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- ↑ 2004 Total Circulation for Top 100 BPA Worldwide Magazines. Circulation Trends and Magazine Handbook
- ↑ furfishgame.com, the FUR-FISH-GAME Magazine official website
- ↑ "A. R. Harding: The Practical Outdoorsman." History of FUR-FISH-GAME Archived 2006-10-24 at the Wayback Machine