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Conservation

Fun Outdoors! for Kids!

Help our feathered friends this
winter with a natural bird feeder.
Find a pinecone on the ground
and attach a string to the top.
Spread peanut butter over the
pinecone, then roll it in bird seed
mix. Hang it outside from a tree
limb that you can see from a Word Search:
window, and see what shows up
In Field and Forest
for a healthy snack.

Hunting Tip Z M M V K H F V V S J F N W X W

Clean your firearm after every K P C M K I W O U B K N L A D Y
use to ensure safe and efficient O R N C E Q F L N R R C P N L C
function. The basics: Make sure
the firearm is unloaded. Check for D L I C H E N D J O N I A F O V
barrel obstructions. Soak a patch A C M W M L Q S C F Z J R R C F
or bristle brush with cleaning
solvent and run it down the barrel. F N E T N O E A A I I E L H T G
Run dry follow-up patches down
the barrel. Inspect and when Q F T J S Q L C C T T Z O L W C
clean, run a patch with a light coat M M Z H P F P S E T K R O L A D
of gun oil down the barrel. Clean all
exposed parts of the action. Clean M M L X I I E T U U T Y T G U I
and oil all exterior metal parts.
B B B K D L L B F W D W S Q A I
U D I E E S L I L E G V D G O H
Fishing Tip R N U A R E P P O H S S A R G H

Want to catch trout? Go to www. R T M Z W N W W W N K O O H Y K
wildlifedepartment.com and
search “trout” for a list of sites O N I W E I I Q E X N U T E E H
where trout are W Z G N B V R K R X V B D W C E
stocked statewide.
Scan the code to W Z I K S H A K P U V K A R S E
learn more about
trout fishing!
Find and circle these words related to things you might see in a
field or a forest.

Acorn Forbs Grasshopper
Anthill Toadstool Lichen
Tracks Vines Burrow
Flower Butterfly Spiderweb

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