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Ten-year-old Ryan McGrath caught this lunker using a rubber worm.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 15, 2009; Bow
Notable: Bass pro shot buck in final hours of hunt.
County: Randolph
Date and Season: Nov. 20, 2009; Shotgun
Notable: Buck has 24-inch main beams and a 21.5-inch inside spread.
County: Madison
Size: 64 pounds
Date: June 14, 2008
Notable: Bighead carp bit on a deep-diving crankbait.
Missouri conservation officials are issuing special seals to landowners to help manage chronic wasting disease in the state's deer herd during hunting season.
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Central Illinois dove prospectusCool, wet weather, reduced dove numbers and uneven field conditions have hunters fretting heading into Monday's dove season opener.
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Archery deer hunters have killed 60,213 deer as of Jan. 11, just over 3,000 behind last year's total.
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Two men face misdemeanor charges in Jo Daviess County for allegedly shooting gray wolves, which are protected as a “threatened species” under state law, said County State’s Attorney Terry Kurt.
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Long lines for spring walleyeJason Mitchell shares an effective tactic with a light jig or split shot rig through shallow water.
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Ornithologist closes in on 100,000 birds bandedVern Kleen has followed in the footsteps of famous naturalists John James Audubon and Aldo Leopold for more than 50 years. But sometime this weekend, by one way of measuring, he’ll surpass both scientists: Kleen will band his 100,000th bird.
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