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Ron Schrader of McHenry took this carp as he harvested bait for the upcoming 2013-/2014 trapping season. “Nothing gets wasted in the process.”
County: Putnam
Date and Season: Nov. 8, 2001; Bow
Notable: Buck scored 254 6/8 inches.
County: Ogle
Date and Season: Nov. 8, 2010; Bow
Notable: Gross scored in the mid-170s
County: Greene
Size: 4lbs Spring scale 20 inches long
Date: 5-12-2011
Notable: 4 pounds on spring scale and 20 inches long
Women take a shot at the outdoorsForty-five women took part in a Women In the Outdoors event at Chillicothe Sportsman’s Club, Saturday. Participants could choose from 19 courses offered on various outdoors topics.
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Conservation officers on the front lines as deer season opensOn Friday morning — the first day of firearm deer season in Illinois — Kevin Bettis was cruising the back roads and country lanes of Menard County checking tips, running down complaints and verifying the license and permit compliance of hunters. He is one of 119 Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Officers statewide.
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Tales from the Timber: WolfeScott Wolfe may want to take a camera crew with him every time he hunts. The 41-year old has been bowhunting since 1986, but his two biggest kills have come in the last two years. Both were caught on camera.
About 140 people representing outdoor recreation, conservation, education and environmental groups spent Saturday at DNR headquarters as the Conservation Congress reconvened after a six-year hiatus.
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Rare butterfly released in IllinoisOn Monday scientists plant to release 50 rare, black and orange Regal Fritillary butterflies that were reared in captivity.
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Tales from the Timber: Head shotPlenty of practice and years of bowhunting led Joe Graber to the buck of a lifetime. But it still took a lucky shot to down the 25-point Madison County buck.
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