Hunters charged with deer poaching in Illinois enter guilty pleas
Site Staff
March 11, 2013
Seven hunters charged in 2011 for poaching Illinois deer have entered guilty pleas, DNR announced today.
Hunting
Deer woods face winds of change
Site Staff
March 7, 2013
Longer season. Shorter season. Bigger deer herd. Smaller deer herd.
State wildlife’s fate at heart of CRP signup
Site Staff
March 7, 2013
As the state’s farmers and landowners consider the fast- approaching round of CRP signups, Illinois Pheasants Forever is recognizing the need to nudge and budge them.
It’s clicking: hunters here online more than anglers
Site Staff
March 7, 2013
Come March 31, last year’s statewide hunting and fishing permits become nothing more than useless slips of paper.
Hunters should be motivated to ‘Stand Out’ in deer woods
Site Staff
February 26, 2013
The yearly removal of deer gear from the woods can be hard work, but mixing business with a little post-season pleasure can get you moving
Hunters to have input on DNR’s deer plan
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
DNR will hold a series of public meetings in coming months to allow hunters their say on the future of the state’s deer herd.
Conservation Congress sets public meetings
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
Mostly dormant for the past 20 years, the Illinois Conservation Congress has been reconditioned with a new engine and then kick-started.
Hackmatack’s progress symbolic with land buy
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
In an era of shrinking public land across Illinois, news that the state is now part of a National Wildlife Refuge being built from scratch strikes some as surreal.
Hunting access, opportunities expanded with Pike County land buy
Site Staff
February 21, 2013
Illinois buys 410 acres in deer-rich Pike County that will be offered for public hunting
