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Scott Lurkins shot his buck with a bow Nov. 13 in Bond County. It had a 20-inch inside spread and weighed 215 pounds field dressed.
Fast forward to the end of this video for some good gobbling and a takedown on a big southern Illinois gobbler in April of 2009.
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Oct. 1, 2009; Bow
Notable: Partial credit for buck goes to 6-pointer
County: Peoria
Date and Season: October 5 2010; Bow
Notable: Watched this deer mature for two years
County: Madison
Size: 64 pounds
Date: June 14, 2008
Notable: Bighead carp bit on a deep-diving crankbait.
The issue of urban deer hunting has landed in the lap of the Cape Girardeau City Council, beginning anew a process that has been repeated in communities across Missouri as officials almost everywhere have struggled with how best to manage deer encroachment into city boundaries.
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The uphill fight for upland game habitatBobwhite numbers are down and state wildlife officials are trying to focus habitat efforts where they will do the most good.
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Members of Congress are demanding emergency action to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and devastating their $7 billion fishery.
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Big Fish Fridays: Muskie memoriesLance Zimmerman's recent trip to the Fox Chain O' Lakes with daughter Autumn yielded four muskie including one that measured 50.5 inches.
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Leaders of Wildlife Prairie State Park hope to take the word "state" out of its name. Far from a mere name change, park leaders and local legislators hope to make the park independent of the state's fiscal woes that have squeezed its and the Department of Natural Resources' portion of the budget pie.
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Fishing remains excellent for crappie, bluegill and catfish. Largemouth bass and white bass are rated good.
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