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MAY/JUNE • VOLUME 76 • NUMBER 3 Inside

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Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Tenkara: Simply Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
By Don P . Brown, Information and Education Specialist

Shooting Sports Takes Aim at
Proficiency, Safety, Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
By Jason Smith, Information and Education Specialist
In Celebration of Dragons and Damsels . .28
State’s 176 Species Get Close Look in New Book
By Bryan Reynolds

Sleuthing Out State’s
26 34 Stream Smallmouths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
By Craig Springer, External Affair, Southwest Region,
U .S . Fish and Wildlife Service
Pages From the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Potentially Deadly Spiders by Justin Veach, Education
Intern
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