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Bob Anderson and his dad enjoyed hot crappie fishing at Lake Shelbyville. All the fish were caught on slip bobber and minnow. They reported catching and releasing an average of 80 fish a day!
Spend time hunting geese on Nov. 2, 2008 near Wadsworth, Ill. with the gang from HawgNSons TV.
County: McLean
Date and Season: Nov. 8, 2008; Bow
Notable: Buck responds to hunter's doe decoy.
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County: Tazewell County
Date and Season: 11/06/2010; Bow
Notable: Also killed a 145-inch 9-Pointer on October 6, 2010!
County: Cook
Size: 6 pounds, 5 ounces; 22 inches
Date: April 25, 2009
Notable: Smallmouth two ounces short of state record.
Autumn has fallenToday officially kicks off the fall season. Known as the autumnal equinox, the event occurs when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator, causing an equal amount of time during the day and night.
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The plan approved June 22 by the National Park Service calls for sharpshooters to begin taking deer this fall at the northwestern Indiana park.
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Demand strong for custom boatsWhile the economy has been hard on the boat industry, AAD Custom Boats and Welding in Bartonville is busier than ever.
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The question of whether gun owners have the right to confidentiality pitted Illinois’ top prosecutor against its statewide law enforcement agency Tuesday in an open-records dispute.
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The spring-fed lake, once a popular spot for boating, swimming and fishing, was empty with the exception of the algae and a few geese as Carlson looked it over. He and his father, Ed, a former Rockford Park District commissioner, want to bring people back to the lake for the first time in more than 15 years.
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We’d like to include your picture in our deer season photo albumClick inside for some of the latest pictures submitted by the readers of Prairie State Outdoors. We're up to five pages of photos, so far. We want to hear from you, too. Send your pictures and the particulars of your hunt to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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