The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: North Chain: The panfish bite is very consistent. Fish small jigs tipped with spikes or waxies under a slip float. Fish the weedbeds and set your depth to just above the weeds. The shallow portions […]
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Region I A district sergeant completed a deer poaching investigation that began in January 2010 in Mercer County. The investigation stemmed from information obtained from anonymous citizens and an anonymous call to the TIPS Hotline. Four offenders were arrested at the conclusion of the investigation. Through the investigation, the illegal taking/possession of 28 deer, rabbits,
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Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 24: Cumberland Trail QU Banquet, Vandalia. For more info call Bill Mock, 618-292-2542. Oct. 1: Sangamon Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Illinois State Fairgrounds, Orr Building. For more info call John Robinson, 217-414-8822. Oct. 1: St. Ann’s Duck Booya & Chicken Dinner, Raddle, 4-7 p.m. For more info call Fr. Leo Hayes. Oct. 8: Alexander County WTU
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Springfield – Canadian wildlife officials have had their turn with Jeff Foiles, a hunting guide, call-maker and hunting video star from central Illinois. The Pleasant Hill man pleaded guilty to eight of 10 Canadian federal wildlife charges against him at a hearing on Sept. 14 in Edmonton, Alberta. His sentencing in that country is scheduled
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Springfield – “Duck down.” It’s an exclamation the state’s waterfowlers hope to hear – and themselves utter – several times this fall. For some waterfowlers in the state, it’s the beginning of a new era: the 2011 season includes an additional hunting zone and altered hunting dates. For others, there will be basically no changes.
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Carterville, Ill. – The Rat-L-Trap doesn’t fall far from the tackle box. Will Yocum, 7, of Carterville, is following in his grandfather’s footsteps. A second-grader, Yocum has a Rat-L-Trap collection of more than 1,100 baits. He literally, and figuratively, got hooked on the hobby by hanging around in Fred Washburn’s garage. Washburn, owner of Cottonmouth
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According to a complaint filed by the Equal Opportunity Commission in a Houston, Texas court, outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops has been discriminating against black and hispanic job applicants and retaliating against workers that fought these practices dating back to 2005. The company denies the charges. “The EEOC’s allegations are contrary to our profound respect
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Professional duck hunter and guide Jeffrey B. Foiles was sentenced by a federal judge in Springfield, Ill., to 13 months in prison, the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced. Foiles, 54, of Pleasant Hill, Ill., pleaded guilty in June 2011 to one misdemeanor count of unlawful sale of wildlife in violation of
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Effort represents the largest number of individuals tagged at one time in the northern Gulf The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in a collaborative effort with several fisheries-based agencies, successfully tagged 10 whale sharks during two recent trips in the Gulf of Mexico. This represents the largest number of whale sharks tagged at one
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