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Family groups of white-fronted geese remain together for at least one year, and immature birds, until they begin breeding at age three, often help their parents protect the nest. Source: Ducks Unlimted Jan/Feb 2001
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Hunting license sales were up in 1999 for the first time in years, when 15,143,375 licenses were purchased, up from 14,891,855 in 1998. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Two of the considerations used when establishing a deer management plan are Biological Carrying Capacity (BCC) and Cultural Carrying Capacity (CCC).
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A study conducted prior to the recent legalization of electronic callers found flocks of snow geese were five times more likely to fly within shotgun range when the devices were used. Source: Ducks Unlimited Jan/Feb 2001
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Shotguns fire tighter patterns as air density decreases at higher altitudes. In a vacuum, loads fired through a cylinder bore would provide a 100 percent pattern at 40 yards. Source: Ducks Unlimited
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Deer can live up to 11 years in the wild.
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