Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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Details of the turkey poaching case in Madison County that involved AR-style rifles equipped with thermal imaging scopes and suppressors were released by DNR.
The agency reports that the 20 turkeys taken illegally were taken by out-of-state hunters in the Alton-Wood River area in Madison County. DNR’s Office of Law Enforcement initiated an investigation in March 2022 after dead turkeys were found on an unnamed number of properties.
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A mix of outdoor-related news items from across Illinois published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois Mixed Bag: New digest of hunting regulations available Read More »
Auriel Fournier, a waterfowl ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey and director of the Forbes biological station, has been elected first vice president of the Wilson Ornithological Society (WOS), an international scientific society comprising professional and amateur ornithologists interested in the research, teaching, and conservation of birds. She will serve as first vice president for two years before serving as president in 2025.
Illinois’ Auriel Fournier elected first vice president of Wilson Ornithological Society Read More »
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
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More impressive to State Fair visitors is what’s inside the massive tank as it showcases native fishes of Illinois, including flathead, blue and channel catfish, striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, bowfin, buffalo, and all four species of gar.
Thanks to the work of DNR fisheries biologists, those fish are impressive.
Huge tank featuring state’s native fish returns with Illinois State Fair Read More »
Illinois DNR biologists are expecting big things at Ramsey Lake in coming years – big bass, to be specific.
“The 2021 and 2022 surveys both collected many bass in the 9- to 14-inch range and the size structure of the bass population could improve in the coming years if these smaller fish in the continue to grow,” a report following the 2022 survey noted.
Sampling of Illinois’ Ramsey Lake points to ‘big’ potential Read More »
The bass are hanging out in thick vegetation these days.
WI Daily Update: Digging bass out of the slop Read More »
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