HALIFAX – Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. “There been a lot of property damage, and it’s not just gardens,” said Mike Dolter, Truro’s chief administrative officer. “Trees […]
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POLL: Should children aged 12 be legally allowed to hunt deer and bear?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget proposal for this coming fiscal year contains some big changes to New York’s hunting regulations. Among the proposals, the governor would lower the minimum hunting age for big game (deer, bear) with a firearm from 14 to 12, and expand the use of crossbows “in all big game seasons,” including […]
Petition: Foxes Found Dead, Shot With Crossbows in London
Three foxes were shot with a crossbow in London in a harrowing example of animal abuse. The series of attacks have been described as “disturbing” and “truly shocking.” Two of three animals died from the attack. Local residents called the police after a neighborhood member spotted a fox with a bolt sticking out of its […]