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May 29, 2024

Illinois bill banning coyote hunt contests described as ‘tale of two regions’

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An Illinois measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing certain wildlife is unlikely to clear the Senate after narrowly passing the House. House Bill 2900 passed the House on a 62-45 vote.
Much of the debate in both the House and Senate centers on contests that award the killing of coyotes as a method of population control.

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Illinois had 12 boating deaths in 2023

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The number of boating fatalities on Illinois waters doubled between 2022 and 2023, according to statistics released by DNR’s Office of Law Enforcement.
In 2023, there were 70 reportable boating accidents on Illinois waters, resulting in 12 fatalities and 37 injuries. There were only 6 fatalities reported in 2022. Of the 12 fatalities last year, eight who died were not wearing life jackets or vests.

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Ralph Loos: Another angler casts himself into the river of scandal, this time in Illinois bass tournament

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Almost exactly a year after jail time was ordered for two fishermen caught stuffing weights into Ohio walleyes, cheating jumped in the water and quickly swam right over to a competitive fishing event here in Illinois.
Details were a bit fuzzy for the first few days, but the organization that hosted the tournament quickly made things clear. What Cal Sag Bass Anglers did was admirable. It got straight to the point with a message on its Facebook page May 15.

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Illinois DNR taps double cicada emergence to inspire state’s artists

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DNR is hosting a cicada-themed art show during the Illinois State Fair. An audio track to support the show shouldn’t be hard to capture.
“Screams” from cicadas should be evident soon, as Illinois is the epicenter of a rare double cicada brood emergence this summer. DNR wants to commemorate the occasion with a public art show in Conservation World during the 2024 Illinois State Fair, which takes place Aug. 8-18.

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New brown trout strain stocked by Illinois DNR could benefit Lake Michigan anglers

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Illinois DNR is stocking a new strain of brown trout into Lake Michigan this year, hoping to see better survival rates among young fish.
For more than two decades, eggs from the Plymouth Rock strain were reared at the Jake Wolf fish Hatchery in Illinois and stocked as 5- to 6-inch fingerlings in July. This year, Crawford strain brown trout eggs were obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s federal hatchery system and reared at Jake Wolf.

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Illinois Mixed Bag: New study suggests substantial species barrier preventing transmission of CWD to people

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A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids – deer, elk, and moose – to people.

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