After recently trying to purchase a single-shot rifle that fits the requirements for our Illinois firearm deer season, I came to the conclusion that none of this poorly thought-out new game law makes any sense.
During it’s most recent spring netting survey of Evergreen, DNR collected five saugeyes per net-night. The 15-survey average is 5½ saugeyes per net-night.
Illinois’ Evergreen Lake muskies, saugeyes record worthy Read More »
In October, the National Shoot to Retrieve Association (NSTRA) will shine a spotlight on the Illinois Region as it marks an impressive 33-year milestone in their unwavering commitment to fundraising for Shriners Children’s.
The 2023 NSTRA Shriners Children’s benefit will be held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Oct. 14-15. Over three decades, the members of the Illinois Region have collectively raised more than $700,000 for Shriners Children’s.
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Illinois published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois’ Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Field reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the Oct. 6, 2023, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Dog owner cited for hunting without permission Read More »
Collectively, crappie, bluegill, and perch are the most-targeted species through
Panfish-Optimized Ice-Fishing Combos Read More »
Conservation organizations and duck hunters applauded the Sept. 20 passage of the Duck Stamp Modernization Act (H.R. 2872) by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill provides U.S. waterfowlers with the flexibility of possessing a physical Duck Stamp or an electronic stamp on their smart phones while hunting ducks and geese. Under current federal law, Duck Stamps purchased online are valid for a period of 45 days, after which time duck and goose hunters must possess the physical Duck Stamp received in the mail.
Measure allows hunters to house Duck Stamp on phones Read More »
Illinois is joining a growing list of states that will no longer test fish in lakes and rivers for DDT and other related pesticides.
Illinois began testing fish for organochlorine pesticides in the 1970s, a few years after the best-known one, DDT, was banned in the U.S. Up until the ban, the chemicals had been widely used in the U.S., dating back to the 1940s. The state Department of Public Health (IDPH) says testing was done for the banned chemicals, because they were “environmentally persistent,” and could build up in the tissue of fish and other animals. But Brian Koch with IDPH says those chemicals are no longer showing up at dangerous levels.
Illinois discontinues testing of fish for some pesticide contaminants Read More »
Both chambers of congress rallied together in late September to fix language from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 that allowed the U.S. Department of Education to pull certain federal funding from schools that have hunter education and archery and other shooting programs.
The House of Representatives pushed through the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act (H.R. 5110), a bipartisan bill with a near unanimous vote of 424-1. A bipartisan group of senators pushed through its companion bill, the Defending Hunters’ Education Act (S. 2735), which unanimously passed the Senate.
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