Steve Statler from St. Anne shot this 15-point buck on opening morning of the 2001 shotgun season in Kankakee County. The 220-pounder had a 20 1/2-inch inside spread.

Naperville’s Rick Oswald was fishing on an Aurora-area lake on May 30, 2002, when he caught this nice largemouth bass.

Percy’s Ronald Stork shot this wide-racked 11-point buck on opening day of the 2001 shotgun season in Randolph County. The brute field dressed out to 205 pounds.

Jim Baker (left) of Custer Park arrowed this 12-pointer while hunting with his dad, Grover, of Kankakee on Nov. 4, 2001, in Kankakee County.

Paul Kallemeyn of Palos Heights bagged this wide 8-point buck on Nov. 29, 2001, in Putnam County. The deer weighed 218 pounds field dressed.