Several new laws affect hunters and anglers
Site Staff
January 8, 2015
As the state’s hunters and anglers wait to see what a new governor and a likely new administration for DNR will mean for them in 2015
Hunting
Waterfowl hunters offer opinions on fourth zone
Site Staff
January 8, 2015
Nearly a handful of duck seasons into a new zone structure, DNR has begun the process of gauging hunter support and satisfaction of the change.
Shed Refresher
Site Staff
January 1, 2015
If you’ve got a bone-headed antler-retriever, the time to run through a few drills is now
Strike it up for spring gobblers
Site Staff
December 31, 2014
Match the right pot call to the right striker
Whatever wingshooting: unlikely birds save an otherwise dismal hunt
Site Staff
December 30, 2014
Whether you’re hunting white-tailed deer or pheasants, if you keep an open mind to other species, you may be surprised by the fun you can have.
Reloading is a sure cure for cabin fever for hunters
Mark Nale
December 29, 2014
Reloading your own rifle and/or shotgun ammunition is a great wintertime hobby.
Key to early season ice-fishing success: Avoid highly pressured fish
Site Staff
December 27, 2014
Consider deep water for walleyes and panfish when anglers, ice augers, and noise drive fish from the December or January shallows.
Hunters: ‘we know the score’
Site Staff
December 25, 2014
Heading into its final weeks, the 2014-15 Illinois deer season has become a comparison of numbers and of perspectives.
Bobcat season holding on to one of nine lives
Site Staff
December 25, 2014
Like its domestic feline cousins, the Illinois bobcat appears to have no fewer than nine lives, as does legislation to allow a hunting season for the predator.
