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Lauretta Schafer of Tremont caught this 6.38-pound largemouth bass at Mission Oak Inn near Henry last Tuesday while celebrating her wedding anniversary and birthday.
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County: Douglas
Date and Season: Oct. 18, 2009; Bow
Notable: Two-buck encounter yields 8-pointer.
County: Jasper
Date and Season: Nov. 16, 2008; Bow
Notable: Buck officially scored at 214 4/8 inches.
County: DeWitt
Size: 56 pounds
Date: July 2, 2009
Notable: Huge catfish was released.
Fresh off a trip to Washington, D.C. for President Obama's inauguration, Kurt Granberg is ready to move into the Department of Natural Resources main office building in Springfield Thursday afternoon. When he takes over as director of the DNR, Granberg said "I'm going to be an unabashed advocate of the DNR. I'm going to be an aggressive advocate."
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Golden plover flock to Douglas Co.Ornithologists estimate one-tenth of all the golden plovers in existence depend on the crop fields of Douglas County in Illinois during their northward migration.
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The bird was rescued last week near Sadorus, about 10 miles south of Champaign. The eagle has a broken bone in its left wing.
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VIDEO: Sights and sounds from the Illinois Deer & Turkey ExpoThe Field & Stream Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic's second day brought crowds of outdoorsmen and women to the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. Here is a VIDEO report from Saturday.
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Rockford Register Star editorial: Part of the new markets campaign is getting people to realize that the fish can be tasty. If enough people want to eat the fish, it could wind up on your favorite restaurant’s menu. The more people want them, the more commercial companies will fish for them, the fewer carp will be left. That’s good all around.
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Youngsters enjoy chance to hunt ducksSeven lucky youth picked through a drawing on the DownRiver Outdoors radio showrecently attended a celebrity youth waterfowl hunt held at The Hunt Club in Percy.
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