12.22.07
Historic hunting season keeps deer in check, makes travel safer
Sauk Valley Newspapers, IL - Dec 16, 2007
Three cheers for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a historic firearm deer season, which concluded earlier this month.
This deer hunting season marked the 50th anniversary of the modern Illinois deer hunt, which began in 1957, after the state had been closed to deer hunting since 1901, due to a declining deer population.
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