Waterfowl seasons not expected to be altered
Ralph Loos
March 9, 2017
As mallard harvest goes, so goes the state duck harvest as a whole — downward.
Hunting
Deer meat donations help fight hunger in Illinois’ Pike County
Associated Press
March 2, 2017
Access Illinois Outdoors recently donated 10,000 pounds of deer meat to two food pantries.
Deer on trail cams: Will changing trigger speed alter productivity?
Keri Butt
March 1, 2017
Why drain our camera batteries, max out memory cards, and waste time deleting pointless pictures if all that’s needed is to flip that trigger-delay-switch over to 10-minutes?
The latest in turkey loads: Tungsten Super Shot a hand-loader’s dream and a nightmare for longbeards
Steve Piatt
February 23, 2017
Spring gobbler hunters always seem to be tweaking something, whether it’s their various call lineup, camo patterns or, especially, shotgun loads to deliver the best pattern possible when the moment of truth arrives.
Illinois hunter safety instructors – high demand, short supply
Keri Butt
February 22, 2017
More hunters needed to step up and become certified to teach the hunter safety classes.
Deer health: the wintering whitetail’s metabolism
Keri Butt
February 14, 2017
All things considered, the naturally occurring physiological and biological reduction in metabolic rate greatly increases the chance that a deer is to live to see the reprieve of springtime.
Hunters, trappers take 141 bobcats in first Illinois season
Associated Press
February 14, 2017
Of those, 69 were taken by hunting and 49 by trapping, and nother 12 were taken by archery and 11 salvaged from roads.
Pitfalls of buying hunting equipment on the cheap
Keri Butt
February 7, 2017
Don’t be cheap or cut corners when you are buying hunting equipment.
Deer hunters left to answer important question: Are feral hogs back in Illinois?
Ralph Loos
February 3, 2017
How many feral hogs are roaming around in Illinois and do they pose a threat?
