RavBytes: Hunters - Think Before You Shoot

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The thing about hunting is that you have to be aware of what you're shooting at. That's pretty much the rule when you're wielding a big gun. But unfortunately for a now-deceased endangered swan, that is not always the case.

Over in Illinois, three duck hunters thought that they were shooting at a snow goose in the conservation area that they were hunting in. Instead, they killed a rare and protected trumpeter swan.

The hunters said that they felt remorse, but that doesn't help the swan or its endangered population now, does it?