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Crossbows: Archery or not?Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:46AMCrossbows have been around awhile. Scholars believe the crossbow first appeared in Asia around 2,000 B.C. and was still being used by people indigenous to Vietnam's central highlands and U.S. Special Forces early in the Vietnam War.

Firearm season will open on FridayThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:17AMThe time of the year when no whitetail deer should feel safe in the woods is here: Firearm deer season in Illinois starts this weekend.

OUTDOORS: A blind with a good view offers time for reflectionThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:23AMIf a successful hunt during the opening week of the fi rearms deer season means coming home with a white-tailed buck, then I failed miserably. But if you come home with memories of a great week at camp filled with stories to last a lifetime, then I gratefully succeeded.

Dave Henderson: Ithaca bowhunter downs big buck in TrumansburgThursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:27AMThe biggest whitetail we've encountered killed so far this season was a 15-point buck taken by bowhunter Kevin Harris on Nov. 11 in Trumansburg.