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  2. List of birds of Wyoming - Wikipedia

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    Canada goose Hooded merganser. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.

  3. List of U.S. state birds - Wikipedia

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    It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was started by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to name official state birds in the 1920s. [1] [2] The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973.

  4. Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Wikipedia

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    The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the State of Wyoming's state agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, game, and wildlife resources. The department sets fish and game regulations, including issuance of hunting and fishing licenses and enforcement of state regulations throughout the state.

  5. Waterfowl hunting - Wikipedia

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    Waterfowl hunters at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Waterfowl hunting is the practice of hunting aquatic birds such as ducks, geese and other waterfowls or shorebirds for sport and meat. Waterfowl are hunted in crop fields where they feed, or in areas with bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, sloughs, or coasts. [1]

  6. Snipe hunt - Wikipedia

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    The snipe hunt is a kind of fool's errand or wild-goose chase, meaning a fruitless errand or expedition, attested as early as the 1840s in the United States. [3] [4] It was the most common hazing ritual for boys in American summer camps during the early 20th century, and is a rite of passage [5] often associated with groups such as the Boy Scouts.

  7. Wyoming Wildlife Federation - Wikipedia

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    WWF has also been active in campaigns to maintain hunting and fishing access. [6] WWF has lobbied the Wyoming State Legislature on issues that affect wildlife in Wyoming. [7] WWF members are also involved in on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife habitat in Wyoming. [8] WWF is an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation (NWF). [9]

  8. Elk Fire continues to grow within Wyoming’s Bighorn National ...

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    Hundreds of firefighters are continuing their relentless assault against the massive Elk Fire burning inside Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest as some anxious residents await word from officials ...

  9. Thunder Basin National Grassland - Wikipedia

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    The Thunder Basin National Grassland is located in northeastern Wyoming in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills.The Grassland ranges in elevation from 3,600 to 5,200 feet (1,100 to 1,600 m), and the climate is semi-arid.