
Fall gun hunters take 292 turkeys in Illinois
Hunters in Illinois harvested 292 wild turkeys during the 2024 fall firearms season, up a tick or two from the 262 birds taken in 2023. The 2022 fall firearms harvest was 267.
While harvest

Hunters in Illinois harvested 292 wild turkeys during the 2024 fall firearms season, up a tick or two from the 262 birds taken in 2023. The 2022 fall firearms harvest was 267.
While harvest

Fish in the sucker family appear to be, well, “suckers” for a specific range of water temperature that triggers spawning migration.
Specifically, an increase in the number of days that waters reach 43.3 degrees

A bowhunter in Wayne County, Ill., apparently fell asleep in his treestand Nov. 10 and fell to the ground. According to DNR, the hunter, who was not wearing a safety harness, was air-lifted to a

His history with the deer includes a missed shot, a long period of “ghosting” and tons of evidence suggesting that even celebrities can turn camera shy.
Kelton Ryan on Nov. 10 finally harvested the

Flying drones to recover wounded deer, tapping artificial intelligence to efficiently review hunting regulations and cruising e-bikes to quickly access hunting sites and treestands.
There might be more hi-tech options in an Illinois hunter’s

AltonWorks, an organization that, according to its website, “is a social impact development company focused on the revitalization of Historic Downtown Alton, Ill., as a healthy, thriving, walkable city and as a regional hub for

White-fronted geese midcontinent population estimates declined 59% from 2023 to 2024, short almost 2 million geese from the 2023 estimate of 3.2 million. Although the number seems like a sharp decline, the midcontinent population is

Is the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in southern Illinois living up to its potential? DNR announced in late October that this year’s American Trapshooting Association’s Grand American “had one of its most successful years”

Brandon Scott Miller, of Oregon, Ill., appeared in court in late October on two new felony charges of theft and unlawful possession of a controlled substance following a search at his home.
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