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MINNEAPOLIS — The increased freedom to use crossbows to hunt deer is drawing more people into the sport in Minnesota, particularly youth hunters, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Crossbows will increase the number of hunters able to contribute to deer population control, a plus for wildlife management, as crossbows produce cleaner, more consistently accurate shots, resulting ...