting in New Zealand

(3-22-98) Hull selection playes a critical role in shotshell reloading. Reloading editor Larry Reynolds tells us The Hull Truth

(3-15-98) The approval process for nontoxic shot is revealed, as Bill Mayo reports in Is The FWS's New Nontoxic Protocol A Non-Answer?

(3-10-98) Guest editor Brian Moyse tells us to "Keep It Simple" when training gun dogs (part one of the twelve part series)

(3-10-98) "A Bird Called Jamie" Wildfowl.net editor Bill Mayo reports on the new Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (part one of two)

(3-10-98) "Non-toxic Shotshell Reloading" Guest editor Larry Reynolds discusses the advantages and disadvantages of shotshell reloading. This permanent feature caters to the novice reloader as well as the experienced

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