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Tom Bonderski of Plainfield shared this photo from a trail cam of a couple deer looking over turf on a farm in JoDaviess County.
County: Marshall
Date and Season: 11/12/2011; Bow
Notable: They never go down easy
County: Piatt
Date and Season: Oct. 2, 2008; Bow
Notable: Patterning a buck in the early season pays off in a big way.
County: Madison
Size: 64 pounds
Date: June 14, 2008
Notable: Bighead carp bit on a deep-diving crankbait.
Tales from the Timber: Twig snapsThe snap of the twig was the only warning gun hunter Dusty Easley had that a big buck was nearby last season.
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Fly dumpers get to clean up their own messDumping has become an increasing problem at the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois as dumpers avoid paying for proper disposal.
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Try our 2013 Outdoors crossword puzzleGet the last word in 2013 by trying the latest version of our annual Outdoors crossword puzzle.
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We want to share your Big Buck StoriesWe'd like to see your hunting (and fishing) photos. If you bag a big buck with a story to match, consider adding your buck to our collection of Illinois Big Buck Stories.
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Editorial from The State Journal-Register: "Extremes need not dictate gun legislation in Illinois, but that’s generally how it goes. In the wake of (a 2010 Supreme Court decision overturning Chicago's handgun ban) and amid mounting pressure for concealed carry, elected officials in Springfield and Chicago need to change their traditional, confrontational approaches to this most emotional of issues."
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Hunters in the northern Plains who've grown accustomed to bringing home three pheasants or a deer are finding the years of abundance may be over. Three brutal winters and a steady loss of habitat have hurt reproduction and reduced the number of animals hunters have seen this season, wildlife and conservation experts say.
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