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Thirty Before Sunrise

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Seasons & Regulations

Shooting Light, Explained: Why Hunting Opens Thirty Minutes Before Sunrise

Legal shooting light usually opens thirty minutes before sunrise, but the window is not the same in every state and it is not the same thing as civil twilight.

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