Springfield – It’s not the 800 curious kids that surprise Dan Dawson. It’s the 200 eager adults. Participation in Illinois’ new 4-H Shooting Sports Program “has completely exceeded our expectations,” said Dawson, coordinator of the program for the University of Illinois Extension Center. The statewide program, now in its second year, included 14 counties and […]
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Madison – Preliminary numbers for the just-ended 2010 gun deer season show Wisconsin hunters harvested 218,144 whitetails, an increase of 11 percent statewide from 2009. All told, hunters registered 102,006 bucks (a 17-percent increase) while 116,138 antlerless deer were taken (approximately 7 percent above 2009). Officials caution, however, that the nine-day harvest numbers are preliminary
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Season Dates Dec. 10: Bobcat hunting season closes (WMU 6N) Dec. 10: Fisher and marten trapping season closes Dec. 10: Bobcat trapping season closes (Northern Zone) Dec. 11: Duck season closes (Northeast Zone) Dec. 12: Firearms deer season closes (Southern Zone) Dec. 12: Bear season closes (West Central and Southeastern ranges) Dec. 12: Late muzzleloader deer season closes (WMUs 6A,
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Albany – A plan to roll DEC’s sporting license system into the statewide multi-agency Enterprise E-Licensing project has, thus far, brought more questions than answers. And the proposal, part of outgoing Gov. David Paterson’s Shared Services Initiative to Streamline State Government, has sparked widespread concern within DEC’s fish and wildlife division and from the state’s
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The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: North Lake Michigan: According to Cory Yarmuth, (www.legend-outdoors.com), browns and steelhead are in the harbors in full strength. Spawn sacks under a float are working well as well as the standard tinsel or white tube
IL: Catfish creating a surprise late autumn spark for anglers Issue: 25 Read More »
St. Paul – Earlier this year, lawmakers were debating a bill that would have increased the cost of a fishing license. DNR officials didn’t lend their support and said they instead wanted to look comprehensively at fishing and hunting license fees. So over the course of this year, they discussed the matter with members of
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Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: Tributary action received a shot in the arm late last month in the form of rain. It looked good for tributaries like Chautauqua, Canadaway, Eighteen Mile and Buffalo creeks for trout with egg sacs, egg imitations or waxworms fished under a float. Cattaraugus Creek may be fishable but
NY: ‘Steelworkers’ take to the tribs; perch action can be good Issue: 25 Read More »
Chicago – In the ongoing Asian carp case, legislation continues to pile up restricting hand-ling of the dangerous fish. The U.S. House of Represent-atives adopted a bill Dec. 1 that makes it a criminal offense to import Asian carp into the U.S. The bill passed the House by voice vote after unanimously passing the U.S.
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Region I A District 7 officer was walking the Peoria Sanitation Property and observed a fresh blood trail that led to a gut pile. The officer followed the drag marks to the Illinois River. The officer believed that the subjects were accessing the property by watercraft. The officer made several contacts with individuals who worked
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