Illinois Mixed Bag: Youth turkey hunters take 1,309 birds
Staff Report
April 19, 2023
A mix of outdoor news stories from across Illinois published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
Hunting
National report: hunting license sales return to pre-COVID levels
Staff Report
April 18, 2023
Overall, hunting license sales decreased by approximately 3.1% in 2022 compared to 2021. Coincidentally, resident and nonresident license sales each were also down 3.1%.
Just six of 46 states saw an overall increase in
The great turkey-hunting conundrum: when to move on a hung-up bird
Scott Bestul
April 15, 2023
It was a classic turkey standoff. Dad and I had struck gobblers late in the morning – a pair of toms that climbed all over my calls. Our original setup was, I felt, a long
Shotgun hunters may find scrutiny in Illinois with new gun law now in effect
Ralph Loos
April 14, 2023
The Protect Illinois Communities Act – the result of House Bill 5471, which became Public Act 102-1116 back on Jan. 10, went into effect April 10. In general it means gun owners can no longer
Commentary: Use science to predict the whitetail rut
Brian Driscoll
April 14, 2023
Please don’t fall into believing claims made on anecdotal information when it comes to peak breeding dates for whitetails. Use science. Do your research, keep up on the latest studies, keep an open mind, and
Here’s some gear guidance for getting on gobblers
Mike Gnatkowski
April 12, 2023
You’re going to need a gun, calls, camouflage clothing, and maybe a blind, decoys, a vest, and other incidentals. You don’t “need” all these items to kill a gobbler, but they’re good to have.
When it comes to hunting cultures and beliefs, change comes slowly
Russ Mason
April 12, 2023
No one disagrees that conservation should be “science-based.”
That’s the most important reason the concept is included as one of the seven fundamental pillars of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
At
The decoy debate: used wisely, hen decoys can help get a gobbler
Shirley Grenoble
April 11, 2023
If you spook a gobbler near a decoy, don’t go back the next day with the same decoy. That sets up a hindrance to success for sure. If you must go back there next day,
Fur Harvesters Auction in March featured mostly higher prices
Kent Weil
April 10, 2023
The Fur Harvesters Auction (FHA), the only international auction outlet for most North American wild fur, held its first auction of the year March 20-22 in North Bay, Ontario.
Most items were up significantly
