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December 9, 2023 by Dave Bonta

Red at dawn, and red again at sunrise for the last day of regular firearms deer season. Finally, at fifteen minutes past sunrise, a rifle booms. Then silence again.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags dawn, hunters, sunrise
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