Trophy hunters travel far and wide seeking animals to kill for fun, bringing home parts of their kills to display as a grotesque souvenir of their exploits. But what happens when these trophies are no longer wanted? A recent undercover investigation of an auction in Maquoketa, Iowa, sheds light on the ‘garbage bin’ of the trophy hunting industry.

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