Here’s some footage of a white buck taken last winter by Jacqueline J. Agee in Chicago Heights on Chicago Heights/Glenwood Road down the street from the Glenwood School For Boys. Sun-Times writer Dale Bowman is trying to gather more information on white deer in that area.
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County: Perry
Date and Season: Oct. 31, 2009; Bow
Notable: Hunter shot familiar big buck on the ground.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Oct 31, 2009; Bow
Notable: Hunter makes good on second chance at a big buck.
Big Fish Fridays: Sangchris catsIllinois’ best destination for trophy flathead catfish is likely Sangchris Lake near Springfield.
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Time not here to raise license feesHunters and anglers have basically bankrolled conservation since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. Now they are being asked to pay even more. Not so fast says writer Jeff Lampe.
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Hawk Classic a successNow that high school fishing is entering its second year in Illinois, schools and coaches have had more time to get organized. Proof of that came in the Hawk Open tournament at Lake Shelbyville.
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Tales from the Timber: Help!Former Illinois Department of Natural Resources official Mike Conlin often flashed a good sense of humor while on the job. Here's proof he hasn't missed a beat since retiring this year.
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Wet weather worries waterfowlersRecent rains are raising the anxiety level for waterfowlers heading into Saturday’s Central Zone season opener, even after youngsters enjoyed a solid youth weekend.
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Big guns bring magazines to PeoriaInterMedia Outdoors makes Peoria its base for an array of gun and hunting magazines.
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