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Doug Williams of Granville captured this large deer on a trail cam. “If he gives me a shot this year, looks like he will make Pope & Young,” Williams wrote.
County: Scott
Date and Season: Nov. 22, 2008; Shotgun
Notable: Long session of tracking finally ends in success.
County: McLean
Date and Season: November 3, 2010; Bow
Notable: Buddy opened stand by going to candle party
County: Woodford
Size: 40 inches 32 pounds on bathroom scale
Date: Sept. 11, 2010
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Kevin Veara combines art and birding to create stylish paintingsTattoo artist and bird-watcher Kevin Veara has combined his interests to produce stylish paintings of birds. He also leads bird-watching hikes in hopes of teaching people to appreciate - and ultimately protect - birds.
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Illinois prep bass anglers make historyA total of 52 teams are competing in the first statewide bass fishing tournament in the country. Now the question is, Will they catch 52 bass at Carlyle Lake?
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Hummingbirds entertain while they fuel upElaine Turley goes through five to 10 pounds of sugar a week keeping hummingbirds happy around her central Illinois home. Click inside for a VIDEO.
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Morel hunters having success“When you see full parking lots, you know they are finding them,” said Michael Wickens, site superintendent at the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area near Chandlerville. “Them” are morel mushrooms, part of the spring trifecta of outdoors pursuits including crappie fishing and turkey hunting.
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Heavy snow and persistent ice are keeping many state sites inaccessible. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources tracks closures and conditions on its Website.
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Danger is down the roadTo bag a deer in Illinois, one can sit in a tree stand for days at a time or grab the car keys and go for a quick drive between September and December. The second scenario is great for auto body shops that are now seeing a flood of deer-related collision repairs.
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