Jason Hester shot this Fulton County 11-point buck with a bow on Oct. 27, 2012. He field dressed 233 pounds.
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County: Pike
Date and Season: October 6th 2012; Youth firearm
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County: Woodford
Date and Season: Oct. 2012; Youth firearm
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Cougar captured on trail camera in Morgan County confirmedThis is only the fourth confirmed Illinois sighting of a cougar – also known as a mountain lion, panther, puma or catamount – since the cats were driven from Illinois in the 1870s.
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Weather ideal for wild turkeys to survive in Rockford area this yearThe turkeys we see in the Rock River Valley today are the descendents of the precious few that survived in the harshest parts of the Missouri Ozarks, where their habitat wasn't cut down and where settlers didn't dare to hunt.
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The bird was rescued last week near Sadorus, about 10 miles south of Champaign. The eagle has a broken bone in its left wing.
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Illinois archery deer hunters have harvested a preliminary total of 21,313 deer through Oct. 28. Last year’s figure for the same period was 20,430, and the five-year average for 2007-2011 is 20,847. Click inside for county-by-county totals.
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The Illinois Department of Transportation released statistics Monday showing the decline. There were six fatal accidents during 2011. That's down from 10 in 2010.
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Here's some extra information on Puma concolor, including identification, previous confirmed sightings, resources and even information on conflicts between people and cougars over the last 125 years.
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