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Article: NIGHT-VISION GEAR: HUNTERS SEE A BIG EDGE, WARDENS SEE TROUBLE HUNTING AT NIGHT IS ILLEGAL, BUT LOOKING FOR PREY IS NOT.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 18, 1997
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Byline: DAVID REED, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROANOKE -- At sunset, most deer hunters retreat from the woods and call it a day. Hunter Vermillion is just getting started.
Vermillion does his stalking after dark, using night-vision binoculars to scout for deer and other quarry. Before sunrise, he'll use the lenses, rather than a flashlight, to find his way to a prime hunting spot.
``You don't want all the game that's around knowing you're there,'' said Vermillion, an inn operator from Williamsburg. ``It gives you an edge.''
There's nothing illegal about spying on wildlife with equipment that makes the darkest night look like daytime, but it ...