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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.
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.
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.
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.
“Effective January 1, 2023, a new Illinois law will allow hunters to use centerfire, single-shot rifles in certain calibers for deer hunting.

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has chosen a former state representative from southern Illinois as the next director of DNR. Natalie Phelps Finnie will replace Colleen Callahan, whose last day was Jan. 16. Callahan, who had been

Colleen Callahan, who stepped into the role in 2019 as DNR’s first female director, put the game back in motion when she departed the agency on Jan. 16,…

Tips on how to avoid the long track jobs that we as hunters all try to avoid.

How you handle the meat is the key to having great tasting venison.
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