Hunters


  1. Duck hunters

    Nancy and Jim Mullin pose in the 1954 Ford convertible that inadvertently got them started collecting ducks. Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES

  2. Hunter's Club returns

    Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Hunter's Club manager Bob Curtis, left, and co-owner Ray McDevitt show off the remodeling in the long-time Rock Island establishment.

  3. Hunter's Club returns

    Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Hunter's Club manager Bob Curtis, left, and co-owner Ray McDevitt show off the remodeling in the long-time Rock Island establishment.

  4. 'Crocodile Hunter' killed by stingray

    (The Associated Press) In this undated file photo released by Australia Zoo, Australian Steve Irwin right, is seen at his "Australia Zoo" in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia with his American wife, Terri. Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, media reports said.

  5. Walkout supports Hunter

    United Township principal Mike Brewer, right, shows the students, who staged a 15-minute walkout Wednesday in support of basketball coach Scott Hunter, that its time to get to class. Hunter recently was asked to resign. (photo by Jeff Cook/Quad-City Times)

  6. Ghost hunters search Putnam, again

    Matthew Sweet, left, from Blue Grass, Iowa, and Kent Amerine from LeClaire, Iowa, both members of IPART, use red lenses on their flashlights while investigating a mummy Friday night and early Saturday in the Egyptian room at the Putnam Museum. (John Schultz/Quad-City Times)

  7. Robert Hunter

    Robert Hunter of South Africa reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 11th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Marseille and Montpellier, southern France, Thursday, July 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

  8. Harrison Baggs, Hunter Baggs

    Harrison Baggs, 2, left, cries as he and his brother, Hunter Baggs, 5, pose for photos with Santa Claus at Augusta State University's annual tree lighting ceremony, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Rainier Ehrhardt)

  9. Crocodile Hunter: the final show - this time in his honor

    Media gather for Steve Irwin's memorial service at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Irwin, known as the "Crocodile Hunter" was killed Sept. 4 by a stingray barb during a diving expedition on the Great Barrier Reef. (AP Photo/Steve Holland, POOL)

  10. Hunters take aim at bike path deer

    Larry Fisher/QUAD-CITY TIMES Davenport's first urban deer hunt gets under way Sunday along the Duck Creek recreation trail. In preparation, city employees posted signs such as this one in Duck Creek Park to alert people who use the trail.

  11. Hunters at home with duck-blind comfort

    John Schultz/on the river The inside of Dave Halverson's duck-blind boat includes a propane stove, storage and lights. It is considered by other hunters "all but a floating hotel."

  12. Thanks to his Lab, hunter avoids death

    Kevin E. Schmidt/QUAD-CITY TIMES Brent Teel and Junior

  13. Hunter's Club: Changing times for Rock Island business

  14. Capture of Nebraska teacher is latest for Mexican fugitive hunter

    Alfredo Arenas Moreno of the Baja California state police stands along a street in downtown Mexicali, Mexico 2007. Arenas recently captured fugitive Kelsey Peterson in Mexicali with the aid of a GPS-enabled cell phone. According to Arenas his unit has captured 193 U.S. fugitives in the last five years. (THE ASSOCIATED PRES)

  15. 25-pound gator surprises duck hunter in Wisconsin

    Herb Sagan, of Farmington, Wis., holds the four-foot, 25-pound alligator his nephew, Edward Long, of Milwaukee, shot while hunting near the Milwaukee River near the Sagan home in Farmington. (AP PHOTO)

  16. Is Putnam haunted? Ghost hunters testing for spirits

    Photos by John Schultz/Quad-City Times Kent Amerine and Joe Harris, both from the Quad-Cities, use a parabolic microphone to listen to the mummy Isis Neferit, which is part of the Egyptian exhibition at the Putnam Museum.

  17. Is the ‘lady in red'a ghost at Hunter's?

    (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES) Bob Curtis, manager of Hunter's Club in Rock Island, and the oil painting that is a saloon classic.

  18. Q-C bargain hunters cash in

    Elise, left, and Debbie Craig enjoyed the quiet shopping experience at Blue Sky Gifts on 11 St. in the Village of East Davenport early Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad-City Times)

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    Matthew Sweet, left, from Blue Grass, and Kent Amerine from LeClaire, members of IPART, use red lenses on their flashlights while investigating a mummy in the Egyptian room at the Putnam Museum on Aug. 15. (John Schultz)

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    Matthew Sweet, left, from Blue Grass, and Kent Amerine from LeClaire, members of IPART, use red lenses on their flashlights while investigating a mummy in the Egyptian room at the Putnam Museum on Aug. 15. (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES)

  21. Hunter's Club to reopen Monday in Rock Island

    Hunter's Club, a longtime Rock Island bar and restaurant, is set to reopen Monday under new ownership. (John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES FILE PHOTO)