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January 13, 2023

Ohio DNR creating new wetland at Headlands Beach

Painesville, Ohio — The Ohio DNR has repurposed a frequently inundated parking lot into a 10-acre wetland at the 120-acre Headlands Beach State Park. This former parking lot and soon-to-be birding destination is located at the park’s far western extremity in Lake County’s Painesville Township. It is adjacent to a water intake plant on the […]

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State wildlife agencies share how much they spend on CWD

Beyond the threat it poses to hunters and wildlife, chronic wasting disease represents a growing cost to state agencies, especially during hunting season. A new peer-reviewed report published in the November/December 2022 issue of The Wildlife Professional starts to quantify these costs for the first time.
Federal aid for CWD management forthcoming.

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Illinois Outdoor News’ Catch of the Year: 140-pound paddlefish

An 8-pound largemouth bass from Crab Orchard Lake. A 4.8-pound crappie at Kinkaid Lake. A 51.75-inch muskie caught in northern Minnesota.
What would it take for a fish outside of the “cool species crowd” to earn the coveted Illinois Outdoor News “Catch of the Year” title?
Pittsfield’s Jim Dain answered that question in 2022 by yanking a 140-pound paddlefish from the Lake of the Ozarks.

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‘Raccoon Raffle’ will be part of Illinois Trappers Association’s lone fur auction

Springfield — The Illinois Trappers Association (ITA) will hold a single fur sale in 2023. The sale will be held Feb. 18 at Krile Auction House on Route 32 in Strasburg. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and the sale will begin about 9 a.m. The ITA will be holding several raffles, including the traditional

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