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Massachusetts
Wildlife Magazine--Fishing Issue (1080
kb ) Looking
for information on fishing in Massachusetts? This will link you
to a pdf file of the special Fishing issue published by Massachusetts
Wildlife Magazine in 2000. Information on life histories, best bets
for fish species and more is included!
Table of Contents for the 1999 magazine issues!
 Massachusetts
Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #1, 1999
- Teaming Up For Tom--A young hunter relates her experience
in bagging a trophy during her first spring turkey hunt...
- Shotguns & Powder Puffs--An innovative new program
offers a host of fun activities for women to learn outdoor skills...
- Whales In Our Midst--Efforts to save the right whale from
extinction include rescuing individuals as well as the population...
- Conservation On Canvas--An artist of extraordinary talent
and generosity captures New England outdoor life on canvas...
- Twigs In Winter--It may actually be easier to identify
trees and shrubs without their leaves, once you know the secrets...
- A New Era in Lake Trout Management--New regulations for
Quabbin enlist anglers to reduce laker numbers to increase laker
growth...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section, the Director's
Editorial and fabulous photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #2, 1999
 This
is a special One-Topic Issue on Biodiversity
- Understanding Biodiversity--The concept is complex, but
the subject isn't difficult when presented in 4 manageable layers...
- Our Irreplaceable Heritage--A review of the current state
of biodiversity protection and what systems are most at risk...
- The Ecological Restoration Program--Determining how to
re-create and maintain natural systems and communities is an enormous
challenge...
- Land Protection--With limited funding and time running
out, how do we decide what lands will be protected in perpetuity?
- Upland Habitat Management Program--The primary goal is
to restore and maintain early successional habitats that a host
of species require...
- Forestry Practices on Management Areas--Management for
biodiversity requires that we increase the amount of young and old
forest habitats...
- Worlds First 1000+ Biodiversity Date--Enlisting a community
in a local, one-day biodiversity hunt leads to lots of fun and important
discoveries...
- Plus the Director's Editorial "Preservation Doesn't Mean Perpetuation",
and Special Comments from the Environmental Secretary and fabulous
photos illustrating this timely topic!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #3, 1999
- Responsive Management for Eiders--With the eider harvest
increasing and eider protection decreasing, more restrictions must
be imposed to conserve the resource...
- Camping in Mass. State Forests & Parks--Remote backpack
sites, convenient RV hook-ups and even rustic cabins offer Bay State
campers inexpensive, year-round opportunities...
- Viper on the Mountain--Inoffensive, fascinating and venomous,
the Northern Copperhead is an exceedingly rare, endangered species
in Massachusetts...
- Interior & Edge: The Forest--We need to know what effects
burgeoning development is having on the quantity and quality of
our most common and important habitat...
- Getting the Lead Out--It's time for sportsmen's clubs to
get a professional evaluation on how to deal with lead fallout on
their shooting ranges...
- Short Subjects--MassWildlife-the new nickname; Join
Teaming With Wildlife; MapTech: The Way to Go.
- Mysteries of the Hibernaculum
- Is It Really a Copperhead? A brief snake ID article
- More Thoughts on Interior Forest
- 1998 Deer Harvest Statistics
- Plus, the Director's Editorial-" Leave It To Beavers", the
ever popular "Correspondents" section, and fabulous photos by Bill
Byrne!
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 Massachusetts
Wildlife Magazine Table of Contents for Issue #4, 1999
- Black Ice--Common sense, a couple of hand spikes and some
non-slip footwear are all you need to have a safe and enjoyable
icefishing season...
- Bay State Ospreys: A Success Story--Thanks in large part
to pesticide bans and the proliferation of artificial nesting platforms,
the fish hawk is back in a big way...
- Back in the Company of Moose--They're big, they're bad,
they're beautiful--and they are back! There's all sorts of things
about moose that you probably never imagined...
- A Trip to Plum Island--The Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge on Plum Island in Newburyport offers outstanding, all-season
wildlife viewing opportunities....
- Tasha's First Season--A sportsmen's memories are enriched
as he reminisces on the glories and foibles of his rookie retriever's
first hunting season...
- Director's Editorial--Conserving the Cape
- Correspondents--This is where you the subscribers send
us your questions, comments, gripes & observations!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #1, 2000
- The Buffalo Bird in Massachusetts--The Brown-headed cowbird
evolved a form of parasitism to maintain contact with the wild herds
that wandered over the Great Plains. Then we came along and gave
it access to places it could never go before...
- The Mudpuppy: Our Largest Salamander--the size and bizarre
appearance of this Connecticut River amphibian have long attracted
attention, but the tracking of its mysterious history in in New
England may be the greater curiosity...
- Birding on Your State Lands--So you want to try birding?
One of the state's most active birders provides insightful advice
on everything you need to start enjoying this ever growing, all-season
activity on public lands close to home...
- The Moose Question--An ever expanding population of giant
ungulates in the third most densely populated state in the Union
raises hard questions that can't be ignored for long. Ultimately,
it is you who must make the decisions...
- We CARA Lot About Wildlife!--The Director's Editorial
focuses on Congressional legislation which if passed will be one
of the most sweeping legacies to wildlife in the new century...
- 1999 Deer Harvest Statistics--This will provide a breakdown
and brief summary of the status of white tail deer in various parts
of the state...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #2, 2000
SPECIAL FISHING ISSUE
Massachusetts
Wildlife Magazine--Fishing Issue (1080
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Foreword--It is a
pleasure to present this special issue of the magazine dedicated to
freshwater fishing. The intent has been to provide basic information
for the novice angler on how to identify and catch our most common and
popular fishers, but an effort has been made to include data and various
reference materials that veteran trophy seekers will also find useful.
Hopefully it will be a practical resource for anyone interested in fish
or fishing.
- Fishing Basics
- The Sunfish
- Sport Fisheries Restoration
- The Black Bass
- The Perch
- The Sportfishing Awards Program.
- The Catfish
- The Pike
- The Trout
- The Carp
- The Shad
- Fishing Ethics
Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #3, 2000
- An Amphibian's Amphibian--The life of an eastern newt includes
a flamboyant terrestrial stage, unique among native amphibians,
that presents some interesting questions...
- Carnivores of the Vegetable Kind--There are 3 major groups
of carnivorous plants in Massachusetts and chances are excellent
that at least a few species are living in your local wetlands...
- Mammals of the Underground--There are 3 species of moles
in Massachusetts, but despite what your lawn may look like, it's
unlikely you're hosting more than one of them...
- The Raven That Sang 1999--A wildlife artist whose "way
is like raven's" captures much more than just a moment in the
life of his esteemed neighbor...
- Partnerships for Open Space--The Director's Editorial
focuses on the race to protect open space and how public and private
groups are working together to protect our Commonwealth's natural
legacy...
- Natural Explorers--An exploration on a North Shore beach
focusing on skate's eggs...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #4, 2000
- Playing With Otter--Common but secretive, the river otter
inhabits every major wetland system in the state. Snow offers the
best opportunity to look for signs of its presence...
- Hoods on the Woods--A restoration program designed to aid
recover of the wood duck population a half century ago has provided
big dividends for the beautiful hooded merganser...
- Deer Hunting: A Family Affair--Hunting is a cultural tradition.
Aside from the enormous benefits it has provided to wildlife, it
has social values non-participants rarely comprehend...
- The Lure of The Bass--A self confessed bass fanatic relives
a few memories and offers his best bets for what to put in your
tackle box for all the seasons to come...
- Partnerships for Open Space--The Director's Editorial
focuses on an effort to coordinate research and management efforts
for birds in North America in order to reduce declines in populations...
- Natural Explorers--An exploration of various wasp and hornet
nests and how they are made...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #1, 2001
- Confessions of a Bluebirder -- Once these incredibly blue
bunches of feathers get you, there's just no escaping their clutches...
- Tagging the Bass -- A tagging program is providing crucial
information on the growth, longevity and migratory habits of our
most popular saltwater gamefish...
- Tag Team Fish Wrestling--When the object is to catch and
tag as many striped bass as possible, it almost starts to feel like
work...
- Bird Management at Monomoy: A Success Story--Gull control
has succeeded in creating a nesting haven for some of our most beleaguered
birds...
- Tracking Spotties -- Reseachers at the Manomet Center for
Conservation Sciences are investigating the annual movements and
health of a handsome, rare and elusive reptile...
- Beast or Beauty? Exotic mute swans may create problems
for native wildlife, but there's no denying their beauty...
- The Highest Calibre--The Director's Editorial explains
the role of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board and the background
of several Board members...
- 2000 Deer Harvest Statistics--This will provide a breakdown
and brief summary of the status of white tail deer in various parts
of the state...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #2, 2001
- Making Access to Public Waters a Priority--With development
taking so much waterfront property on rivers, lakes and the ocean,
the need for the Public Access Board to continue its mission to
preserve and enhance public access to our waters has never been
greater...
- Wild Plants I Have Known (And Eaten)--A guide, with recipes,
on how to identify, harvest and prepare some of the most common
and delicious wild edibles our area has to offer in every season
of the year...
- Tag Team Fish Wrestling--When the object is to catch and
tag as many striped bass as possible, it almost starts to feel like
work...
- Bones of Contention No More--An amateur naturalist, frustrated
in trying to identify the contents of owl pellets, embarks on a
remarkable quest to produce the ideal field guide to skulls and
bones...
- Wildlife Lands are For Wildlife--The Director's Editorial
expresses concerns about the need to protect land for wildlife and
the tendency for public entities to convert open space into other
developments...
- Book Reviews--Reviews of a guide to flyfishing for Striped
bass and Bluefish, a book on Hunting, Spirituality and Wildness
in America and a children's book Old Enough to Hunt With Dad...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #3, 2001
- Watchdogs of Wildlife--Meet the Nongame Advisory Committee,
a volunteer group that has been providing expert advice on rare
species and wildlife issues for two decades...
- The Tigers in Our Midst--The tigers of Massachusetts might
be small insects, but they are every bit as ferocious, habitat dependent
and worthy of conservation as that big striped Asian cat...
- Deer Through the Years--The history of deer and deer management
in Massachusetts--and why now is the best time ever to take up the
gun or the bow...
- Find the Combo for Massachusetts Deer--If you're planning
to hunt the shotgun season, a little range work is in order to determine
what design and make of ammo are best matched with your gun...
- West Nile Virus: Balancing the Risks--The Director's
Editorial discusses West Nile Disease, how it is contracted
by birds and what management techniques and policy makers are doing
to keep risks low...
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section and fabulous
photos by Bill Byrne!
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Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine
Table of Contents for Issue #4, 2001
- American Chestnut--A Massachusetts Recovery?--A dedicated
group of scientists and volunteers are making serious headway on
a program designed to restore the long lost "Sequoia of the
East...
- The Forest Legacy Program--A federal program is providing
critical funding for independent organizations and state agencies
to protect our forest resources in perpetuity...
- Return of the Loon--Monitoring the Bay State's increasing
Common Loon population and determining the factors that affect it
is not a job for the faint of heart...
- Give & Take: The Wood Duck Nest Box Program--Begun
with little more than some surplus ammo boxes and a few volunteers,
this decades long project has restore our most spectacular waterfowl
species....
- New Conservation Group--A group of waterfowlers are raising
funds for local conservation and education projects.
- Natural Explorers-- Hair!
- plus the ever popular "Correspondents" section, Director's
Editorial & fabulous photos by Bill Byrne!
To our subscribers: This year, for a variety of
reasons and factors (some beyond our control) we have been very late
with the last 2 issues of the magazine. We sincerely apologize for the
delay and plan to get the 4th issue to the printers by the beginning
of 2002.
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