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Katelyn Knapp, 8, of Goodfield harvested her first gobbler near Edwards in Peoria County on opening morning of the youth season. Her tom weighed 22 pounds and had a 10-inch beard and 1 3/8” spurs.
Jim Crowley of HookandHuntTV.com interviews award-winning taxidermists Bob and Erik Esposito in central Illinois, seeking tips on preparing a big fish for mounting.
County: McLean
Date and Season: November 3, 2010; Bow
Notable: Buddy opened stand by going to candle party
County: Putnam
Date and Season: Nov. 13, 2008; Bow
Notable: Hunter shoots picture first, then shoots buck.
County: Clinton
Size: 50.4 pounds
Date: May 11, 2012
Notable: Took an hour to land
Illinois fishing report 6-10-10Bluegill and channel catfish offer the best bite for anglers in Illinois during Free Fishing Days this Friday through Monday.
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Old postage stamps boost Illinois Audubon SocietyRetired ornithologist and stamp collector Vern Kleen sells donated stamps to buy land land where prairie chickens strut, owls hoot and warblers flit through the treetops.
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State park directors say Illinois' park system is suffering from years of budget cuts. Parks have lost staff and cut back hours of operation. And maintenance is sometimes kept to a minimum.
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Chanterelles popping across IllinoisChanterelles are "in full flush" down in southern Illinois. So says photographer and outdoors enthusiast Gretchen Steele of Coulterville.
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A vet scores on Veteran’s DayFormer Marine Jason Art shoots a nice 10-point Putnam County buck on Veteran's Day. Overall more than 1,500 bowhunters arrowed deer last Tuesday -- more than on opening day of archery season.
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Wildlife officials will meet with landowners in southern Iowa to discuss plans to contain chronic wasting disease, which was found in an area deer this summer.
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