
DNR rule takes aim at state’s ‘smart pigs’
Simply turning hunters loose on wild pigs in Illinois is not an effective method of controlling the population. In fact, it can have the opposite effect.

Simply turning hunters loose on wild pigs in Illinois is not an effective method of controlling the population. In fact, it can have the opposite effect.

The nights of waking up to blaring alarms at any hour are over for Alan Brandenburg. Brandenburg, who managed Little Grassy Fish Hatchery since 1983, retired on March 31.

Aggressive calling tactics for turkey hunting often win out over subtle, yelp-and-wait strategies.

America’s largest swallow, purple martins and big, sassy, high maintenance, and worth the effort
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Remington Arms Company, on Friday announced a voluntary recall of Model 700 and Model Seven rifles with X-Mark Pro (“XMP”) triggers, manufactured from May 1, 2006 to April 9, 2014.

It would be difficult to pin down the single biggest technological improvement in the spring turkey woods today, but decoys would certainly be in the conversation


The sponsor of legislation that would open a bobcat season in Illinois said he plans to call for a House vote on the bill “any day now.”

When it comes to grading a Lake Michigan fishing season, numbers put up by charter boats that operate out of Chicagoland tend to dictate the final score.
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