
Fall gun hunters take 292 turkeys in Illinois
Hunters in Illinois harvested 292 wild turkeys during the 2024 fall firearms season, up a tick or two from the 262 birds taken in 2023. The 2022 fall firearms harvest was 267.
While harvest

Hunters in Illinois harvested 292 wild turkeys during the 2024 fall firearms season, up a tick or two from the 262 birds taken in 2023. The 2022 fall firearms harvest was 267.
While harvest

Fish in the sucker family appear to be, well, “suckers” for a specific range of water temperature that triggers spawning migration.
Specifically, an increase in the number of days that waters reach 43.3 degrees

Wildlife managers in states across the Midwest have long struggled to estimate populations of deer, turkeys, and coyotes.
A five-year study by Purdue University aims to help. The $1.6 million project is designed to

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new partnership with Ducks Unlimited to reduce sedimentation on Illinois properties in the Mississippi River Basin. The $18.96 million Regional Conservation Partnership Program targets watersheds

For more than 30 years, Cook County wildlife biologist Chris Anchor and his colleagues have been attaching metal ID bands to the legs of various birds – thousands in all – and every great once
Participating hunters will be provided access to sections of the recreation area otherwise closed to archery deer hunting. Adult and youth hunters with less than three years of deer hunting experience and who have not

A bowhunter in Wayne County, Ill., apparently fell asleep in his treestand Nov. 10 and fell to the ground. According to DNR, the hunter, who was not wearing a safety harness, was air-lifted to a

His history with the deer includes a missed shot, a long period of “ghosting” and tons of evidence suggesting that even celebrities can turn camera shy.
Kelton Ryan on Nov. 10 finally harvested the

Flying drones to recover wounded deer, tapping artificial intelligence to efficiently review hunting regulations and cruising e-bikes to quickly access hunting sites and treestands.
There might be more hi-tech options in an Illinois hunter’s
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