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hunters stories: 7 news summaries

 Bear Encounters on the Rise 

As populations increase, run-ins grow also

Jun 13, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most bears fear people, yet they are increasingly seen rummaging through garbage, pillaging bird feeders, and even attacking us humans, the AP reports. Some analysts blame state bans on bear hunting, which allowed the US bear population to more than double between 1989 and 2006, jumping from 165,000 to... More »

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hunting • hunters • biologists • bear

It's Hunters vs. Rush in Righty Showdown

Sportsmen's groups angry over pundit's ads for Humane Society

Apr 28, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Can hunters do what other critics have conspicuously failed to do: face down Rush Limbaugh without taking it back? Recreational shooters' groups are incensed that Limbaugh has been doing public-service radio spots for the Humane Society, denouncing dogfighting and animal cruelty, the Washington Times reports. It's not that they love... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • dogfighting • Humane Society • hunters

(Newser) - A sign of the times, maybe, in struggling Detroit: Charlie LeDuff checks in with a 69-year-old retiree who supplements his income by hunting raccoons and selling the carcasses for $12—a typical raccoon serves four—and the pelts for $10. “Coon or rabbit,” Glemie Dean Beasley, a native... More »

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Detroit • hunters • raccoons

Polar Bears' Other Threat: $35K Trophy Hunts

Foreign hunters spend thousands to catch dying Artic species

Mar 27, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Polar bears, whose Arctic habitat is thawing out, have become the symbols of climate change, but they’re also prime targets for hunters in Canada, where trophy-hungry sportsmen cough up as much as $35,000 to bag a bear, the Independent reports. “This is probably the toughest hunt you... More »

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climate change • Arctic • polar bear • hunters • Canadian Arctic

States Aim for Young Hunters

W. Virgina passes law OKing hunting classes in school, others may follow

Mar 8, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - West Virginia is trying to reverse a decline in hunting by bringing it into the classroom, the New York Times reports. The state, which has seen a 20% drop in hunting permits in the last decade, has passed a bill allowing hunting education in schools where enough students express interest.... More »

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gun control • wildlife • hunting • hunters • West Virginia

Activists Howl as Wolves Leave Endangered List

Gray wolf population threatens livestock,
officials say

Nov 24, 07 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal officials plan to pull gray wolves from the endangered species list for the first time in more than 20 years, the AP reports. Hunters will be allowed to reduce the growing wolf population, which threatens livestock in the Northern Rockies—but activists vow lawsuits to block the plan, saying... More »

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endangered species • cattle • list • US Fish and Wildlife Service • endangered species list • hunters • gray wolf

Camo Bible
Lets Faithful Hunt 'n' Pray

Online retailer gives covert cover to conspicuous Good Book

Aug 13, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evangelical Christians are not used to hiding their faith—but pious hunters have to when gilded scripture covers catch the eye of their prey. An Arkansas-based online outdoors shop is solving the problem with Bibles covered in leaves and tree bark, as well as camo covers for personal copies of... More »

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Christianity • gun control • evangelism • Republican evangelicals • hunters • Bible

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