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Shonn Hild shot this buck during opening day of gun season, his first buck, which field dressed 199 pounds. The G2s were 11-inches with almost 5-inch bases.
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: All over Illinois
Date and Season: Most from 2009-10; All seasons
Notable: 17 non-typical Booners on display
County: Pike
Date and Season: Nov. 20, 2010; Shotgun
Notable: Family hunt proves quite successful
County: DeWitt
Size: 56 pounds
Date: July 2, 2009
Notable: Huge catfish was released.
Election news: Voters in four states support right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlifeUPDATED: Voters in Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska and Wyoming have approved measures that make the right to hunt and fish part of their state constitutions.
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While fishing for panfish, Peoria angler Jim Zikus hooked into a grass carp that may well have been a state record -- possibly even a North American record.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is warning deer hunters they may see long lines to get licenses but fewer deer.
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A deer burst through the window of a Decatur bank and neither the building nor the deer was better off for the encounter.
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Waterfowl numbers set recordsWaterfowl migration along the Illinois River was short but intense this fall, with several species of ducks stopping over in record numbers. At the height of migration, northern pintails, green-winged teal, gadwall and northern shovelers crowded into refuges in the highest numbers recorded in 65 years of aerial surveys.
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Bass big news at Lake CamelotBass bit well and bluegill did not at a surprising 29th annual Lake Camelot ice fishing tournament southwest of Peoria.
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