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March 27, 2026

Illinois hunters don’t waste time during the spring turkey season

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An interesting but not surprising fact about the Illinois spring turkey season: Hunters don’t like to mess around.
The first day of the first-season segment has by far produced the biggest harvest the past two years. In 2025, hunters took a tad over 1,000 birds on Day 1 of Segment 1. The first day of the second segment had a harvest of about 850. Of course, none of those numbers matter to hunters preparing for the 2026 season, which opens April 6 in the south zone and April 13 in the north zone.

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Wisconsin NRB poses questions on DNR license fee increases

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While most of the focus falls on Wisconsin DNR fish and wildlife questions or Conservation Congress advisory questions during the annual spring fish and game hearings, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) may also offer advisory questions of its own. This year the NRB is asking seven questions regarding possible DNR funding changes.

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Sandhill crane season comes up short in Wisconsin

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The bill that would have created a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin died quietly March 17 when the State Senate adjourned its last regular session without voting on the proposal.
Past votes in meetings, hearings, and a vote on the Assembly floor on bills that would have created a season (Senate Bill SB 112 and the Assembly Bill AB 117) passed on a partisan basis with Republicans in favor and Democrats against.

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Ask a fisheries biologist: What research is saying about the impact of forward-facing sonar

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In early February, the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Fisheries Society met in La Crosse. One conference topic heavily overlapped conversations among anglers: the effects of fishing technology.
In recent years, advanced sonar systems, commonly called ‘forward facing sonar (FFS),’ became a hot topic for anglers and researchers.

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