Camera Corner

Dubuque's Steven Dougherty went to Canada's Lake of the Woods for this 44-inch muskie in August 2002. He released the fish in hopes that it'll be even bigger when he goes back!

Keokuk's Hope Seyb was 8 years old when she used her muzzleloader to harvest a 6-point buck during 2002's early blackpowder season.

Gary Sinnard of Forest City was hunting on private land in Cedar County when he took this 25-pound gobbler. The big bird (Gary's first turkey) flaunted a 10-inch beard.

Fishing with his parents at Big Spirit Lake, 8-year-old Tate Schmeling caught a lunker smallmouth that, at 19 1/2 inches, was just 1/2 inch shy of making the Iowa Big Fish Registry.

Jeff Huberty (center), his son Josh (l.) and Josh's buddy, Casey (r.) caught these 30 bluegills through the ice of a northeast Iowa pond in February 2002.

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