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Greater and lesser scaup are diving ducks that winter off the coast of Louisiana.
Fast forward to the end of this video for some good gobbling and a takedown on a big southern Illinois gobbler in April of 2009.
County: Lee
Date and Season: Nov. 21, 2009; Shotgun
Notable: Unexpected buck's rack grossed 203 1/8 inches.
County: Schuyler
Date and Season: Dec. 4, 2009; Shotgun
Notable: Don't hunt on spouse's birthday
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.
Tales from the Timber: Markello buckHard work can often lead to luck, as in the case of bowhunter John Markello of Canton.
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Exploring the night sky: the universe is just outsideFor hundreds and thousands of years, people have looked to the night sky and wondered about our place in the heavens.
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"Out of concern for our Lake Shelbyville muskie fishery, the Lake Shelbyville Muskie Club does not fish for, nor recommend the fishing for, muskies when the surface temperature of the water reaches or exceeds 80 degrees," said Jim Ozee, club president.
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Turkey hunter on an “epic” questBy the time you read this, Jeff Budz should be sound asleep. That’s because on Wednesday he finished a month-long, turkey-hunting odyssey that brought him within four states of killing a turkey in all 49 states except Alaska.
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The Department of Natural Resources will request permission from the Natural Resources Board to purchase a CWD-infected Portage County farm known as the Hall Farm to protect wild deer in the area from chronic wasting disease.
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Red foxes moving to townRed foxes have found that urban living is better than country living here in Illinois.
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