New Year small-game hunting with rabbits and bushytails
Tony Peterson
January 8, 2019
Deer seasons mostly have ended, but January is a great time to keep pursuing squirrels and bunnies.
Hunting
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing and Hunting Report – Dec. 28, 2018
Site Staff
December 27, 2018
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Crystal Lake: This is a private lake during the summer, but during the winter ice fishermen can
Muzzleloader harvest up slightly in 2018
Ralph Loos
December 11, 2018
Hunters harvested 3,863 deer during the 2018 muzzleloader-only season, which took place this past weekend. The harvest tally was up slightly from the 3,765 taken in 2017. According to the Illinois DNR, harvest sex ratios
A deer season of highs and lows ends with a buck
Keri Butt
December 10, 2018
I recently shared with you my experiences with the emotions that resulted when an afternoon bow hunt Nov. 3 went very wrong. I shot a 2.5-year-old buck, and despite a great start to a blood
Despite slower finish, Illinois sees slight uptick in gun deer harvest
Illinois DNR
December 7, 2018
A preliminary total of 80,896 deer were taken by hunters during the seven-day Illinois firearms season compared to 80,117 in 2017.
Illinois hunter bags 51-point nontypical buck
Ralph Loos
November 28, 2018
And at least 30 of the points are scorable, the DNR says.
Illinois deer gun harvest up by more than 7,000 opening weekend
Illinois DNR
November 23, 2018
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 58,836, up from 51,450 in 2017.
Reported EHD cases in Illinois whitetails continue to dwindle, at 432 for 2018
Illinois DNR
November 2, 2018
The worst year for the disease in Illinois was 2012, when 2,968 cases were reported from 87 counties. In 2013, the IDNR received reports of 1,224 cases from 64 counties. EHD was virtually absent in
With help of a bountiful Sunday, archery harvest climbs well ahead of last year’s pace
Ralph Loos
October 22, 2018
Harvest at 13,068 deer. At the same point in 2017, the harvest stood at 10,912.
