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		<title>A little slice of wild in the heart of Salt Lake City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at the calendar, I’ve noted that it’s time to prepare for the upcoming 2013 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival (GSLBF) happening May 16-20. Since 2009, I have co-led a GSLBF birding field trip in downtown Salt Lake City with the expert assistance of bird watching enthusiast Terri Clemons. The excursion is called the City Center Bird Walk.]]></description>
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		<title>Hanging out on rooftops with peregrines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I knew my job with DWR would provide me some cool opportunities, but never could I have guessed I'd end up on top of one of the tallest buildings in Salt Lake, holding a box with a peregrine falcon inside.]]></description>
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		<title>Spring fishing fever</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/spring-fishing-fever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something about spring ice-off fishing that I can’t quite describe. The aggressive fish, the methodical rhythm of casting and the wide variety of angling opportunities — in short, it's just awesome.   ]]></description>
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		<title>My first hunting experiences</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/my-first-hunting-experiences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Engel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was so nervous, I froze. All I could do was watch them walk by. All of a sudden they ran and I knew I had missed my chance. Of course, my daddy and husband made fun of me for choking under pressure. I hunted for seven days during that trip and never saw another deer.]]></description>
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		<title>Bear denning in the south Book Cliffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Stettler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crompton found mama bear awake, watching him as he entered. As she saw the biologist pull himself inside, she retreated toward the rear wall. With only one chance to shoot, Crompton took careful aim and fired the dart into her haunch.]]></description>
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		<title>Nesting habitat for wood ducks</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/nesting-habitat-for-wood-ducks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Stettler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because these ducks are cavity nesters, nesting habitat was mostly unavailable at the pond. Cavities are most commonly found in stumps and dead trees, which are almost always removed from city parks. It was obvious that lack of nesting habitat limited population growth for wood ducks.]]></description>
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		<title>Utah&#8217;s most-viewed fishing spots</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/utahs-most-viewed-fishing-spots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Ross</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=3156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the perks of working in the Communications section at DWR is that I have quick access to things like web statistics. (If you're nerdy like me, those sorts of things excite you.) We recently checked the traffic on the fishing portion of the DWR website. In order from least to most page views, here are the 15 Utah waterbodies you were most curious about.]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Western Hunting &amp; Conservation Expo</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/2013-western-hunting-conservation-expo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Engel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=3119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Great things are happening in the Conservation Outreach section here at the DWR. One of the most exciting things I’m working on, as the new events coordinator for the agency, is the upcoming Western Hunting and Conservation Expo.]]></description>
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		<title>In search of feathered treasures</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/in-search-of-feathered-treasures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Chamberlain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite part of the festival was the trip that went to the extreme southwest corner of the state to a place called Lytle Ranch. I was with a group of bird photographers and we were richly rewarded for our efforts.]]></description>
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		<title>Ice fishing with a biologist and a news reporter</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/ice-fishing-with-a-biologist-and-a-news-reporter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Stettler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For about a half hour, Phil and I were treated to a non-stop photo opp as Calvin yanked trout through the ice. Most of these trout ranged from 14­­–16 inches. Except for one Bear Lake cutthroat, all of the fish were splake. All of the fish were well proportioned. Not fat, not skinny. Just right.]]></description>
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		<title>Birds are easy, illegal BB gun targets</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/birds-are-easy-illegal-bb-gun-targets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Root</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=2980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One spring afternoon, I was tired of the usual targets, and I made an amazing shot on a beautiful robin in our cherry tree. After my momentary elation, what I had just done dawned on me. I killed momma robin. I sat and stared at the nest a foot or two from where she was perched. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ice fishing in southeastern Utah</title>
		<link>http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2013/ice-fishing-in-southeastern-utah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Hart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Utah we’re lucky enough to have a long and consistent ice fishing season on most of our favorite waters. I’ve always been a quality over quantity guy, so I’ll share my favorite spots in the southeastern part of the state.]]></description>
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