Drew Honegger of Peoria shot this video of his Nov. 12 bow kill of an 8-point Fulton County buck just after sunrise near Middlegrove.
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County: Peoria
Date and Season: Dec. 5, 2009; Shotgun
Notable: 18 years of hunting pay off with a big buck.
County: Whiteside
Date and Season: Dec. 5, 2009; Shotgun
Notable: Deer drive yields monster buck.
Tales from the Timber: Bow-kill ‘yoteA stalk for deer in the fresh snow offered hunter David Heinz a chance to take a wily coyote with bow and arrow.
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Midwest Generation installed protective rip rap around a dewatering structure on Heidecke Lake, reducing the need to significantly lower the lake water level during winter months.
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Hayden honored by Hall inductionAl Hayden, outdoor columnist for The Galesburg Register-Mail for at least two decades, will be inducted into the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame.
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Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is increasing in Illinois - despite a decline in such pollution nationwide, according to an analysis of federal data on industrial pollution by the Chicago Tribune.
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Since starting their own business collecting deer urine, Kevin and Tricia Cox of Dongola have seen the mark expand for their Drop Tine Creek Whitetail Deer urine.
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Catfish headline Powerton openerPowerton Lake offers plenty of trophy catfish in its warm waters which reopen to bank anglers on Monday.
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