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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries releases 2024-25 hunting regulations | Ascension

Scott McFarren shoots a duck Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, on an island in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Stoddard, Wisconsin. Established in 1924, the refuge stretches 261 river miles from Wabasha, Minnesota, to Rock Island, Illinois. It is a haven for migratory birds, fish, wildlife and protects more than 240,000 acres of Mississippi floodplain land. McFarren is the youth and education coordinator for Ducks Unlimited. (Photo by Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)