"Activists decry N.M. gun store’s prairie dog hunting contest" Associated Press, August 03, 2013
LOS LUNAS, N.M. — A New Mexico gun shop that sponsored a controversial coyote hunting contest last year plans to stage another competition aimed at prairie dogs....
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The latest contest has angered various animal rights groups who say New Mexico is earning a bad reputation for bizarre hunting events....
The store received angry e-mails and social media postings after holding the contest last year that gave New Mexico hunters two days to shoot and kill as many coyotes as they could. The prize was the choice of a free shotgun or a pair of semi-automatic rifles.
The shop said prairie dogs are a problem for farmers.
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