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Tom Bonderski of Plainfield took this photo of a 6-point deer working the edge of a cornfield in LaSalle County.
Here’s a throwback look at the 1993 Bassmasters Superstars tournament held out of Peoria on the Illinois River. That’s long enough ago that Kevin VanDam is referred to as the Michigan Whiz Kid.
County: Peoria
Date and Season: Nov. 14, 2008; Bow
Notable: Hunter shot buck while on the ground
County: McLean
Date and Season: Nov. 14, 2008; Bow
Notable: Return trip home from college yields trophy buck.
County: Johnson
Size: 20.02 pounds, 33.7 inches long, 24-inch girth
Date: June 20, 1993
Notable: Fish hit on a three-eighth-ounce jig.
Problems with geese? Go huntingWith Canada geese so common nowadays in Illinois, it's hard to imagine that as recently as 1969 the state was merely hoping to get a flock started.
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is planning to hire 15 new Illinois Conservation Police recruits to begin training in June. Applicant testing is scheduled for Feb. 6-9.
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Shed hunters out in forceThe recent warm spell brought out the shed hunters in Illinois, including 9-year-old Bree Keyt of Brimfield (right) who found her first antler.
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Twin sisters bag deer 10 minutes apartCarlisle and Cayden Hinde, 9-year-old twin daughters of John and Sara Hinde of Murphysboro, took togetherness to a new level Nov. 18 when they killed their first deer — 10 minutes apart. It was the first deer for both young ladies. And, both got their deer on the first shot.
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“We dodged a bullet”Louisiana’s duck season opened a week ago to lots of birds and very little oil. Conservationists and waterfowl enthusiasts feared the worst ever since the Deepwater Horizon oilrig exploded and sank last April 20.
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Illinois fishing report 3-19-09Fishing improved dramatically across the state early in the week thanks to warmer temperatures. In addition to big bass, muskie and buckets of crappie there were even reports of big walleye like this 29-incher caught by Tony DeRicco in Cook County.
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