A “soft opening” of new trails at Sahara Woods State Recreation Area in Saline County are taking place through Jan. 27, DNR announced.
The southern Illinois site is the first DNR-managed off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail system in Illinois. The 26 miles of two-way trails are designed to meet a growing demand for motorized recreation.
Off-highway vehicle trails opened at Sahara Woods in Illinois Read More »
More than $55.2 million in grant funding was awarded to 100 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities.
Illinois Mixed Bag: OSLAD program part of 55 million in grants Read More »
The Missouri Conservation Department received confirmation of something it feared – three dead snow geese found by state wildlife refuge staff were likely infected with bird flu.
Samples from the birds – two recovered in Henry County and one in Vernon County – were reported as “non-negative” for avian influenza after testing at the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, said Deb Hudman, supervisor of the department’s wildlife health program. The announcement was made on Dec. 10.
Missouri finds likely bird flu cases among snow geese Read More »
Some in Illinois are longing for the days when the deer season deer kill eclipsed 100,000 and the total take reached more than twice that.
And it’s not just hunters wanting a return to the six-figure harvest. While gun hunters took advantage of favorable weather and an active deer herd to shoot 27,835 whitetails in the second weekend of the firearms season, boosting the total 2024 gun harvest to 82,496 – a nice bump from the 76,494 taken is 2023 – farmers whose operations are affected by deer are calling for more, more and more.
Farm Bureau’s new policy calls for extended Illinois deer season to boost harvest Read More »
Crappies, bluegills top option as winter hits lakes. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on Dec. 20, 2024.
Illinois’ statewide fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024 Read More »
From my precarious perch in a ridge-top oak tree, I watched four big bucks work out their breeding ritual. The center of their rapt attention…a tiny doe, in the corner of a field. The diminutive size of the doe amplified the buck’s size, as back then I was under the mistaken idea that mature bucks only bred mature does.
Back in those years, now 40 years ago, I was hunting with a right-handed 70-pound draw Howard Hill longbow, and the tending, breeding group I observed occurred during the short, mid-December extended archery season here in New York state back then.
Oak Duke: A last bit of December rut action in New York Read More »
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Menominee County.
The deer was a hunter-harvested 2-year-old buck and is the first confirmed wild CWD-positive deer detected in Menominee County. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of the Oconto and Shawano County borders.
Wisconsin DNR confirms CWD in wild deer for the first time in Menominee County Read More »
Here’s the quickest way to clean a bluegill or sunfish boneless and skinless with a conventional knife.
How to fillet a bluegill, and fast – video Read More »
A pair of tragic ice fishing accidents that occurred Sunday and Monday, Dec. 8-9, has Wisconsin and federal safety officials warning anglers to use extreme caution or even stay off of thin, early-season ice, especially on big waters, or waters with current.
Two Wisconsin fishermen break through thin ice, drown Read More »
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