2018 spring turkey harvest sees steep decline
Hunters took only 13,500 turkeys during the 2018 spring season, well behind the 2017 harvest of 15,720.
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Illinois waterfowl hunters voice opinions on zones
Springfield — Five years after Illinois added a fourth waterfowl hunting zone, most hunters in the state remained indifferent to the change – though some in the south and south central zones are still uneasy. This according to the 2016-17 Waterfowl Hunter Report, which was released in March by the Illinois Natural History Survey. A
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Deer feeding bill gets massive makeover, passes Senate
The DNR has been opposed to supplemental feeding but appears to be neutral on a proposed University of Illinois deer study.
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Folden named Conservation Police Officer of the Year
A resident of McLeansboro, Folden is a 15-year veteran of DNR.
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Opening weekend of youth turkey season produces fewer birds
Illinois youths harvested 664 turkeys, down from last year’s opening weekend total of 776.
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McTaggart to replace Bluett as DNR furbearer manager
Stan McTaggart, who has spent more than four years managing upland game as the DNR‘s agriculture and grassland wildlife program manager, is replacing Bob Bluett as the agency’s wildlife diversity program manager. Among other things, McTaggart, who also has served the DNR as a district wildlife biologist, will be responsible for the state’s furbearer program. According to Mark Alessi, chief of
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Report: Fishing license sales down in Illinois
DNR Fisheries Chief Dan Stephenson blames the decrease on “younger people are not engaging in outdoor activities like
older generations before them.”
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Former DNR Director Sam Flood dies
Former Illinois DNR Director Sam Flood has died at age 78. Flood, who was appointed to the job by Gov. Rod Blagojevich on an interim basis following the retirement of Joel Brunsvold in 2005, served the DNR until 2009. Flood had been deputy director at the DNR before taking the top job. His primary duty
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Pheasant Fest coming to Illinois for first time
Schaumburg to host Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in February 2019.
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