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Illinois hunting license sales showing promise

Illinois isn’t exactly keeping pace with the rest of the country when it comes to sales of hunting and fishing licenses, but there are signs that sportsmen here are starting to become more active

Both ends of the Illinois reporting deer cases

Just as it appeared the state’s deer herd had escaped notable epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreaks this summer, phones started ringing and hunters commenced buzzing

Illinois Cuffs & Collars – September 7th, 2012

Region I A CPO in Winnebago County received a complaint call from the state’s attorney’s office regarding a man who shot and killed a baby raccoon during the closed season in the village limits of

Illinois Calendar of Events – September 7th, 2012

Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 8: Honest Woods WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., The Rock. For more info call Tom Van Houtte, 309-526-8603. Sept. 8: Bond County Wild Turkey Banquet, VFW Hall, Greenville. For more info call Gary Netzler,

Time to prepare for the fall kings

With the fall weather arriving, it is a sure sign that the king salmon will be making their fall runs into the harbors up and down the lakefront. For these beasts there are a few

Central Illinois Fishing Report – August 24th, 2012

Lake Shelbyville Bluegills being caught on crickets near shorelines. Bass picking up on plastics in shallows and coves. Walleyes slowing. Crappies fair on minnows and jigs, fishing 10-12 feet. Muskies are being caught in deeper

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