HANCOCK — The upcoming archery season’s changes have changed local sporting goods business in the Copper Country. With hunters now able to purchase combo tags with the ability to harvest antlerless deer for the season beginning Oct. 1, many are taking advantage of the opportunity and it is reflected in purchases made in preparation for the hunt. The change has also drawn in hunters to attempt archery for the first time according to local store owners and managers.

“I am ordering more new bows this year for people than any year in the past,” Hancock’s Northwoods Sporting Goods’ owner Rick Freeman said. “So it seems like because of being able to get a doe during archery season, a lot of new people are getting into the archery, which is good for me because I’m selling new bows.”

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