
Jeremiah Haas: Maximize your turkey hunting experience this spring
A hunter’s experience during the hunt is ultimately more important than the filling of tags, especially during turkey season.

A hunter’s experience during the hunt is ultimately more important than the filling of tags, especially during turkey season.

The Illinois Trappers Association held its annual fur auction at the Krile Auction House in Strasburg Feb. 17. While there we a limited number of lots offered, a robust nine individual buyers were present, which

Illinois hunters came out in full force during the 2023-24 deer season, giving a total of 12,187 pounds of venison to the 2023-2024 Illinois Deer Donation Program.
More than 300 deer were donated. The

Over the last 10 years or so, the wild fur market has certainly had a plethora of ups and downs – many more downs than ups it seems. Here’s a quick rundown of the last

The Supreme Court’s decision in 2023 to roll back the Clean Water Act has meant less federal oversight in protecting the country’s wetlands.
Illinois does not have a standalone program, and one organization hopes

Folks who read this newspaper on a regular basis tend to be a step or two ahead of me, which isn’t all that difficult of a task, yet I appreciate it nonetheless.

A vocal opponent of bobcat trapping and hunting in Illinois is once again speaking up, accusing DNR of not being transparent about the science it is using to manage the state’s bobcat season.
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No pink salmon were reported during the 2023 charter boat season on Lake Michigan, ending a buzz that started when two state record “humpbacks” were caught during Illinois charter excursions in the summer of 2022.<br

To prevent the movement of invasive carp into the Great Lakes, the states of Illinois and Michigan and the Army Corps of Engineers need to sign an agreement – but for months they have been
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