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99 -- COLLECTION OF DATA FROM LICENSED MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTERS SOL 98210-98-Q0010 DUE 092198 POC David L. Morgan, (703) 358-1728 E-MAIL: To contact the contracting officer via e-mail, david_L_morgan@fws.gov. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement for reliable national harvest estimates for migratory birds other than waterfowl. Harvest estimates, together with estimates of breeding populations, survival, and harvest rates, are needed to ensure appropriate harvest management and sound stewardship of these resources. Under the national Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program, States are to provide a sample frame by collecting the names and addresses of all licensed migratory bird hunters. The responsibilities of the States and the Service were detailed in the Final Rule published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1994. The following inforamtion is to be collected in each of the respective states that are a part of this announcement: name, address, birth date, which migratory bird species he/she hunted during the previous year, and the number (0, 1-10, 11-30, or >30) of each of the species + bagged during the previous year. Preliminary counts are to be provided by April 30, 1999 and a final count by April 15, 2000. The following state agencies have exclusive authority to licenses persons and therefore, are the only organizations capable of acquiring this data: The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; and The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. See Note 22. Posted 08/21/98 (W-SN240480). (0233)

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