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Keith Hadsall caught this 9 inch bluegill at Northtrail Park in Peoria on May 6, 2011 using trout worms as bait.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 15, 2001; Bow
Notable: Scored 304 3/8 inches, ranks as fourth-largest non-typical ever.
County: white
Date and Season: november 21,2010; Shotgun
Notable: Hadn't had a shot earlier in season
County: Clinton
Size: 78 pounds
Date: Aug. 11, 1995
Notable: Fishing for white bass yields state-record catfish.
Icin’ down some crappiesGot the winter blues? A trip on the ice to gather a fish fry of crappie fillets will put a smile on your face.
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Monster paddlefish caughtWhile fishing for bass, Mike Jarvis of Freeburg hooked into a monster paddlefish that weighed 105 pounds, was 68 inches long from tip of tail to tip of snout and had a girth of 44 inches.
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Police across Illinois have objected to just 236 applications from people seeking to carry concealed weapons out of 33,631 submitted to the state police.
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A bowhunter’s dream jobDixon native Donald Wasilewski is working his dream job with bow maker Hoyt, including a major role in designing the new Carbon Matrix bow.
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On Monday, five new farm program biologists start work in the vicinity of Lincoln, Champaign, Effingham, Fairfield and Salem.
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New inventions can’t top the tried and trueGeorge Little: Men and women who enjoy outdoor pursuits reap the benefits of some of the greatest inventions known to man. Rim-fire cartridges, the internal combustion engine, the repeating rifle, weedless hooks, spinning reels, flashlights, double bitted axes and those little chocolate dipped doughnuts all enhance the outdoor experience.
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