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MARCH/APRIL • VOLUME 76 • NUMBER 2

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Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Trailwaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2020 Anglers’ Guide
By Skylar St .Yves, Information and
Education Specialist
Insights From Decade of Wildlife Studies 28
By Jena Donnell, Wildlife Diversity
Information Specialist

Paddlefish Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
28 32 Repopulation Efforts Targeting Waters
They Once Wandered
By Kelly Adams, Information Specialist and Jason
Schooley, Senior Fisheries Biologist
Pages From the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
The Gray Fox by Justin Veach, Education Intern

40 48

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