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Rack 'em Up, Again
The stuff of hunters' dreams.
BY BRENDA POTTS
Like fingerprints and snowflakes, no two antlers have the same shape. Whether you see them as trophies to be collected or promising tools in cancer research, antlers are one of nature's wonders.
Genetics, age and nutrition are contributing factors in the formation of whitetail headgear. Studies have shown that injuries may also affect the growth of antlers. In scientific terms, the growth of antlers is called antlerogenesis. These appendages of modified bone are one of the fastest-growing tissues known to man. In fact, only certain cancer cells grow faster than antlers. Let's take a closer look at the fascinating world of antlerogenesis.
Many people mistakenly think of antlers as horns, when in fact, they are two different things. Horns are permanent structures typically found in the cow family, and are not shed and grow throughout the animal's lifetime. Antlers, which are only found in the deer family, are cast off and regrown after every mating season.
It is hard to imagine that some bucks regrow more than 200 inches of antler in just a few months every year. Antlers are the stuff hunters' dreams are made of!
Generally only male deer (bucks) will grow antlers. However, there are many documented cases of female deer (does) with antler growth. In those cases, the doe's antlers usually will be deformed or much smaller in size than the buck's.
Antlers appear early in a buck's life. Small bony projections often show up on the foreheads of fawns that are just a few months old. These young deer are called button or nubbin bucks because of the tiny antlers. More commonly the buttons look like little protuberances covered with skin and hair. Each antler will be attached to a base on the skull called the pedicle.
Every spring, antlers develop from the pedicles with a specialized coating that feels similar to velvet. By September, the buck's velvet covering will begin to "die" from lack of a blood supply. It only takes a matter of hours to remove the velvet, thus exposing hardened antler underneath. Now the buck is ready to compete for a mate during the annual breeding season.
Once the mating season is complete, usually by January, bucks will begin shedding their antlers. These fallen antlers are commonly called sheds and may be eaten by rodents for their high calcium content or collected for use in a variety of artistic projects. Knife handles, chandeliers and lamp bases are just a few of these uses.
An untold number of antlers adorn mounted deer heads in the homes of hunters across Illinois. From October through mid-January, many hunters go afield in
As deer antlers grow, they are covered with a specialized layer that feels like velvet.
search of bucks with "monster racks." They share stories of trophy-caliber bucks and tell tales of "monarchs" that got away. Not all hunters are interested in the white-tail's antlers, but for those who are, an entire vocabulary exists to describe every angle, unique twist and configuration. For instance, anyone familiar with the lingo immediately recognizes a "200-class non-typical with 8-inch drop tines off both main beams, stickers on the right G2, a 22-inch inside spread, 7-inch bases and forked brow tines" as a buck with a tremendous set of antlers! A buck's total, or gross score, is a combination of circumference measurements, width of the inside spread, length of main beams and all the tines and points. Net and gross scores are recorded in typical and non-typical categories according to the method of harvest.
Several organizations have evolved to measure and record the size of a whitetail's antlers. One of the earliest antler scoring systems, which is copyrighted, was developed by the Boone and Crockett Club. The Pope and Young Club and the Illinois Big Buck Recognition Programs are patterned after the B&C system.
To qualify for the Illinois BBRP record book, deer taken by firearm must score a minimum of 140 for a typical rack and 160 for a non-typical set of antlers. The minimum for deer taken with a bow and arrow is 115 for typical and 130 for non-typical antlers. The same minimum requirements exist for deer taken with a crossbow. Crossbows are legal in Illinois for hunters with disabilities. A deer must be measured by an official scorer after the required 60-day drying period before it can be entered in the record books.
All deer listed in this article were entered in the Illinois BBRP during calendar year 2000. Some deer may have been harvested in previous years, but not entered in the program until last year. If you harvested a deer in the fall of 2000, but did not turn your score sheet in by Dec. 31, it will not be listed in this issue. More information on the BBRP and about listing your deer in the state records is available by calling (217) 782-4963.
As DNR's constituency liaison Brenda Potts oversees the Division of Constituency Services which administers the BBRP.
Firearms—Typical
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Keith Hamerlinck
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191 4/8
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99
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Hemy
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Russell A. Lovins
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184 4/8
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99
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McHenry
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George Hadsall
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181 5/8
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99
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Fulton
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Dean Billhartz
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181 1/8
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99
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St. Clair
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Ryan Bottles
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179 0/8
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99
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McLean
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Clark Dirden
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178 1/8
|
99
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Morgan
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John Jackson
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176 4/8
|
99
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Saline
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Rex Moreland
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175 7/8
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93
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Fayette
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Matt Folker
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173 6/8
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98
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Mercer
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Rebel Ruberg
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173 6/8
|
98
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Henderson
|
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Jim Mathues
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173 4/8
|
99
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Jersey
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Darrel Duby
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172 1/8
|
99
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Kankakee
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James Ebers
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171 4/8
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94
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Ogle
|
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Kevin MeKay
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171 1/8
|
98
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Mercer
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Russel J. Foster
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171 0/8
|
98
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Ford
|
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Tanner Schmidt
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170 2/8
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99
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Mercer
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Hank Williams
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169 1/8
|
99
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Fulton
|
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Todd Hodson
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168 7/8
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99
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Fayette
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Shane Newell
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168 2/8
|
99
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Coles
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Gerald Seymour
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167 4/8
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98
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Randolph
|
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William O'Neal
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166 7/8
|
99
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Jersey
|
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Jeffrey Ponlnack
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166 3/8
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99
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Scott
|
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Brett Higginbotham
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166 1/8
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99
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Clark
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Michael Can"
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166 0/8
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99
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Woodford
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Brucc Thomas
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165 5/8
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99
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McLean
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Robert S. Flood
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164 2/8
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99
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Will
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Darrell Suits
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164 2/8
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94
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Champaign
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John Woeshaus
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164 1/8
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00
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St. Clair
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Roger Roy
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163 6/8
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95
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Mercer
|
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Richard Rentsch
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163 3/8
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99
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Brown
|
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Dale Siebert
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163 0/8
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99
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Fayette
|
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Kenneth Brimfield
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162 5/8
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90
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Peoria
|
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Alan Leavy
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162 4/8
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87
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Henderson
|
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Richard Runyon
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162 4/8
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99
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Knox
|
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Stan Redell
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162 2/8
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78
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Henry
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John Richeson
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162 1/8
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96
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Pike
|
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George Baggs
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161 6/8
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99
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Marshall
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Knrt Elsesser
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161 6/8
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99
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Washington
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Jeremy Gebke
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161 5/8
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99
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Scott
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Jamie Hoyes
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161 4/8
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99
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Fulton
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Mark Deweese
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161 4/8
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99
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Peoria
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Keith W. Griffeth
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161 3/8
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99
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Pike
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Robert Kendrick
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161 3/8
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98
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McDonough
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Travis L. Mann
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161 1/8
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99
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Stephenson
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This 160-class buck was taken by the author in Adams County during the 2000 firearm season. (Photo by Stan Potts.)
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Paul Braner
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160 6/8
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97
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St. Clair
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Michael A. Williamson
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160 6/8
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95
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Jersey
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George T. Jones
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159 7/8
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75
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Rock Island
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Justin Fowler
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159 5/8
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95
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Mercer
|
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Jeffrey Grawe
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159 4/8
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99
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Adams
|
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Ted McDaniel Jr.
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159 3/8
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99
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Jackson
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Kenneth Oliver
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159 3/8
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99
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Washington
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Paul C. Morgan
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159 2/8
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99
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Pike
|
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Scott Stewart
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159 0/8
|
98
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Henderson
|
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Brian Laubenstein
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158 7/8
|
99
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Logan
|
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Chad Hunzinker
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158 6/8
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99
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Fulton
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Frank Campbell
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158 4/8
|
99
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Fulton
|
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Brad Craft
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158 2/8
|
99
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Pike
|
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Clinton Wright
|
158 2/8
|
86
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Vermilion
|
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Mark Brinkerhoff
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158 1/8
|
98
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Edgar
|
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Thomas Guede
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158 1/8
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99
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Woodford
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JackByrd
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158 0/8
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87
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Champaign
|
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Seth Lekies
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157 2/8
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99
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Fulton
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Donald R. Miller
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157 0/8
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99
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Adams
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Charles E. Dhom
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157 0/8
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92
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Jasper
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Todd Padik
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156 6/8
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99
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Fulton
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David L. Alien
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156 5/8
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78
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Adams
|
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Jeffrey Lawson
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155 6/8
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99
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Morgan
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Frank Batton
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155 6/8
|
99
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Peoria
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Jeffrey Lanson
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155 6/8
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99
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Morgan
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Robert D. Marshall
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155 6/8
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97
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Calhoun
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Erik Lucas
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155 5/8
|
99
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Mason
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Ryan Bailey
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155 4/8
|
90
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Wayne
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Earl Northam
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155 2/8
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98
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Bureau
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Bangert Everett
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155 1/8
|
99
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Clay
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Everett Bangert
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155 1/8
|
99
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Clay
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David Schultz
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154 4/8
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90
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Crawford
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Richard L. Martin
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154 3/8
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99
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Richland
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Matt Smith
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154 3/8
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99
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Macoupin
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Tom Melody
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154 2/8
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99
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Brown
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Keith Belden
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154 1/8
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96
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Schuyler
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George W. Crisman
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154 0/8
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85
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Piatt
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Brad Craft
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153 6/8
|
97
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Pike
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Steve Springer
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153 5/8
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99
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Randolph
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Randall Moore Jr.
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153 2/8
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99
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Randolph
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Stanley Gawlinski
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153 0/8
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99
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Kankakee
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Russell Cook
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153 0/8
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98
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Adams
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Larry J. Johnson
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152 7/8
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85
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Stephenson
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Mike Stolte
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152 7/8
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99
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Montgomery
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Mark Shoemaker
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152 3/8
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99
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Mason
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Jerry Barnard
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152 3/8
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99
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Hardin
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Chris Deeter
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152 3/8
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96
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Schuyler
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Tom Hosick
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152 2/8
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99
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White
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Paul Cobane
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152 1/8
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99
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Bureau
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Harvey Lightbody
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152 1/8
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99
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Fulton
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Jason Koontz
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151 7/8
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99
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Bond
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Robert Filipiak
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151 4/8
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91
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Calhoun
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Andy Winkler
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151 2/8
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93
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Putnam
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Mike Bernhart
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151 3/8
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98
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Warren
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Dan Gilbert
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151 0/8
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99
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Monroe
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Ryan Millinger
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150 7/8
|
99
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Schuyler
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Debbi White
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150 7/8
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97
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Pike
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Bill Settles
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150 6/8
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99
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Greene
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Leon Schlabowske
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150 2/8
|
98
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Grundy
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Mark Denkhoff
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150 1/8
|
98
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Henry
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Randall L. Alien
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149 4/8
|
82
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Adams
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Brandon M. Krueger
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149 2/8
|
99
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Scott
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Jeff Onien
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149 2/8
|
94
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Fulton
|
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Jim Wand
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149 1/8
|
86
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Adams
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Kevin Schmidt
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149 1/8
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89
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Mercer
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Chancey Weidenhamer 149 0/8
|
99
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Knox
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Chip Henrichs
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149 0/8
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93
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Woodford
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Daniel Bouton
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148 7/8
|
99
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Ogle
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Matt Reissen
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148 6/8
|
99
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Effingham
|
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Joe Pople
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148 3/8
|
99
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Marshall
|
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Norman Brown
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148 2/8
|
98
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Pike
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Charles Hudspeth Sr.
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148 2/8
|
99
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Pike
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Joe W. Antonacci
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148 1/8
|
97
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Adams
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Russ Courier Jr.
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148 0/8
|
97
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Mercer
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Bill Hughes
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147 6/8
|
98
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Clinton
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Key West Jennings
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147 6/8
|
99
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Peoria
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Alan Reeter
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147 6/8
|
99
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Christian
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John Matts
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147 5/8
|
98
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Stark
|
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Gary Spencer Jr.
|
147 5/8
|
98
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Fulton
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Carl Frederick
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147 1/8
|
95
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Fulton
|
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Carl Frederick
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147 1/8
|
95
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Fulton
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Jack Carter Jr.
|
147 2/8
|
99
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Randolph
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Cory Cummins
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147 2/8
|
99
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Clark
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Ray Graham
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147 2/8
|
99
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Whiteside
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Paul Kauffman
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146 5/8
|
98
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Pike
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David R. Herschelman
|
146 4/8
|
93
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Brown
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Rodney W. Thomas
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146 4/8
|
98
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Warren
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Shane P. Miller
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146 3/8
|
98
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Edgar
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Casey Lessman
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146 2/8
|
97
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Montgomery
|
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Rodney Richardson
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146 1/8
|
99
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Fulton
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John Bunting
|
146 0/8
|
99
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TazeweU
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Clinton Spencer
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146 0/8
|
99
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Crawford
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Glenn Bishop
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145 7/8
|
99
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Montgomery
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Terry W. Neff
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145 7/8
|
99
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Monroe
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Tim Brewster
|
145 6/8
|
99
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Mason
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Glen L. Yarbrough
|
145 5/8
|
99
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Henderson
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Rick Haskins
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145 5/8
|
99
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St. Clair
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Brian Frese
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145 4/8
|
98
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Adams
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Rodney Stone
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145 1/8
|
98
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Mason
|
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Rickard Vaughn
|
145 1/8
|
99
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Macoupin
|
|
Robert Harris
|
145 0/8
|
99
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Peoria
|
|
Tad Yetter
|
145 0/8
|
99
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Mason
|
|
Ronnie Lemke
|
144 6/8
|
98
|
Richland
|
|
Kevin Flach
|
144 4/8
|
95
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Jasper
|
|
Jon Graham
|
144 2/8
|
85
|
Whiteside
|
|
Todd Richeson
|
144 1/8
|
94
|
Pike
|
|
Dale H. Howie
|
143 6/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Vance Higdon
|
143 4/8
|
93
|
Adams
|
|
Ronald Cloninger
|
143 2/8
|
98
|
Pike
|
|
Brian Morrison
|
143 1/8
|
98
|
Randolph
|
|
Willie Smith
|
143 0/8
|
98
|
Morgan
|
|
Kevin Duckworth
|
142 7/8
|
98
|
Bureau
|
|
David Ash
|
142 6/8
|
99
|
Wayne
|
|
Mike Lamb
|
142 6/8
|
99
|
Richland
|
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Kenneth Smith
|
142 4/8
|
98
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Jersey
|
|
Duane A. White
|
142 4/8
|
99
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Rock Island
|
|
Charles E. Dhom
|
142 4/8
|
99
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Jasper
|
|
Warren Cook
|
142 2/8
|
96
|
Adams
|
|
William Yow
|
142 2/8
|
95
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Vermilion
|
|
Luke Hoist
|
142 1/8
|
99
|
Hancock
|
|
Clayton Osbome
|
142 1/8
|
99
|
Coles
|
|
George Tucker
|
142 1/8
|
80
|
Jasper
|
|
Bill Gain
|
142 0/8
|
99
|
Morgan
|
|
Harvey Lightbody
|
142 0/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
William Rada
|
142 0/8
|
99
|
McLean
|
|
Clint Baumgarte
|
141 7/8
|
99
|
Franklin
|
|
Bill French
|
141 7/8
|
92
|
Brown
|
|
David Jensen
|
141 7/8
|
94
|
Hancock
|
|
Mark Musser
|
141 5/8
|
98
|
White
|
|
Dale Tanke
|
141 0/8
|
99
|
Brown
|
|
Ruth Forbes
|
140 5/8
|
98
|
Clark
|
|
Dan Gilbert
|
140 5/8
|
86
|
Monroe
|
|
Scott Johnson
|
140 5/8
|
99
|
Warren
|
|
Chad Moore
|
140 5/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
Donald Lashbrook
|
140 4/8
|
88
|
Brown
|
|
Todd Smith
|
140 4/8
|
98
|
Stark
|
|
Dan Gilbert
|
140 3/8
|
91
|
Monroe
|
|
Joshua Kempfer
|
140 3/8
|
99
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Randolph
|
|
Clint Hamilton
|
140 2/8
|
96
|
Vermilion
|
|
Mark Laubscher
|
140 1/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Clem Ruholl
|
140 1/8
|
99
|
Clay
|
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Firearms—Non-Typical |
|
|
|
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Larry G Ekhoff
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245 5/8
|
99
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Kankakee
|
|
Roger Roy
|
236 0/8
|
99
|
Mercer
|
|
Roger Roy
|
224 0/8
|
99
|
Mercer
|
|
Brandon Douglas
|
217 5/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Steve Guedesse
|
214 0/8
|
99
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Hancock
|
|
Brian M. Rennecker
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208 4/8
|
99
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Pike
|
Larry Ekhoff harvested the largest
buck entered in the BBRP
non-typical
firearm category from the 1999 season. (Photo courtesy of Larry Ekhoff.)
|
Charles Onley
|
203 3/8
|
99
|
Winnebago
|
|
Ben H Myers
|
202 7/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Charles Woodley
|
202 0/8
|
99
|
Peoria
|
|
Dwight Pfeiffer
|
201 2/8
|
99
|
Jefferson
|
|
Michael Rohwer
|
199 7/8
|
99
|
LaSalle
|
|
Todd L. DeGroot
|
198 6/8
|
99
|
Fulton
|
|
Brett Bridgewater
|
198 4/8
|
99
|
Macoupin
|
|
Jason Rice
|
198 3/8
|
99
|
Henry
|
|
Dan England
|
192 3/8
|
99
|
Moultrie
|
|
Ryan Neimeyer
|
192 0/8
|
98
|
Jersey
|
|
Carl Sloan
|
191 6/8
|
99
|
Warren
|
|
Gerry Dennis
|
189 3/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Brian Aldrich
|
187 0/8
|
98
|
Jefferson
|
|
Todd Bogeart
|
184 2/8
|
99
|
Warren
|
|
Brian Blodgett
|
183 3/8
|
99
|
Christian
|
|
Leiand Schilling
|
182 6/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Randall L. Alien
|
182 2/8
|
98
|
Adams
|
|
Alien Keim
|
181 4/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Greg Wellman
|
179 7/8
|
97
|
Adams
|
|
Jay Gerlitz
|
179 7/8
|
99
|
Jackson
|
|
Lloyd Miller
|
179 5/8
|
00
|
Monroe
|
|
Rick Altgilbers
|
177 7/8
|
93
|
Knox
|
|
Thomas Malerich
|
177 4/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
Lloyd Little
|
174 6/8
|
98
|
Hancock
|
|
JimKrug
|
174 3/8
|
98
|
Hancock
|
|
Mike Cummins
|
171 5/8
|
98
|
Fayette
|
|
Kevan Zini
|
171 2/8
|
99
|
Madison
|
|
Marvin Foley
|
169 4/8
|
92
|
Wayne
|
|
Brad Grandt
|
168 6/8
|
99
|
Fayette
|
|
Andy Oden
|
168 5/8
|
99
|
Effingham
|
|
Wesley Matthews
|
168 4/8
|
90
|
Pike
|
|
Kyle Ludwig
|
166 2/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
George Bourke
|
164 6/8
|
99
|
Montgomery
|
|
Doug Myers
|
163 6/8
|
99
|
McLean
|
|
Don Boley Jr.
|
161 6/8
|
99
|
Hancock
|
|
Daren Elston
|
161 1/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Robert Hendricks
|
160 6/8
|
89
|
McHenry
|
Archery—Typical
|
Travis Hartman
|
188 3/8
|
99
|
Montgomery
|
|
NickyJ.CIarkJr.
|
182 0/8
|
99
|
Henderson
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
181 5/8
|
68
|
Grundy
|
|
Jeff Bailey
|
177 1/8
|
99
|
Effingham
|
|
Jerry Rudisill
|
175 2/8
|
99
|
Piatt
|
|
Dave L. Marshall
|
174 6/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Tim Lynch
|
173 5/8
|
99
|
Kankakee
|
|
Keith Richards
|
173 2/8
|
00
|
Knox
|
|
Wayne VanBebber
|
171 4/8
|
92
|
Morgan
|
|
Tom J. Torbert
|
169 5/8
|
99
|
Henry
|
|
Richard Bielik Sr.
|
169 4/8
|
99
|
Cook
|
|
Rick Ferguson
|
169 1/8
|
00
|
Henderson
|
|
Rick Balzer
|
168 5/8
|
99
|
McDonough
|
|
Darrell Suits
|
167 5/8
|
99
|
Champaign
|
|
Doug Brinkmann
|
167 0/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Greg Gullett
|
165 7/8
|
99
|
Woodford
|
|
David Uchtmann
|
165 2/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Douglas Howard
|
165 0/8
|
78
|
Bond
|
|
Larry Lence
|
164 1/8
|
99
|
Union
|
|
Jerry Wilson
|
163 7/8
|
99
|
Macon
|
|
Troy Shirrell
|
163 5/8
|
99
|
McDonough
|
|
Donald Rose
|
163 4/8
|
99
|
Grundy
|
|
Gunnar Damell
|
163 4/8
|
98
|
Logan
|
|
Jeremy Hively
|
163 3/8
|
98
|
Adams
|
|
Terry Nelson
|
162 1/8
|
97
|
Lake
|
|
Danny Jennings
|
161 7/8
|
99
|
Wayne
|
|
Tim Bames
|
160 5/8
|
99
|
Champaign
|
|
Bill Whalen
|
160 4/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Matthew Pacunas
|
160 1/8
|
99
|
Champaign
|
|
Don Schultz
|
160 0/8
|
99
|
Kankakee
|
|
Mike Armstrong
|
159 7/8
|
99
|
LaSalle
|
|
Mike Meyer
|
159 5/8
|
99
|
Henderson
|
|
Jerry Dittmer
|
159 3/8
|
98
|
Macoupin
|
|
Jake Potter
|
159 3/8
|
99
|
Stark
|
|
John Ghidina
|
159 2/8
|
99
|
McDonough
|
|
Roscoe W. Bickel Jr.
|
158 7/8
|
99
|
Fulton
|
|
Jared Schlipf
|
158 0/8
|
99
|
Peoria
|
|
Paul Hardiek
|
157 6/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
Ed Young
|
157 6/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Ben Westfall
|
157 2/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Jeff Shidler
|
157 1/8
|
99
|
Lawrence
|
Stan Potts took this buck during
the 2000 annual Celebrity
Bowhunt for Sportsmen
Against
Hunger in Greene County. (Photo
by Brenda Potts.)
|
Mark Jones
|
156 7/8
|
00
|
Bureau
|
|
Gene Gardner
|
156 3/8
|
99
|
Jefferson
|
|
Dan Willett
|
155 7/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
Dane Thompson
|
155 5/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
James E. Davis
|
155 1/8
|
99
|
Christian
|
|
Michael Reehie
|
155 0/8
|
99
|
Gallatin
|
|
J.C. Linson
|
154 5/8
|
99
|
Wabash
|
|
Terry Waggnor
|
154 3/8
|
99
|
Jasper
|
|
Edward White
|
154 1/8
|
98
|
Mason
|
|
Larry Chidester
|
154 0/8
|
94
|
Kane
|
|
Tim Zimmerman
|
154 0/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Jeff Bohm
|
153 7/8
|
99
|
Livingston
|
|
Ron Wooden
|
153 6/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Rick Lynch
|
153 5/8
|
00
|
Brown
|
|
Robert James
|
153 4/8
|
99
|
Piatt
|
|
Gary L. Humbert
|
153 2/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
Rick Babb
|
153 1/8
|
95
|
Marshall
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
152 2/8
|
71
|
Grundy
|
|
Jason Doty
|
152 1/8
|
99
|
St. Clair
|
|
Darrell Westerman
|
151 7/8
|
95
|
Washington
|
|
Duane J. Newlin
|
151 6/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
Mark D. Hunter
|
151 0/8
|
99
|
LaSalle
|
|
Debbi White
|
150 7/8
|
97
|
Pike
|
|
Dan F. Scott
|
150 6/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Donald R Hanrahan
|
150 1/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Bob Nash
|
150 0/8
|
99
|
Rock Island
|
|
Jeremy W. Jobst
|
149 6/8
|
98
|
Clark
|
|
Donald Nave
|
149 5/8
|
99
|
Macon
|
|
Gary Weyhrich
|
149 4/8
|
00
|
Tazewell
|
|
Paul Wilken
|
149 3/8
|
99
|
LaSalle
|
|
Gerald Shaffner
|
149 2/8
|
98
|
Clark
|
|
Robert Moore
|
149 1/8
|
98
|
Rock Island
|
|
Dan Lewis
|
149 0/8
|
96
|
Jackson
|
|
Danny Travers
|
149 0/8
|
99
|
Richland
|
|
James Harbert
|
148 6/8
|
99
|
Shelby
|
|
Mike Foster
|
148 5/8
|
97
|
Fulton
|
|
Mark Nelson
|
148 2/8
|
99
|
Lake
|
|
Hershel Patton
|
147 7/8
|
99
|
Gallatin
|
|
Dale Deursen
|
147 5/8
|
99
|
Kankakee
|
|
Brad Davis
|
147 1/8
|
99
|
Edgar
|
|
David Both
|
147 1/8
|
98
|
Grundy
|
|
Todd Anderson
|
147 1/8
|
99
|
Mercer
|
|
Kent M. Noll
|
146 4/8
|
99
|
Henry
|
|
Clayton Whitlock
|
146 4/8
|
89
|
Greene
|
|
Some scores were taken from Boone and Crocket club and Pople and Young Club
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edward Foglesonger
|
146 3/8
|
96
|
Knox
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
146 1/8
|
95
|
Grundy
|
|
Jim Edsen
|
146 0/8
|
99
|
Will
|
|
Chad Levan
|
145 7/8
|
99
|
Jackson
|
|
Brian Dykes
|
145 6/8
|
99
|
Marshall
|
|
Rye Boruff
|
145 6/8
|
99
|
Mercer
|
|
Roger A. Sheetz
|
145 6/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Kenneth Hess
|
145 5/8
|
99
|
Stark
|
|
Jim Kaszynski
|
145 2/8
|
99
|
Boone
|
|
Craig Coultas
|
145 2/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
Dean Greve
|
145 0/8
|
99
|
Macon
|
|
Michael D. Holmes
|
145 0/8
|
97
|
Putnam
|
|
Darrell Westerman
|
144 7/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Todd Batten
|
144 5/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Scott Kohrmann
|
144 4/8
|
00
|
Jefferson
|
|
Jeffrey J. McCarthy
|
144 4/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Van Gamer
|
144 3/8
|
99
|
Lake
|
|
Larry Becker
|
144 3/8
|
98
|
WillKevin
|
|
Ronald Nelson
|
144 1/8
|
99
|
Ogle
|
|
Kevin Couch
|
144 0/8
|
97
|
LaSalle
|
|
Chadd Hartwig
|
144 0/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Chad Johnson
|
143 6/8
|
98
|
Knox
|
|
Michael L. Ruebensam
|
143 5/8
|
99
|
Johnson
|
|
James R. Raper
|
143 5/8
|
99
|
Woodford
|
|
Patricia Whitlock
|
143 5/8
|
99
|
Greene
|
|
Michael L.Johnson
|
143 5/8
|
99
|
Johnson
|
|
Harvey Goodin
|
143 5/8
|
99
|
Fulton
|
|
Leroy Petersheim
|
143 2/8
|
99
|
Moultrie
|
|
Jeff Sencenbaugh
|
143 1/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Richard C. Fredwick
|
142 7/8
|
98
|
Tazewell
|
|
Timothy L. Harkness
|
142 7/8
|
99
|
Cook
|
|
Bob Lahman
|
142 7/8
|
98
|
Lee
|
|
Brian Puckett
|
142 5/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Raymond Puckett
|
142 5/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Jonathan Schroeder
|
142 4/8
|
99
|
Pulaski
|
|
Doug A.Tucker
|
142 1/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Jason Endres
|
142 1/8
|
98
|
Fulton
|
|
Mark Lowrance
|
142 0/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
Tim Aper
|
141 7/8
|
99
|
Mason
|
|
Stanley R. Heimeri
|
1417/8
|
99
|
Iroquois
|
|
William Rada
|
141 6/8
|
95
|
McLean
|
|
Gerald Shaffner
|
141 5/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
Dan Sackett
|
1412/8
|
99
|
Tazewell
|
|
AlSchult
|
141 0/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Scott Oriandi
|
141 0/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Travis Boyer
|
140 3/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
David Weber
|
140 3/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Edward F. Wilson
|
140 3/8
|
99
|
Richland
|
|
Todd Jones
|
140 2/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Steve Walls
|
140 2/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Derek Coon
|
140 1/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Brad Davis
|
140 0/8
|
99
|
Edgar
|
|
Ryan Diekemper
|
139 7/8
|
99
|
Fayette
|
|
James Mass
|
139 7/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Robert Bailey
|
139 6/8
|
99
|
DeKalb
|
|
Wil Marsh
|
139 5/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Ron Pyron
|
139 4/8
|
87
|
Perry
|
|
Gale Winkel
|
139 4/8
|
99
|
Sangamon
|
|
Chad Ingles
|
139 4/8
|
99
|
Schuyler
|
|
Austin Klein
|
139 1/8
|
98
|
Tazewell
|
|
David Atterbeny
|
138 5/8
|
99
|
Montgomery
|
|
Abe Wilson
|
138 1/8
|
99
|
Rock Island
|
|
Chad Parley
|
138 0/8
|
00
|
Jasper
|
|
Paul Cobane
|
137 7/8
|
98
|
Bureau
|
|
Dave Elliott
|
137 6/8
|
00
|
Macon
|
|
Gary L. Burnett
|
137 4/8
|
99
|
Winnebago
|
|
Bill Whalen
|
137 4/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Jason Joiner
|
137 4/8
|
99
|
Tazewell
|
|
Dennis Jones
|
137 2/8
|
99
|
Christian
|
|
Michael Noble
|
137 0/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Eddie Bansemer
|
136 5/8
|
97
|
Johnson
|
|
Rick Agler
|
136 5/8
|
97
|
LaSalle
|
|
Gary Long
|
136 4/8
|
99
|
Tazewell
|
|
Charles Cadle
|
136 2/8
|
99
|
Edgar
|
|
Alan Chitwood
|
136 1/8
|
99
|
Marion
|
|
Tim Brown
|
136 1/8
|
99
|
Christian
|
|
Mark W. Young
|
136 0/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
David Both
|
135 6/8
|
99
|
Grundy
|
|
Lance Higdon
|
135 4/8
|
97
|
Adams
|
|
Jim Wand
|
135 4/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
Gene Gardner harvested this buck with a
bow in
October 1999 in Jefferson County.
(Photo courtesy of Gene Gardner.)
|
Darrell Westerman
|
135 4/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Larry Hill
|
135 3/8
|
99
|
Macon
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
135 2/8
|
75
|
Grundy
|
|
Travis Simpson
|
135 2/8
|
98
|
Wayne
|
|
Tom Moore
|
135 0/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Cameron Mank
|
134 4/8
|
99
|
Madison
|
|
Troy S. Weber
|
134 3/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
John Winnett
|
133 6/8
|
93
|
Coles
|
|
Dennis Burtfield, Sr.
|
133 0/8
|
87
|
Franklin
|
|
Scott Hafeli
|
132 6/8
|
99
|
Pulaski
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
132 6/8
|
80
|
Grundy
|
|
Andy Back
|
132 2/8
|
99
|
Clinton
|
|
Rebel Ruberg
|
132 1/8
|
97
|
Henderson
|
|
Doug Knox
|
132 0/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
William R. Stadel
|
132 0/8
|
99
|
Marshall
|
|
Dwayne P. Graham
|
132 0/8
|
99
|
Menard
|
|
Dale Hoekstra
|
131 6/8
|
98
|
Kane
|
|
Dan Rut'fcom
|
131 5/8
|
93
|
Brown
|
|
Travis Boyer
|
131 4/8
|
99
|
Crawford
|
|
Randy Lummer
|
131 3/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Rick Agler
|
131 1/8
|
99
|
LaSalle
|
|
John Gipson
|
131 0/8
|
99
|
Franklin
|
|
Tim Rickard
|
130 5/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
William D. Cambron
|
130 4/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Eddie Griffin
|
130 4/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Charlie Korte
|
130 4/8
|
99
|
Perry
|
|
Bill Combron
|
130 4/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Todd Huber
|
130 1/8
|
99
|
Montgomery
|
|
Kirk Ippensen
|
129 5/8
|
97
|
Adams
|
|
Joshua McCarthy
|
129 4/8
|
99
|
Edgar
|
|
Mike Stabler
|
129 2/8
|
99
|
Winnebago
|
|
Dusty Kinney
|
129 1/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
Edward F. Wilson
|
129 1/8
|
98
|
Richland
|
|
Gerald Shaffner
|
129 1/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
Jim Whittington
|
128 7/8
|
90
|
Champaign
|
|
Ken Headings
|
128 6/8
|
94
|
Bureau
|
|
Jim Kaszynski
|
128 6/8
|
99
|
Boone
|
|
Jerry Davis
|
128 6/8
|
98
|
DeKalb
|
|
Thomas R Benedict
|
128 2/8
|
96
|
Dewitt
|
|
David E. Thede
|
128 2/8
|
98
|
Kane
|
|
William D. Weiss
|
128 1/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Robert Aldred
|
128 1/8
|
98
|
Henry
|
|
Gregory A Bowers
|
128 0/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Todd Hewing
|
128 0/8
|
99
|
Wayne
|
|
Dave Logsdow
|
128 0/8
|
99
|
Warren
|
|
Patrick Helgen
|
127 7/8
|
99
|
Madison
|
|
Keith Carson
|
127 7/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Glenn Wegener
|
127 6/8
|
99
|
Marion
|
|
Jerry Martin
|
127 4/8
|
00
|
Jasper
|
|
Wayne Clark
|
127 4/8
|
99
|
Logan
|
|
Walt Gossett
|
127 3/8
|
99
|
Coles
|
|
Tony Aldrich
|
127 1/8
|
99
|
Clay
|
|
Kenneth G. Geibel
|
127 0/8
|
99
|
Clark
|
|
Charles Hudspeth Sr.
|
126 6/8
|
99
|
Sangamon
|
|
Ronald Brux
|
126 6/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Alan Pierson
|
126 5/8
|
99
|
Jo Daviess
|
|
Charles J. Pate Sr.
|
125 7/8
|
97
|
Johnson
|
|
Matt Klopp
|
125 5/8
|
98
|
Logan
|
|
Kevin Underwood
|
125 5/8
|
97
|
Macoupin
|
|
David R. Herschelman
|
125 4/8
|
96
|
Brown
|
|
John Brown
|
125 4/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Brandan Edrington
|
125 4/8
|
99
|
Edgar
|
|
David R. Herschelman
|
125 1/8
|
93
|
Brown
|
|
Jeremy Long
|
125 1/8
|
97
|
Randolph
|
|
Rick McElroy
|
125 1/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Robert Wolff
|
125 1/8
|
77
|
Jo Daviess
|
|
Brad Davis
|
125 0/8
|
97
|
Edgar
|
|
Gregory A. Bowers
|
124 6/8
|
98
|
Bureau
|
|
Scott Hafeli
|
124 6/8
|
99
|
Pulaski
|
|
Jared Schlipf
|
124 3/8
|
99
|
Peoria
|
|
Bob Updike
|
124 2/8
|
98
|
Peoria
|
|
Matt Newman
|
123 4/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Chad Wamer
|
123 3/8
|
99
|
Montgomery
|
|
Dane Thompson
|
123 0/8
|
98
|
Clark
|
|
Julius Finks
|
122 6/8
|
85
|
Cumberland
|
|
Don Huskey
|
122 6/8
|
99
|
Richland
|
|
Bruce Snyder
|
122 6/8
|
99
|
Menard
|
|
Jim Morgan
|
122 1/8
|
99
|
Stephenson
|
|
Brian Tabor
|
122 1/8
|
99
|
Peoria
|
|
KurtHall
|
122 0/8
|
99
|
Moultrie
|
|
John Winnett
|
122 0/8
|
95
|
Coles
|
|
George Wood
|
122 0/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Tom Oiney
|
121 4/8
|
99
|
Jersey
|
|
Ron McCarthy
|
121 1/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Robert Hensley
|
119 6/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Keith Walker
|
119 4/8
|
99
|
Henry
|
|
MikeRau
|
119 3/8
|
99
|
St. Clair
|
|
Steve Blackwell
|
119 2/8
|
97
|
Iroquois
|
|
Justin Dill
|
118 7/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Kevin J. Elbus
|
118 6/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Matthew Jack
|
118 4/8
|
99
|
Washington
|
|
Larry J. Johnson
|
118 3/8
|
84
|
Stephenson
|
|
Terry Crawford
|
117 6/8
|
99
|
White
|
|
Bob Johnson
|
117 6/8
|
95
|
Sangamon
|
|
Darrell Forsythe
|
117 5/8
|
99
|
Jefferson
|
|
Jon Nelson
|
117 5/8
|
99
|
Knox
|
|
Matthew Pacunas
|
117 4/8
|
99
|
Champaign
|
|
William Woodworm
|
116 6/8
|
99
|
Adams
|
|
Adam Gilbert
|
116 6/8
|
99
|
Monroe
|
|
Mickey Williams
|
116 5/8
|
94
|
Shelby
|
|
Mark Niemerg
|
116 3/8
|
95
|
Christian
|
|
Phillip Sieberg
|
116 0/8
|
99
|
Randolph
|
|
Archery—Non-Typical
|
|
Bill Brown
|
251 6/8
|
99
|
Fulton
|
|
Marvin VanderArk
|
233 6/8
|
99
|
Henry
|
|
Mark Sheldon
|
208 2/8
|
99
|
Saline
|
|
Daniel R Lusardi
|
208 0/8
|
99
|
Sangamon
|
|
Jack L. Link
|
207 5/8
|
99
|
Fulton
|
|
Edwin E. Ameson
|
196 0/8
|
99
|
Kane
|
|
Jeff Parks
|
194 3/8
|
99
|
Stephenson
|
|
Mike Kaufmann
|
193 3/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Paul Devin Jr.
|
191 3/8
|
99
|
Lawrence
|
|
Michael F. Bily
|
189 7/8
|
99
|
Piatt
|
|
Ron Pyron
|
185 4/8
|
99
|
Jackson
|
|
Bryan Cramer
|
183 7/8
|
99
|
Jasper
|
|
John R. Prenot
|
182 0/8
|
00
|
Winnebago
|
|
Gene Gardner
|
181 1/8
|
99
|
Jefferson
|
|
Mathew Paisley
|
180 7/8
|
97
|
Jo Daviess
|
|
Larry Grant
|
179 0/8
|
92
|
Brown
|
|
John Geier
|
179 1/8
|
95
|
Jasper
|
|
Marvin Longenecker
|
176 3/8
|
99
|
Ogle
|
|
Mark H. Swegle
|
175 2/8
|
99
|
Lee
|
|
Don Hansen
|
175 1/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Ronald Behrends
|
175 0/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Scott Boniecki
|
174 1/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Brian Berg
|
173 1/8
|
99
|
Lake
|
|
Lee Hockessmith
|
172 2/8
|
99
|
Champaign
|
|
Terry Nelson
|
171 5/8
|
99
|
Lake
|
|
Clayton Whitlock
|
171 0/8
|
99
|
Greene
|
|
Todd M. Anderson
|
170 6/8
|
99
|
Ogle
|
|
Jerry Martin
|
170 2/8
|
00
|
Jasper
|
|
Thomas Brodbury
|
169 3/8
|
98
|
Jo Daviess
|
|
Harvey A. Prange
|
167 5/8
|
99
|
Monroe
|
|
Rollin Wilson
|
165 4/8
|
99
|
Effingham
|
|
JeffMeiners
|
165 2/8
|
99
|
Ogle
|
|
Austin Chandler
|
164 5/8
|
98
|
Henderson
|
|
James Mass
|
161 6/8
|
99
|
McHenry
|
|
Dennis Long
|
161 1/8
|
99
|
Union
|
|
Ricky L. Parker
|
159 7/8
|
99
|
Douglas
|
|
Roscoe W. Bickel Jr.
|
158 5/8
|
89
|
Fulton
|
|
Steven Wright
|
157 7/8
|
99
|
Pike
|
|
Wesley Holm
|
156 4/8
|
88
|
Grundy
|
|
William L. Lamb
|
152 4/8
|
99
|
Richland
|
|
Steve Grimes
|
149 3/8
|
99
|
Kane
|
|
Jeffrey Bott
|
140 1/8
|
99
|
Vermilion
|
|
JeffRobbins
|
136 3/8
|
99
|
Bureau
|
|
Marty French
|
131 0/8
|
99
|
DeWitt
|
|
Crossbow—Typical
|
|
John Graves
|
172 4/8
|
99
|
Gallatin
|
|
Mike Howard
|
147 0/8
|
96
|
Cass
|
|
Jerry Beeson
|
144 6/8
|
99
|
Wayne
|
|
Doug Key
|
137 2/8
|
99
|
McLean
|
|
Crossbow—Non-Typical
|
|
Edward Doran
|
174 7/8
|
97
|
Edgar
|
|
