Rich Hansen is a field biologist and State Banding Coordinator in Utah. He and Ramsey discuss swan hunting and the important of Great Salt Lake associated wetlands to swan conservation. Why is this region vital to North American swans and how many swans pass through Utah? How did swan hunting originate in the United States? Importantly, why is swan hunting vital to this waterfowl species conservation? How many swan hunting permits are issued in Utah and how is species harvest regulated? This informative episode about hunting North America's largest waterfowl species packs as big a wallop as a ol' big white bird crashing belly up into the decoys.

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