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necessarily require firearms to be hunted (look no further than a Google search of hunters who use crossbows, reflex bows, or even spears), but most American hunters rely on high-powered rifles to deliver a killing blow from over a thousand feet away. Small game animals, like hare, raccoon, beaver, coyote, and even rattlesnake are also popular hunting targets, as are migratory birds, together accounting for about a third of all hunting trips. (Hunting small game requires its own license in most states.) Migratory bird hunting, most commonly associated with ducks that travel throughout the American waterlands, are also a major source of total hunting days and revenues, with about 2.4 million bird hunters throughout the country. Hunters and Guns: Firepower in the Woods Depending on where you are and what you’re hunting, you may not need to use a powerful gun to hit your target; data from Wisconsin hunters between the 2014 and 2017 seasons suggest

The Great Bowhead Whale Hunt

The only Americans who are legally allowed to hunt and kill whales are those who live in the far northern regions of Alaska: native tribes like the Eskimo or Inuit who rely on subsistence hunting for virtually all of their food. They target bowhead whales, and a successful whale hunt can provide a village with enough food for an entire year. What’s more, whale skin provides native peoples with vital Vitamin C, which is otherwise nearly impossible to get in the Arctic, where no fruit trees grow.

Guns for Sport

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