Hunting

Shelbyville, Ill. — Questions about mysterious crappies in a handful of Illinois lakes began swirling in March. “Actually, a few guys caught some in the fall over at Clinton and down at Sangchris,” said Ted

Springfield – Despite budget concerns that could have sunk one of its more popular programs,_DNR will again be offering its Urban Fishing Program. Included are free fishing clinics at more than 30 locations throughout the

Chicago – For Lake Mich-igan chinook, there is good news to be found in numbers big and small. Although the 2009 annual lake survey showed the alewife population – those are popular forage fish for

Carlyle, Ill. — Illini West used a monster bag of fish to leapfrog to the top of the leader board on the final day, posting a two-day total weight of 30 pounds, 5 ounces to

South Elgin, Ill. – DNR biologists and state environmental officials spent several days this month looking at a case of illegal dumping of an acid-based chemical that caused a fish kill in parts of the

Springfield – Ideas to raise funds for DNR. Ideas to improve access for Illinois hunters. Ideas to make the outdoors more attractive to the state’s youth. All kinds of ideas – some of them creative,

Richmond, Ill. – A newly proposed national wildlife refuge would include parts of Illinois and help bolster wildlife habitat in the state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to study establishing the refuge,

Whittington, Ill. – Activity by bowfishing enthusiasts in the central and southern portions of the state has began to heat up, but many of the sportsmen hitting the water are finding fish activity remains lukewarm.