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Brad Promisson’s first buck, submitted by Missy Byrn.
County: Moultrie
Date and Season: Oct. 2, 2009; Bow
Notable: Webster was hunting on the ground.
County: Macoupin
Date and Season: Nov. 8, 2009; Bow
Notable: Slow week heats up at last with big buck.
County: Tazewell
Size: 65 pounds
Date: March 11, 2009
Notable: Huge fish caught by 76-year-old angler.
Fish houses, all-terrain vehicles and people have been falling in the water as unseasonably warm weather makes ice conditions unsafe.
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Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday.
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Breeding duck population estimates up 11 percent over 2010Aerial surveys counted 45.6 million birds, up from 40.8 million last year and 35 percent better than the long-term average.
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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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Two men face misdemeanor charges in Jo Daviess County for allegedly shooting gray wolves, which are protected as a “threatened species” under state law, said County State’s Attorney Terry Kurt.
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Bird watchers and nature enthusiasts soon will find it easier to get off the highway and enjoy The Nature Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve.
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