a fishing or hunting expedition

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• Shoshone National Forest — Infobox protected area | name = Shoshone National Forest iucn category = VI caption = locator x = 80 locator y = 48 location = Park, Fremont, Hot Springs, Sublette, and Teton counties, Wyoming, USA nearest city = Cody, WY lat degrees = 44 lat… …   Wikipedia

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