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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1978
Page
5
Rising raccoon pelt prices to 35 to 40 dollars spur illegal methods as lawmen, sheriffs, and sportsmen groups unite to crack down on poaching. A Clayton County case reports 166 raccoon pelts seized with multiple other furs. the Iowa Coonhunters urge enforcement and higher fines while stressing preservation and lawful hunting.
Iowa officials warn rising raccoon pelts heighten theft and poaching risk. Lawmen cite jacklighting penalties and state fines up to 100 dollars per offense, with seizure of gear in Delaware and Linn counties as sheriffs push a dog training moratorium before season.
Bickford of 3701 Western Pine Dr NE bags a 205 pound white tailed buck with a .50 caliber Hawken muzzleloader near Matsell public access, featuring a 17 to 19 point rack and a 50 yard shot. Lash of 371 Eastland Dr SE shoots a 14 point buck in southeast Iowa within ten minutes of opening, field dressed around 200 pounds, tailing a familiar deer. Cautions on river ice and goose season end, plus Fur Takers auction details in Manchester and Cedar Rapids.
Two 22 year old Montana women working for the Bureau of Land Management said they were the targets of a joke after a classified notice in the Butte Livestock section read Two cowgirls need hugs. A phone call revealed the women at an apartment and one remarked they could use hugs. They did not know who posted the ad.
The Sun King Louis XIV of France died in 1715 ending an era of absolute monarchy and shaping European politics for years to come. His reign, marked by grandeur and centralizing power, left a lasting cultural and political legacy across Europe.
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