game bird
noun
: a bird that may be legally hunted according to the laws especially of a state of the U.S.
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Still, more than 15,000 native ducks were killed in NSW during the state’s 2022 to 2023 native game bird management program for mitigating crop damage.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Small mammals and game birds like grouse and wild turkeys will feast on the bugs, as will black bears and other foragers.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
Boswell said the two species are overpopulated in Kentucky and pose an outsized threat to smaller animals, including songbirds, game birds, rodents, turkeys, farm chickens and cats.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
The disease also has hit several game bird production facilities in the U.S.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
Small mammals and game birds like grouse and wild turkeys will feast on the bugs, as will black bears and other foragers.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
Boswell said the two species are overpopulated in Kentucky and pose an outsized threat to smaller animals, including songbirds, game birds, rodents, turkeys, farm chickens and cats.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024
The disease also has hit several game bird production facilities in the U.S.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
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“Game bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20bird. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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