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Aerial wolf gunning is the practice of hunting and shooting wolves from airplanes. An aerial wolf-gunning team is usually a two-member team, one person flies the plane and the other person shoots the animals. In 1972 Congress passed the Federal Airborne Hunting Act, which made it illegal for hunters to shoot animals from a plane or helicopter. However, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning in her state. Slate: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 (September 2, 2008)
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- Sarah Palin is the 2008 Republican vice presidential nomineeSlate: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 (September 2, 2008)
- According to federal legislation, state employee or licensed individuals may gain permission to shoot from an aircraft for the sake of protecting "land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops"Slate: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 (September 2, 2008)
- Alaska has issued aerial wolf-hunting permits since 2003 but the permits are allegedly limited to areas where moose and caribou populations are specifically endangeredSlate: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 (September 2, 2008)
- 2007: Palin attempted to have the state of Alaska pay $150 for every wolf killed but it was rejected by the Alaskan superior court as an illegal use of bounty payments
- Bounty payments were outlawed in Alaska in 1984Slate: Aerial Wolf Gunning 101 (September 2, 2008)
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