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Hunting

In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. —Theodore Roosevelt Centuries of tradition have given the United States one of the world’s richest hunting cultures. For many Americans, hunting remains a rite of passage, with a child’s (or adult’s) first successful hunt serving as a major milestone. While firearms are not the sole weapon used for hunting in the United States, there is a strong overlap between shooters and hunters in American society, and many Americans who own guns do so primarily or even solely for the purpose of hunting. A Snapshot of American Hunters A love of the outdoors is an American virtue, and each year over 100 million Americans take to public land (that is, land owned by the national, state, or local government) for recreation , ranging from birdwatching to mountain biking. Hunters account

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