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Nick Beluso of North Aurora caught this 20.5-inch bass on Saturday while fishing a leech with Guide Jay Angel.
Welcome to the world of the Big Bass Bounty Hunter, who travels around central Illinois in his tricked-up vehicle catching fish. This video was last summer at LaSalle Lake. There’s not a lot of fast action in the Big Bass Bounty Hunter series and he could use an editor, but we still find his videos oddly entertaining.
County: Ogle
Date and Season: November 2006; Shotgun
Notable: First buck shot at White Pines State Park.
County: DeWitt
Size: 16 pounds
Date: March 17, 2009
Notable: Bomber spoon entices hit from big striper.
Two adult bucks killed by hunters in Macon County during the fall 2011 firearm season have tested positive for chronic wasting disease - the first wild deer to test positive in the state.
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UIS students plant Arbor Day trees in Carpenter, Gurgens parksAs part of UIS’s Springfest celebration and to commemorate Arbor Day, the students planted 3,500 native saplings in open spaces at Carpenter and Gurgens parks north of Springfield.
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If it hasn’t happened already, we may get to the point where the number of people vicariously experiencing the sport of hunting is greater than the number of people actually doing it.
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Illinois fishing report 9-16-10Fishing is improving for many species in Illinois, but the best fall bite is yet to come. This is the last fishing report of 2010.
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George Little: Take advantage of the dog daysAncient authors contended that at this time of year, “people get bilious, febrile, hysterical and crazy.” One 18th century author said it was best for men not to let blood or to take physics, and to abstain from women, during the Dog Days. No blood letting and laying off the physics is good advice anytime.
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When the cottonwood flies, it will not be long before catfish are spawning. Catfish will be on a good bite before and after the spawn.
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