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Despite growing worries about the herd’s health, the annual fall deer hunt continues as a family tradition

Quoted: People typically don’t decide on their own to hunt. Rather, said Thomas Heberlein, an emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has studied hunting for decades, they’re most likely to take up a gun or bow if they meet three criteria: They’re male, they grew up in a rural area and their father hunted.