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    Carp and Bears: A Twist on the Classic Cast-and-Blast Adventure

    Four hunters ply Southwest Idaho’s lakes and rivers for common carp, an invasive species, and use the fish as bait during the spring black bear hunting season

    illustration of man bowfishing and bear hunting

    Four hunters ply Southwest Idaho's lakes and rivers for common carp, an invasive species, and use the fish as bait during the spring black bear hunting season

    Carp and Bears: A Twist on the Classic Cast-and-Blast AdventureDavid Hollenbach
    Michael R. Shea
    By Michael R. Shea
    April 10, 2019

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