As the Illinois trapping season nears – it opens Nov. 10 statewide – I’m reminded that the last couple of years have been pretty tough on wild fur.
Winter conditions in Illinois were just about ideal for pheasant survival, and spring conditions were equally as encouraging, according to Jason Bleich, a former Pheasants Forever team member and current private lands biologist with the
The Illinois Natural History Survey’s Forbes Biological Station is teaming with other states and Canadian provinces in the three-year study of hen mallards.
Odds were improved in recent years when DNR’s bobcat permit lottery was restructured so trappers and hunters who received a permit one year were ineligible to receive a permit the next year.
This data comes from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis In JoDaviess County, CPO Hoftender checked a fisherman from Springfield fishing on the Apple River. The fisherman said he had caught 40 fish that day. When asked for his
DNR confirmed the presence of both cats, starting with one hit and killed by a vehicle Oct. 16 on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County.
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