Tragic accidents wakeup call for sportsmen
Site Staff
January 26, 2012
Fatal accidents served as proverbial wakeup calls to both the state’s angling and hunting communities in January.
Hunting
Gray wolves not likely to howl across Illinois
Site Staff
January 26, 2012
There have been unverified sightings of wolves in northern Illinois over the years since the population was entirely wiped out in 1860, including a handful in 2011. But it’s unlikely the gray wolf will make
IL: Poaching arrests top list of 2011 outdoors stories
Site Staff
January 12, 2012
Springfield – Hunters and anglers in the state apparently grew weary of “Blago Babble” this past year. At the end of each of the past three years, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his follies could
IL: State’s bass anglers must modify popular rig
Site Staff
January 12, 2012
Springfield – The Alabama Rig, the latest craze in the bass fishing world, must be modified to be used legally in most of Illinois’ waters, according to DNR assistant fisheries chief Dan Stephenson. The rig
IL: Deer hunter success on even course
Site Staff
January 12, 2012
Springfield – With late winter totals still to be tallied, it appears as though DNR’s prediction of a “status quo” deer season was right on target, so to speak. sta-tus quo n: 1. the existing
IL: State record walleye made public by DNR
Site Staff
January 11, 2012
Usually cautious about declaring new state record fish, DNR surprisingly is planning to send out a press release today heralding a new Illinois record walleye that was caught over the weekend. “The Illinois Department of
50 Year Old Record Potentially Shattered
Site Staff
January 10, 2012
There’s paperwork to complete, and DNR must still officially confirm it, but a 50-year state record appears to have been shattered this weekend on the Pecatonica River in Winnebago County. Rumors have been floating around
.45 /.410 Handguns: Are There Sporting Applications?
Site Staff
January 2, 2012
When the rabbit finally emerged from the tangled honeysuckle it darted around the back side of an old shed and went into a sprint toward the safety of its hole beneath a rusty, abandoned station
IL: DNR expands pheasant hunting at three sites
Site Staff
December 29, 2011
Benton, Ill. – Pheasant hunters in parts of the state where pheasants are hard to come by got a generous New Year’s gift from DNR. The agency extended the controlled pheasant hunting seasons at Eldon
