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Kevin Reiser of Rochester sent in this picture of curious raccoons ignoring his No Trespassing sign at the intersection of Chicken Bristle and Possum Trot Roads.
County: LaSalle
Date and Season: Nov. 16, 2009; Bow
Notable: Big bowkill on the same day as last year's big bowkill.
County: Knox
Date and Season: Nov. 6, 2007; Bow
Notable: Buck scored 209 1/8 inches.
County: Madison
Size: 64 pounds
Date: June 14, 2008
Notable: Bighead carp bit on a deep-diving crankbait.
The impact of new female hunters may be far greater than just one more hunter spending money on new stuff. Judy Rhodes, a member of a Texas women’s outdoors organization says, “Men tend to stick with the same hunting partner for (about) 70 years. For every woman we introduce to the outdoors, she brings in seven (more).”
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Buck makes up for tough yearHunter overcomes brain surgery to bag a 14-point buck during the 2008-09 archery season.
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Tales from the Timber: KnottIt doesn't take a big buck to make a day of deer hunting memorable, as Donald Knott proved last fall.
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Though many Illinois bowhunters are lamenting the arrival of what appears to be the usual mid-October lull, harvest totals are still on a record pace.
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Crashes involving deer continue to declineThere were 17,135 motor vehicle accidents involving deer in 2010. That's a 9 percent drop from the previous year and the lowest in Illinois since 1999.
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Thursdays are now fishing day at Prairie State Outdoors, as we will be compiling statewide fishing reports from now through October. Feel free to pass on reports or other input to help make the information better.
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