According to the DNR, 66 reports of EHD were received from landowners and hunters totaling 169 deer in 32 counties. By comparison, in 2012, the worst year for EHD in Illinois, a total of 2,968 dead deer were reported in 87 counties.
EHD was moderate in state’s deer herd in 2017 Read More »
Three public forums on the 2018 Farm Bill and the impact it could have on Illinois wildlife will be held this month in East Alton, Springfield and Peoria. The forums, titled “Illinois Sportsmen’s Guide to the 2018 Farm Bill” are designed to help sportsmen learn about federal Farm Bill conservation programs that are important to the future of fish
Public forums offer information about Farm Bill, potential affects on Illinois wildlife Read More »
The state’s deer season wraps up Sunday, and it appears hunters will easily top last year’s harvest total. DNR has released numbers from the first weekend of the late-winter and special CWD seasons, which produced a harvest of 1,714 deer, compared to 2,654 in those same counties in 2016. This year, 15 counties were open to
Hunters steaming into final week of deer season Read More »
DNR reports that harvest sex ratios during the three-day muzzleloader season were 55 percent does and 45 percent bucks males (2,040 to 1,660).
Bowhunters ahead of last year’s pace; muzzleloader hunters come up short Read More »
Talk about opening ATV trails have been tossed around for a few years. Hunters and others who use state land are mostly opposed to the idea, citing loss of natural areas and habitat, not to mention the noise and crowds an ATV facility would bring.
DNR once again appears ready to get into the ATV trail business Read More »
Total ducks on the Mississippi River during the first week of November reportedly 146 percent above the 10-year average and 86 percent above late-October count.
Ducks dropping from sky in record numbers on Illinois and Mississippi rivers Read More »
Harvest down slightly this year, but fall gun turkey hunting open in only 56 of Illinois’ 102 counties.
Turkey hunters take 350 birds during fall shotgun season Read More »
Dave McCarthy has been a patient deer hunter, if nothing else. The bowhunter from Rantoul has been wanting to harvest a Pope and Young buck for decades, and last week his hard work — and patience — paid off. On Oct. 11, he took an 11-point monster in his native Greene County. McCarthy reported that
Springfield — Nearly one-third of all hunters who took to the woods during the 2016 Illinois Youth Deer Hunt were successful, a ratio that is a bit better than the state’s other deer seasons. Still, this 28.5 percent success rate set last year lends to the strongly-held belief that youth hunters generally set the tone
Youth hunt will help kick off Illinois deer season Read More »
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