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West Virginia: Hunting supply retailers report higher gun sales

As hunters took to the woods the first day of gun deer season, local hunting supply retailers have seen an upswing in business in the days leading to the opening as people stocked up on rifles, ammunition and other needed items.

Read About It: The News and Sentinel (Parkersburg, W.V.)

Posted: 11/25/2009 9:27:32 AM

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