Here’s a video of ice fishing for bluegills in a northern Illinois farm pond.
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County: Woodford
Date and Season: November 2007; Shotgun
Notable: Illinois Deer and Turkey Classic winner
County: Scott
Date and Season: Nov. 10 2009; Bow
Notable: Buck gross scored 171 4/8, with 16 scoreable points
Camelot yields plenty of fishAnglers caught crappie, bass, bluegill and even a catfish during the chilly first leg of central Illinois' Triple Crown of Ice Fishing.
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Snow goose season underwayConservation order snow goose hunt starts Monday in the South and Central zones of Illinois.
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Rice Lake rehabU.S. Army Corps of Engineers project will aid ducks, birds, fish and trees at Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.
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Are Asian carp hurting eagles?Biologists are pondering whether Asian carp, by outcompeting gizzard shad, could be forcing eagles and other birds to move away from the Illinois River.
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Ice fishing Triple Crown opensCold weather creates an opportunity for some central Illinois angler to lay claim to title as the area's ice fishing Triple Crown winner.
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Writer Jim Kilcherman thinks there should be stiffer penalties for repeat poachers.
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