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Wyatt Nitzsche, 5, and his grandfather, Bob Gordon, caught these crappie weighing 1 pound, 5 ounces and 2 pounds, 4 ounces out of a lake near Washington in mid-September. Crappie fishing has improved dramatically in much of Illinois with recent cooler temperatures.
Posted on Mon, October 06 at 12:00 AM
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Illinois Outdoor News
Sun, October 05 at 04:09 AM
Local anglers oppose state plan to ban fishing at Bernadotte Dam, one of 31 Illinois dams that would be impacted by a proposed DNR rule creating an exclusion zone above and below the structures.
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Sat, October 04 at 08:50 PM
Edward R. Madigan State Park near Lincoln in a prime spot for watching wildlife, due in part to restrictions on deer hunting.
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Fri, October 03 at 09:35 AM
A new online safety course offered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources offers a quick refresher on tree stand safety for hunters.
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Thu, October 02 at 05:30 PM
Illinois Bucks.com is holding its fourth annual Deer of the Year Contest open for free to any Illinois hunters who submit a picture of a deer harvested during the 2008-09 season.
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Wed, October 01 at 09:06 AM
Duane Swan of Hardin died Tuesday after falling to the ground while working on his tree stand.
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Wed, October 01 at 06:11 AM
Let the contest begin. At the end of this month we will give away one of Lone Wolf's Omega ladder stands to a lucky reader. What can I do to get in that drawing, you ask? Simple. Just submit your deer hunting story with a picture or pictures, as Les Robertson (above) did this week.
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Tue, September 30 at 05:34 PM
The Nature Conservancy will again offer waterfowl hunting at its Merwin Preserve at Spunky Bottoms and at the Emiquon Preserve near Havana.
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