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New! Air Inflatable Dome Tent
America Outdoors

With this new product, campers, fishermen, hunters, and outdoorsmen can set up camp in minutes without hassle, in the dark, no sweat. No ropes, poles, or sagging tent roof. This heavy duty, waterproof, double walled, Air Inflatable Dome Tent has the conveniences you’ll appreciate on your next outdoor adventure.

As any avid tent camper quickly recognizes, a standard tent can be a hassle to get properly set up. Tangled poles, guidelines, and numerous pieces, easily lost, make setting up the average tent difficult under even the best of conditions. Add a little rain, or try to set up in the dark, and the experience can become frustrating or worse.

The Air Inflatable Dome Tent has no poles, ropes, or braces, and it sets up in minutes. It will ad pleasure to any camping trip, plus it makes a great entertainment area for young ones who will enjoy using it in the backyard between camping trips.

Campers wanting more information on this interesting product should visit http://www.dometent.com.

(posted December 20, 1999)
 

Predator Rise Limits Duck Populations
America Outdoors

Lloyd Jones of Delta Waterfowl Foundation states, "The reason for such limited recover of duck populations is without doubt a result of the destructive impact of predators. We attract nesting ducks to areas where there is little chance of reproduction success because of the explosion of predator populations."

According to Jones, it is estimated that over 900,000 adult ducks (mostly hens) will be killed by red fox alone during the nesting season. Add to this the destroyed broods and the destruction to waterfowl populations is extreme.

Raccoons are also one of nature's most efficient predators, and their expansion has made them a key predator as well.

Without significant predator control programs, there may be little that can be done to improve nesting waterfowl success across much of North America. (posted December 18, 1999)