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Ed Unsell of Madison County shot this 11-point buck on 11-11-11.
County: St. Clair
Date and Season: Nov. 16, 2009; Bow
Notable: Buck is hunters 13th Pope and Young Club qualifier.
County: Knox
Date and Season: Oct. 29, 2006; Bow
Notable: Emken shot 182-inch buck with recuve bow.
County: Kankakee
Size: 26 pounds, 15 ounces; 44 inches long, 20.5-inch girth
Date: Nov. 9, 1989
Notable: Klenzak's was the second record pike in 1989.
Ex-DNR director Brunsvold diesFormer Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Joel Brunsvold died this morning.
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Geese arriving, ducks leavingCold weather is pushing waterfowl through Illinois, bringing good news to some and bad news to others.
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What an unseasonably cool July might mean during the fall and winter deer and upland seasons remains to be seen.
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Proposed waterfowl season framework announced by U.S. Fish and WIldlife ServiceWaterfowl hunters in the Mississippi Flyway, including Illinois, can look forward to a 60-day duck season if proposed season frameworks are accepted.
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Starved Rock’s Lower River Area including the Illinois River boat access ramp, picnic area and riverside parking lot is closed. The lodge, hiking trails and visitor center remain open.
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About 4,500 requests for concealed carry permits were submitted the first day Illinois' online application system was open to the public, officials said Monday. The applications submitted Sunday during the system's first 24 hours of operation brought the total permit requests to more than 11,000.
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