Lucas Fontana age nine with his first coyote. He was able to keep his excitement in check to make a great shot with a 220 swift.
County: Saline
Date and Season: November 2008; Bow
Notable: Hunter overcomes brain surgery to bag a buck.
County: Clark
Date and Season: November 22, 2008; Shotgun
Notable: Hunter's first deer is a nice 10-pointer.
Home: Washington, IL
Occupation: Delivery driver and machinist
Most memorable outing in Illinois? Came home from school in Carbondale in late October, got to Peoria County about 4:30 p.m. and I wasn't going to go out but I only had 3 days to hunt before going back to school. Got in my stand and had a 6-pointer and 3 does in the field behind me. Ten minutes later I had a slick head on the ground about 20 yards from me. Next afternoon went to a different farm and killed a mature 8-pointer that scored about 120. It was unbelievable, since I hadn't even got to hunt my farm all year.
One weekend; two big outdoor showsOutdoors enthusiasts can come inside next weekend, and not feel the least bit guilty. Two large outdoors sports shows will take place simultaneously in Springfield. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Giant duck call takes the recordMark Hillery and his son Damen now know what else someone can do with a zoology degree — tell if a duck call sounds like a duck. That's one of the requirements the father-son duo had to satisfy in their quest to get the Guinness World Record for the longest duck call. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
The United Bowhunters of Illinois will hold its annual meeting including seminars and a banquet on March 1 at the Northfield Inn and Conference Center in Springfield. MORE :: (1) COMMENTS
Scientist documents 50 years of deer behaviorFrom 1962 to 2011, Harn spent 6,800 hours in the woods from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 each year recording the behavior of 1,379 male white-tailed deer. Nearly all the observations were made from tree stands on two tracts of private timber. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Wisconsin wildlife officials agreed Wednesday to eliminate in-person deer check stations by next year, doing away with a cornerstone of hunting tradition to save money and process data faster. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Wisconsin deer hunters have hauled their kills to roadside taverns or gas stations to be counted for decades, hanging around after the work is done to slug beers, swap stories and show off their trophies. Now, the Department of Natural Resources has proposed moving to online and telephone reporting as soon as this fall. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
Conservation officials say DNA tests confirm that a canine shot and killed by a southeast Missouri man in November was indeed a wolf. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
A severe outbreak of hemorrhagic disease during the summer of 2012 hit hard — harder than even the Missouri Department of Conservation first thought. That, combined with the long-term effects of liberalized hunting regulations that allow hunters to take unlimited does in many counties, several years of drought and reduced habitat, has hunters worried. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is approaching Rock River Valley property owners over the next few weeks to ask for permission to shoot deer that could be infected with a fatal disease. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
The harvest total during the same segment of last year’s late-winter season was 7,744 deer. The final three days of the late-winter/CWD seasons will be held on Jan. 17-19. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS
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