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Slow deer opener yields 26-pointer

Springfield – The opening weekend of firearms deer season may have been slow for most of the state, but at least one Illinois family got its time and effort’s worth. For 12-year-old Brayden Mazur, of

Lots of deer wrecks, but risk low

Bloomington, Ill. – Illinois motorists collided with nearly 43,000 deer between July 1, 2008, and June 30 of this year, according to research by State Farm Insurance. The insurance company, using its claims data, estimated

Bill waiting Quinn’s pen

Springfield – All that’s needed is a signature. Senate Bill 1846, the legislation that would increase hunting and fishing license fees, waterfowl stamp fees and a host of other fee increases, was sent to Gov.

Carp poison complete, barrier work to follow

Chicago – Hours after a stretch of the Chicago Ship Canal was poisoned on Dec. 2, fish began to float to the surface. And the hopeful riddance of Asian carp had begun. Using about 2,000

Shotgun season fails to yield 100,000 deer

Illinois deer hunters bagged 33,293 deer during the second firearm season, which ended Sunday. Overall, the firearms harvest for 2009 stands at 99,419, the lowest total since 1999, when hunters took 92,196 deer. In the

So far, good news from carp poison site

No Asian carp were spotted Dec. 3 in a Chicago canal during a massive fish kill aimed at trying to keep the giant fish from reaching the Great Lakes, officials said. Environmental officials said the

Trappers not getting rich

Hudson, Ill. – Paul Kelly is in his late 60s, but he has little trouble recalling the day in his childhood when he walked up to one of his dad’s old traps to find a

Early start backfiring on south zone duck hunters

Anna, Ill. – Duck hunters are hoping for a late rally to save what has been a somewhat disappointing season. High water has had a negative effect on north and central zone hunters, while the

Coyote incidents suddenly spike

Alton, Ill. – No fewer than four incidents involving coyotes in city settings were reported this month up and down the state. On Nov. 4, an Alton family discovered a large male coyote in the

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