Deer harvests up in late winter, archery seasons
According to DNR, hunters took 3,939 deer during the first round of the late winter antlerless deer season and the Special CWD season
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Second shotgun deer season yields bump in harvest
Hunters took 28,803 deer this past weekend during the second firearms season, up from the 24,745 harvested during the second season in 2014.
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Deer poaching case results in 13 charges
Whiteside County CPO Ron Palumbo and a CPO trainee recently wrapped up a lengthy investigation that covered three counties and resulted in 13 charges filed in Knox County.
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Deer harvest up during first firearms season; Pike County slips in rankings
There is an interesting aside to harvest numbers from the year’s first shotgun deer weekend.
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Pheasants Forever seeks help with promising upland project
You know the saying about land: they aren’t making any more of it. When it comes to hunting land in Illinois, it’s especially true.
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Poll shows support for bobcat hunting and trapping in Illinois
Registered voters in southern Illinois support bobcat hunting and trapping in the state, a poll conducted by Southern Illinois University Carbondales Paul Simon Public Policy Institute reveals.
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DNR releases new 5-year waterfowl hunting plan
DNR has released its latest five-year plan for waterfowl zone lines and season dates for duck and goose hunting in the state.
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As the Illinois bow season opens, CPOs remain on the job
As bowhunters gear up for Thursday’s opener, it looks as though the 33 CPOs targeted for layoffs will remain on the job.
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DNR provides update on EHD in state's deer herd
DNR revealed today that it has received 47 reports of suspected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer — mostly in west-central Illinois counties. Statewide, reports have come from 17 counties.
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