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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.
Retired 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. STORY & COMMENTS
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. STORY & COMMENTS
Chanterelles are "in full flush" down in southern Illinois. So says photographer and outdoors enthusiast Gretchen Steele of Coulterville. STORY & COMMENTS
Former 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. STORY & COMMENTS
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. STORY & COMMENTS
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