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Rend Lake Resort progress key for Illinois anglers, hunters

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A once-popular southern Illinois destination for anglers and hunters from northern parts of the state is expected to reopen in 2027, a progress report by DNR and area lawmakers suggests.
Rend Lake Resort, originally opened in 1990, closed in December 2016 due to issues with mold, health concerns, and lease payment delinquency. The resort, located on the shores of Rend Lake at Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, had been falling into disrepair for years before DNR terminated the lease with the resort’s operator on Dec. 18, 2016.

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Nearly 46 million pounds of carp removed from Illinois River

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At the halfway point of 2025, DNR and partner agencies had removed about 46 million pounds of invasive carp from the Illinois River.
That large number is the total haul that came from two removal projects on the river this year. It suggests a couple of things: carp populations are growing, and those working to capture them are  getting better at the job.

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Galesburg angler earns Bass Nation state title in Illinois

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Dustin Taylor took second place at the Illinois Bass Federation Classic on Pool 10 of the Mississippi River Sept. 20-21.
But that accomplishment followed an even more impressive one earlier in September: Taylor, of Galesburg, claimed Illinois’ Bass Nation state championship in a tournament held Sept. 6-7 on Pools 13 and 14 of the Mississippi.

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Initial waterfowl counts of 2025 include teal, favorable conditions in Illinois

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Illinois waterfowlers got their first taste of a new duck season earlier this month with the brief teal season that ran Sept. 6-14.
Reports from hunters indicate there were plenty of opportunities to shoot blue-winged teal along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, with a few green-winged teal also present the first two weeks of the month. Evidence from waterfowl watchers, however, were pointing to a slow start for teal.

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Endowment seen as source for Illinois state park funding needs

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The past two decades have produced a wide and wild assortment of ideas and proposals to help fund and maintain Illinois’ collection of state parks and natural areas.
“State Park, Great Parks” was launched in 2014. That initiative came on the heels of the 2012 DNR “Sustainability Bill,” created when lawmakers approved a $2 fee increase on vehicle registrations that would be earmarked as dedicated revenue for Illinois state parks. This year, on Aug. 6, Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new endowment for Illinois state parks, with a goal of establishing a “permanent source of funds that can’t be redirected or taken away.”

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World trapshooting championships in Illinois hit 20-year mark

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Trapshooters from around the world arrived in southern Illinois in late July to do what competitive trapshooters do: shoot trap against the best.
For two decades – less a pause during the COVID pandemic that temporarily moved the event to Missouri – the Amateur Trapshooting Association has staged its Grand American championships at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Ill. This year’s Grand began July 30 and runs through Aug. 9.

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Southern Illinois ecologist named ‘volunteer of the year’ by National Wildlife Federation

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Martin Kemper practiced what he preached – and still does. The retired ecologist keeps busy volunteering for organizations like the Prairie Rivers Network, Master Naturalists, the DuBois Center, and more. He’s handy with a camera in the outdoors, too.
In a much-deserved national nod, the former Illinois DNR biologist recently received the National Wildlife Federation’s prestigious Volunteer of the Year Award.

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