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Inside Region 3 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Around the <strong>Region</strong>: Hamden Slough Youth Hunt<br />

Young hunters, mentors<br />

<strong>and</strong> parents came out for a<br />

morning of duck hunting at<br />

Hamden Slough National<br />

<strong>Wildlife</strong> Refuge.<br />

Staff <strong>and</strong> Friends of Detroit<br />

Lakes Wetl<strong>and</strong> Management<br />

District, along with volunteers<br />

from Ducks Unlimited,<br />

hosted the youth <strong>and</strong> their<br />

families for a morning of<br />

h<strong>and</strong>s-on waterfowling. Midwest<br />

<strong>Region</strong>al Director, Tom<br />

Melius, was among the dedicated<br />

mentors who shared<br />

their passion for waterfowling<br />

<strong>and</strong> conservation. This is<br />

the second annual youth hunt<br />

that Hamden Slough NWR<br />

has hosted <strong>and</strong> is a unique<br />

<strong>and</strong> very special day for mentors<br />

<strong>and</strong> hunters alike.<br />

USFWS photos by Tina Shaw.

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