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Kenton Wilson, 14, of Shelbyville, Ill., shot this 90 pound button buck with a bow.
Here are some goose-calling tips from well-known caller Big Sean Hammock.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 14, 2009; Bow
Notable: Hanging new stand fools buck.
County: Madison
Date and Season: 10/30/2010; Bow
Notable: Buck field dressed 205 pounds
County: DeWitt
Size: 56 pounds
Date: July 2, 2009
Notable: Huge catfish was released.
An early test of 2012 farmland prices could come with an auction Jan. 16 of nearly 1,700 acres of farm and recreational land about 40 miles north of Springfield. Farmland prices set another record in 2011 at an average of $5,800 an acre in Illinois
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Rambling through the outdoors with a quiver full of deer details accumulated through four days of archery season.
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Delta Waterfowl says research facility is the "heart and soul" of waterfowl research.
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Kentucky to hold first sandhill crane huntThe permit application period opens Nov. 15 for Kentucky's first sandhill crane hunting season to run from Dec. 17 - Jan. 15.
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Hunting seasons are here, ready or notTemperatures were solidly in the 90s this week, so it is doubtful that anyone looked wistfully at the insulated camouflage coveralls or neoprene waders hanging in the garage. But the truth is, hunting season is already upon us. Here is a roundup of seasons and dates for 2011-2012.
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Deer harvest figures are within 1,000 deer of this time last year. Archery hunters are about 2,000 behind the pace, but the running total for all seasons (archery, youth, muzzleloader and firearm) is 160,882 - just about 1,000 off last year's pace. Click inside for county-by-county archery totals.
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