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In Texas, picking up arrowheads on the beach could get you arrested. That's the reminder Texas Game Wardens posted on Facebook Wednesday, warning that even casual artifact collecting on public ...

NOTIFICATIONS. NEW AT FOUR. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS SHARING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A HUNTING ACCIDENT THAT KILLED A TEENAGER OVER THE WEEKEND. IT HAPPENED IN BRIGHTON. THAT’S IN ...

"In Texas, you may dig and collect American Indian artifacts, such as arrowheads, on your own property or someone else's with their permission," the post read. "You cannot legally dig in or disturb ...

Iowa teen dies in a hunting trip (Pic source: Facebook/Washington High School boys’ track) ...

A 17-year-old in Iowa has died after he was accidentally shot by a hunter who mistook him for a squirrel, authorities said. Carson Ryan of Washington, Iowa, died after he was struck in the back of the ...

An Iowa teenager has died after being mistaken for a squirrel while on a hunting trip. CBS is reporting that on Saturday (Sept. 27), Carson Ryan, 17, was hunting squirrels just outside of Iowa City ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to help support the family of 17-year-old Carson Ryan, who died from injuries sustained in a hunting accident that took place on Sept. 27. BRIGHTON, Iowa — The Iowa ...

A promising school-age athlete has been shot and killed after tragically being mistaken for a squirrel. Teenager, Carson Ryan, was on a hunting trip in Iowa on Saturday when he was mistaken for an ...

A teenager was killed when he was fatally shot in rural Iowa after he was mistaken for a squirrel during a hunting trip. Carson Ryan, 17, was hunting squirrels outside of Iowa City when someone in his ...

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A teenager died Saturday in rural Iowa, after he was shot by a fellow hunter who apparently mistook him for a squirrel, officials said. Carson Ryan, 17, was hunting squirrels outside Iowa City when ...