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After seeing his hunting partner for the day hold up these geese, Don Dziedzina said he’d guess that camo clothing and goose hunting is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
County: Kankakee
Date and Season: Nov. 20, 1999; Shotgun
Notable: The deer measured 245 5/8 inches.
County: Cass
Date and Season: Nov. 16, 1999; Bow
Notable: Buck looked like a 'VW bus with antlers'
County: Grundy
Size: 26 pounds, 9 ounces; 47 inches long, 21-inch girth
Date: May 4, 1999
Notable: Fish was caught on a gold Super Rogue.
The Western Illinois University bass fishing team is ranked third nationally by Bassmaster after qualifying two teams for the national championship Aug. 1-3.
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More than 30 deer have been found dead or dying near Crete, apparent victims of epizootic hemorrhagic disease.
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Bobcat, otter trapping bill introducedRep. Brandon Phelps introduces a bill to allow trapping seasons for Illinois' abundant populations of river otter and bobcat. Will the legislation survive Gov. Blagojevich?
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Live Asian carp don't necessarily have to be present for their DNA to turn up in the environment, according to a government study released Wednesday that could intensify the debate over how to prevent the aggressive, hungry invaders from reaching the Great Lakes and other vulnerable waters.
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The state Agriculture Department said the deer were killed at Heartland Wildlife Ranches in north-central Missouri's Macon County. As required, the company has been killing off and testing its herd since a deer tested positive in October.
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Shawneetown man bags monster Gallatin buckTony Nelson of Shawneetown did not expect when he climbed his deer stand Nov. 2 he would be killing the deer of a lifetime before he climbed down.
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