Brian Elliott and Garrett and Drake Whitehurst of Yates City shot these local Canada geese out of a small farm pond near Farmington last September. The boys had to crawl in within 50 yards of the birds and were able to drop two adults and two young birds. Garrett Whitehurst won a coin flip to get the band from the one banded bird.
Fishing continues to improve across Illinois as temperatures drop and more fish are moving shallow or starting to feed up for fall. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
Dove season started slowly in most of Illinois aside from a few scattered areas. Updated with some public site totals from the opener. STORY & (20) COMMENTS
A Michigan-based American Indian tribe wants to join a lawsuit demanding stronger action to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. STORY & (5) COMMENTS
Two years after being closed on the brink of a busy Labor Day weekend, some Illinois parks have returned to normal ... perhaps even better in some ways. STORY & (1) COMMENTS
For some reason, dove totals appear to be well below normal in central Illinois heading into Wednesday’s season opener. Reports have been better from southern and eastern Illinois. STORY & (7) COMMENTS
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