Outdoor

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First deer

Carter Howard, age 12, son of Linzy “Jody” Howard and LaSonja Prince, killed his first buck while hunting with his dad in Fayette, Mississippi, on Nov. 4.

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The Review/John K. Flores
Top photo: John Flores took this picture of a male house finch in his backyard. Bottom photo Four house finch eggs showed up in Christine Flores’ hanging plant.

John K. Flores: Christmas finches reveal a little surprise

By JThe day after Thanksgiving I found myself carrying out my traditional duties of getting the Christmas decorations down out of the shed and putting the lights up.

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This photo, taken by John K. Flores, was displayed at the 2016 event marking the removal of the black bear from the Endangered Species List.

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Submitted Photo
This black bear was killed by hunters in 1956. Pictured from left are James Duay, Elmer Bernadou and an unidentified hunter.

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The Review/John K. Flores
This ceremony in March 2016 marked te removal of the black bear from the Endangered Species List. Former Wildlife & Fisheries Secretary Robert Barnum shakes hands with then-Gov. Bobby Jindal.

John K. Flores: Is it time to go bear hunting?

One evening in the early 90s, I sat listening with great intrigue to my father-in-law tell me how black bears were one of the biggest nuisances to trappers.

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