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Keith Hadsall took this photo on Saturday, Feb. 19 of a pair of swans feeding in the frozen lily pads on Spring Lake South near Manito, Ill.,
County: All over Illinois
Date and Season: Most from 2009-10; All seasons
Notable: 17 non-typical Booners on display
County: Jo Daviess
Date and Season: October 1, 2010; Bow
Notable: 11-pointer shows up 15 minutes after 8-pointer
County: Sangamon
Size: 8 pounds, 8 ounces
Date: March 14, 2009
Notable: Bass biggest ever seen at Lake Springfield.
Hunters and drivers get ready: peak of the rut is just days awayNature’s dance between bucks and does reaches its zenith Nov. 10-20,. That’s when a buck’s testosterone levels are surging and his preoccupation with the opposite sex means he’s probably paying less attention to his surroundings.That could include a bow hunter in a tree stand nearby or a car traveling down the road.
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Bald eagle shot near HennepinIt has been determined that a bald eagle rescued by Illinois Conservation Police officers Sunday had been shot.
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A Massachusetts woman has a remarkable souvenir from South Carolina: a 13½-foot, 1,025-pound alligator from Lake Moultrie.
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We need to control mute swansMute swans are not "beautiful birds" in the eyes of columnist Kevin Wright, who would like to see numbers of this non-native species controlled.
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Seeing fewer deer in your hunting spots? Writer Marc Anthony says you might benefit from a change in hunting strategy.
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The county’s health department says that mosquitoes taken in a trap on the east side of Aurora tested positive for the virus.
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