State May Ban Hunting Contests For Coyotes And Other Wildlife

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2. Pennsylvania has its Pigeon Shoot

A disgusting tradition where live pigeons are released from wooden crates and gunned down. What is another level of disgust is that the wounded, but still alive, pigeons are dispatched by the youngsters in the group who rush out onto the field and stomp them to death.


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"The Delaware River Keeper Network is suing the Philadelphia Gun Club, a 132-year-old group, over pigeon shoots on private property along the Delaware River."
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/Pigeon_shooting_annually_targeted_by_lawmakers_has_little_Pa_support_poll_finds.html#EK7rZOTy8gWcDMsP.99