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Cody Miller dropped this 190-inch buck on the Nov. 6 in Schuyler County.
County: Peoria
Date and Season: Nov. 19, 2004; Shotgun
Notable: Hunter found buck two days after it was shot.
County: Rock Island
Date and Season: Nov. 19, 2010; Shotgun
Notable: Son witnesses it on his first hunt
County: Sangamon
Size: 48 pounds, 8 ounces and 35 pounds, 5 ounces
Date: May 2, 2009
Notable: Bowfishing newcomer sets two state records.
Panel seeking public input as it reviews options for improvements in deer management, reduction in deer-vehicle accidents.
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Cubs Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins proved to be a natural at pheasant hunting last weekend during a visit to central Illinois.
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UPDATED with list of appointees. The Working Group includes 13 Democrats and two Republicans from Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, southern Illinois, northern Illinois and western Illinois. Simon says the group will meet with people on both sides of the gun control debate to better inform legislation.
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The federal government's partial shutdown has placed more than 128,000 acres of wildlife refuges and other lands off limits in Illinois, including a prized swath of hiking and hunting territory on the edge of the Ozark foothills that contributes millions of dollars to the area's economy.
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Road crew paints over dead raccoonFor more than a day, a dead raccoon was part of fresh striping along an outside lane of the roadway.
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The body of Richard Griffet, 51, of Harristown was found in the Sangamon River Sunday about two miles from where he started his canoe trip five days ago.
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