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April 14, 2023

April means the onset of raptor migration in New York

For those of us who aren’t trout fishing or scouting turkeys, April means the onset of raptor migration here in New York state. By simply gazing upward from time to time it’s often easy to spot a bald eagle, red-tail hawk, falcon, osprey, or even several vultures with wings outstretched lazily riding air thermals as they soar in the April sky. But, it wasn’t always so.

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Shotgun hunters may find scrutiny in Illinois with new gun law now in effect

The Protect Illinois Communities Act – the result of House Bill 5471, which became Public Act 102-1116 back on Jan. 10, went into effect April 10. In general it means gun owners can no longer be in public places with certain firearms. Along with high-capacity rifles and sizes of magazines, it also outlaws, for example, the use of some shotguns that are commonly used for snow goose hunting on public lands in the state. How hunters will be affected and how law enforcement officers will handle the Act have been unclear. 

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