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Midwest Region Receives President’s Award from the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Posted on July 15, 2015 by admin

MAFWA President Ed Boggess along with Service Midwest Regional Director Tom Melius; Deputy Regional Director Charlie Wooley, Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Hannibal Bolton, Migratory Birds and State Programs Assistant Regional Director Dave Scott, and Midwest Wildlife … Continue reading →

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MAFWA Job Opening

Posted on July 6, 2015 by admin

July 6, 2015 News Release- The Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) in cooperation with pheasant range states announce a job opening for a National Pheasant Coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for implementing the National Wild Pheasant … Continue reading →

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Snow geese numbers stabilizing after population boom

Posted on June 3, 2015 by admin

Bob Weber The Canadian Press May 31, 2015   AppleMark   Jordan Stead/The Canadian Press Thousands of snow geese take flight over fields near the annual “unofficial” La Conner Daffodil Festival, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, near La Conner, Wash.   … Continue reading →

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F&W Board Votes to Ban Natural Deer Urine Lures

Posted on May 6, 2015 by admin

  VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE Press Release For Immediate Release: April 28, 2015 Media Contacts: Commissioner Louis Porter, 802-828-1454 Scott Darling, 802-786-3862; Mark Scott, 802-777-4217 MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has voted to ban the possession … Continue reading →

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Experimental vaccine partially successful at preventing CWD in deer

Posted on January 5, 2015 by admin

Journal Sentinel files In a scientific milestone that could have human health implications, an experimental vaccine was partially successful at preventing chronic wasting disease in deer, according to a recently published U.S. study. By Paul A. Smith of the Journal … Continue reading →

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