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Nick Tassoni, a 15-year-old Auburn freshman, caught the state record Walleye on the Pecatonica River Saturday between Rockton and Shirland. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
The state's devastating drought has made food and water scarce, raising worries that the parched conditions could threaten the only self-sustaining flock of cranes left in the wild. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
The pilots of the bird-like aircraft that has been leading nine young whooping cranes to their winter home in Florida have been granted a special exemption by federal regulators to continue their journey. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
While this has shaped up as a banner year for waterfowl across the continent, advocates for ducks and duck hunters are worried. A confluence of events — political, economic and meteorological — have combined to imperil critical habitat, and the impact could be devastating. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
The Alabama Rig allows anglers to present up to five lures at once, and it has plopped into the consciousness of the Illinois fishing community almost overnight. Trouble is, it’s not always legal. STORY & (0) COMMENTS
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