Two Wisconsin hunters, Eliot Babino of Platteville and Cody Kabus of Independence, receive the prestigious 2024 Ethical Hunter Award from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for their commendable actions during deer hunts. The awards ceremony, held on April 17, highlights Babino’s integrity in returning lost firearms to their rightful owners and Kabus’s commitment to ethical hunting by ensuring a wounded deer was given to its rightful bowhunter.
This award, established in 1997, emphasizes the importance of ethical hunting practices in Wisconsin and showcases the vital role the community plays in recognizing exemplary conduct among hunters. According to Lt. Renee Thok of the Wisconsin DNR, these honored acts serve to inspire future generations to uphold the values of ethical hunting in the field.
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