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Morgan Kelly caught this muskie on May 22 at Lake Shelbyville while fishing in the first event of the IMTT’s Youth Muskie Tournament Trail.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 15, 2001; Bow
Notable: Scored 304 3/8 inches, ranks as fourth-largest non-typical ever.
County: Williamson
Date and Season: Dec. 14, 1991; Shotgun
Notable: Father and son shot almost simultaneously.
County: Greene
Size: 4lbs Spring scale 20 inches long
Date: 5-12-2011
Notable: 4 pounds on spring scale and 20 inches long
UPDATED: Allen D. Johnson, 50, of Galva was pulled from Long Lake near Victoria Sunday afternoon and pronounced dead several hours later at a nearby hospital.
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Archery totals lower than expectedBowhunters had a solid but unspectacular weekend of hunting as daily harvest peaked at 2,477 deer on Sunday, lower than during the weekend of Nov. 8-9.
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Illinois is spending $21.2 million in grants for 59 park development and land acquisition projects throughout Illinois under the 2009 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program.
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A Winchester 1873 rifle marked "1 of 1,000" recently sold at auction for $93,000. It is one of the most rare factory shoulder arms ever produced. Understandably, one of these rifles seldom comes up for sale. A rifle that was one of 1,000 had a specially fitted barrel and was tested for accuracy. If the barrel qualified, it was stamped "1 of 1,000."
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Lead sinker, jig ban proposedSen. Heather Steans has introduced a bill (
Senate Bill 1269) that would end the sale, use or distribution of lead sinkers and lead jigs in Illinois.
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Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years and cause significant damage to the environment and economy, despite policies designed to keep them out.
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