Sentences with word «waterfowl»

Researchers stress that the hunters» compliance with this prohibition has been very high and that they have continued to hunt waterfowl in the same amount after the change from lead to steel.

Dog food or dry kibbles, the main form of food for a majority of waterfowl hunting dogs, is a balanced and complete source of nutrition that can keep any dog healthy and from puppy - hood through adulthood and into old age.

Descended from the now - obsolete French Water Dog, the Poodle (most likely named from the German word Pudel, or «plays in water») was used to retrieve waterfowl for hunters.

On the west side of the island, you can go kayaking in the Placencia Lagoon, which is a good place to see wildlife — look out for waterfowl as well as crocodiles.

The Standard Poodle (the largest variety) was developed as a gun dog or water retriever for use in waterfowl hunting, particularly duck and upland bird hunting.

Lagotti go back to at least Renaissance Italy, where they were bred as waterfowl retrievers working the marshlands of Ravenna.

The recorded history of waterfowl retrievers in America begins around 1800, and continues through today.

In Washington, when a new president is elected, it sparks weeks of feverish ruminating on each personnel decision, with breathless discussions of everything from high - profile cabinet appointments to who should (or will) be the Bureau of Migratory Waterfowl's next deputy assistant secretary for planning and policy.

The dogs served two purposes: to flush game out of brush and to retrieve waterfowl from lakes and ponds.

But they were originally bred to be bird retrieval dogs for waterfowl hunters and make great sporting dogs in the field.

Many breeds have potential to excel as waterfowl dogs, depending upon their temperament and physical capabilities as well as their desire to please their handlers.

Flamingos, egrets, and other waterfowl feasted on brine shrimp, and resorts catered to tourists who believed that bathing in the saline waters improves health.

Aside from that, Labrador Retrievers are excellent at waterfowl hunting because of the quality of their coat that repels water in some measure.

In the late 1980s, farmers — especially on the Prairies of western Canada — were blamed for a significant drop in numbers of migrating waterfowl.

The Standard Poodle is the breed type and it was developed for retrieving downed waterfowl from the water.

Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

Whether your puppy is destined to do most of his work on waterfowl or on upland birds, it is important to encourage good habits early and to accustom your puppy to the outdoors.

University of Delaware researchers are part of an effort that will use weather radar to identify wetland hotspots used by waterfowl during the winter, which in turn can alert poultry growers about the potential risk of avian influenza to their farms.

The Golden Retriever is a large - sized breed of dog bred as gun dogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties, and were named «retriever» because of their ability to retrieve shot game undamaged.

We are about an hour from Memphis, TN and in the heart of the best waterfowl hunting in the world.

First offense: Identified in April, H7N9 appears to have spread from wild waterfowl host to poultry in China and, from there, to humans.

«It is positive to see that the prairie pothole habitat in the Dakotas that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is actively protecting for breeding waterfowl is also benefiting endangered species like the Whooping Crane.»

Golden retrievers, a large strong breed with water - repellent coat, are good at hunting waterfowl such as ducks and other birds.

Springers can handle the early season work with retrieving teal, and continue hunting through the late waterfowl season with work on late season mallards and bluebills as well as Canada and Snow geese.

Hunters can still take advantage of the breed's endless stamina and willingness to retrieve balls or sticks to lure waterfowl within shooting range.

The ideal golden retriever can do just about anything today's American waterfowl hunter wants his dog to do.

Instead of just pointing or retrieving, they are meant to lure waterfowl within range of the hunter (tolling) before retrieving the ducks and geese.

JUSTIFICATION These series of reserves were gazetted for the protection of waterfowl nesting and roosting colonies.

There has never been anything half as lovely written about waterfowl of the family Anatidae as Lancelot's words about seeing «geese on the islands — long smoke lines of them singing like hounds in the cold streak of morning» as he sails to the Grail island.

The pieces were taken from 12 terra - cotta warriors, two acrobat statues found in a second pit, five clay bricks from the floor of the largest pit, clay fragments from inside three bronze waterfowl statues found in a third pit and part of an earthen wall in the acrobat pit.

Hotel Cortijo Soto Real is ideally located to visit the historical city of Seville, the sherry capital Jerez de la Frontera, the beautiful white villages around the city of Ronda, and Europe's largest waterfowl sanctuary in the Doñana National Park.

You'll see Mother Nature at her best including waterfowl, deer families, many other native animals, and wading birds.

In the early 19th century, the Duke of Malmesbury developed an interest in the breed and brought them to England to serve as gun dogs in retrieving waterfowl during hunts.

Down is a useful command when out hunting, especially in waterfowl blinds and when honoring.

They are not the favored breeds for waterfowl work, however, the others are more than capable of sitting quietly in a duck blind, and then finding and retrieving downed ducks and geese.

Special Needs Exercise: The Dutch Waterfowl Dog needs daily brisk exercise and plenty of room to roam.

They are large - sized dog breed capable of retrieving shot waterfowl like ducks and game birds.

Golden Retrievers were specifically bred to be excellent waterfowl retrievers, and they were bred to be loyal and even tempered as well.

There are a few antique pieces mixed in and my hubby's collection of waterfowl art and decoys.

It's Nice Under the Ice so stroll along the boardwalks at Waterfowl Pond to see who is awake during the winter and who has gone into hibernation (Topsfield)

The wetland most likely served as a resting and feeding stop for migratory birds and nesting habitat for resident waterfowl.

A migratory waterfowl carrying multiple influenza strains nudged another bird, one with a different cocktail of influenza, and the viruses swapped pieces of genetic code in a process called reassortment.

What's more, many statue and waterfowl samples show signs of having been slowly heated in kilns at maximum temperatures of no more than 750 ˚ Celsius.

East of the Missouri River, where efforts have been specifically targeted toward waterfowl conservation, lands under conservation management were more likely than other locations to be used by Whooping Cranes.