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IDNR announces registration for local youth and family wingshooting clinic at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area now open
Individual being instructed at a local wingshooting clinic (Credit: IDNR)




IDNR announces registration for local youth and family wingshooting clinic at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area now open
Individual being instructed at a local wingshooting clinic (Credit: IDNR)
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