Jubilee College State Park superintendent Tom Hintz shared this picture of skunk cabbage, an early spring bloomer he photographed last Friday. Writes Hintz: “It gets its name from its foul odor, like rotting flesh. This attracts early hatching insects who feed on thawing dead animals, they pollinate this plant. It has an amazing ability to thaw the snow around it.”
Here’s an ice fishing outing with the Herman Brothers Pond Management gang.
County: Lake
Date and Season: Nov. 4, 2009; Bow
Notable: Big buck on video in October and November
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Oct 31, 2009; Bow
Notable: Hunter makes good on second chance at a big buck.
County: All over Illinois
Date and Season: Most from 2009-10; All seasons
Notable: 17 non-typical Booners on display
County: Grundy
Size: 26 pounds, 9 ounces; 47 inches long, 21-inch girth
Date: May 4, 1999
Notable: Fish was caught on a gold Super Rogue.
County: DeWitt
Size: 16 pounds
Date: March 17, 2009
Notable: Bomber spoon entices hit from big striper.
In the last 50 years or so, deer hunting has changed a lot. And one can make a good argument that the greatest change is the advent of the food plot.
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Authorities in suburban Chicago say a small airplane apparently struck a deer while taking off from an airport, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
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The hunting’s great in ElmwoodWith winter chills fading slowly, families and friends stepped out Saturday and Sunday to buy fishing and hunting equipment at the inaugural Elmwood AllOutdoors Show.
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Peoria public fishing prospects: EastBass are apparently no reason for worry at Spring Lake, but they are facing problems at Powerton Lake.
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Ice is giving way to open water in central Illinois, while hard water holds better in the north and anglers are out in the south.
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Migration in full swingSnow geese, Canadas and white-fronted geese are winging through Illinois right now along with sandhill cranes and other migrants. Next up? Songbirds.
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In the wake of another Classic, vendors and at least one writer are happy to be heading to Peoria next year.
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32 Booners displayed at ClassicThe highlight of this year's buck display at last weekend's Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic were non-typical racks. We've got photos and information on all Boone and Crockett Club non-typicals and typicals.
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