Paris (AP) — France’s government on Jan. 9 unveiled new plans to tighten hunting safety rules but stopped well short of the outright ban for which many activists had been hoping.
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Despite their not so lovely aroma, skunks played a vital role in early American life. Early fur trappers valued skunk furs. Native Americans held them in high regards both spiritually and as a food source.
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At one time, there was a thriving domestic retail market for fur in the U.S. The demand for fur at home created a lucrative market for not only mink farms, but trappers as well.
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By Brian MozeyStaff Writer St. Paul — The Minnesota DNR unveiled its 2023 One Minnesota Budget on Tuesday with an overall investment of $287.4 million. The Legislature will need to approve the budget, which includes increases in fishing licenses, boat registrations, and state park stickers. The agency split up the budget between four categories including: connect
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Honeoye, N.Y. — Stuart Blair, an employee of Doc’s Tackle in Honeoye, Ontario County, remembers the winter that the ice fishing conditions in the Finger Lakes were as bad as they have been this winter.
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“Effective January 1, 2023, a new Illinois law will allow hunters to use centerfire, single-shot rifles in certain calibers for deer hunting.
Those in the know knew: rifle hunting was allowed in late season Read More »
The World Shooting and Recreational Complex, located north of Sparta, was opened in 2006 after it was built by the state as the new home for the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Grand American Trapshooting Championships, which had previously been held in Ohio.
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