
Illinois Letters to the Editor: To keep balance in state’s deer, turn to hunters to control herd
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 29, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

AltonWorks, an organization that, according to its website, “is a social impact development company focused on the revitalization of Historic Downtown Alton, Ill., as a healthy, thriving, walkable city and as a regional hub for
Firearms deer season is upon us. While this should be a time of joy, camaraderie, and the making of lifetime stories, many times it turns into grumbling, hurt feelings, and animosity that can last a

In the last issue, I told a tale about a bait shop owner who embarrassed a potentially excellent customer because he had a big mouth.

The “Hit n Miss Bragging Rights” annual youth weekend activities have played a significant role in introducing more young hunters to the tradition of deer hunting.

It’s no secret I’m a big fan of the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Human Dimensions Research Program. About the only thing I don’t like about it is its name, because “Human Dimensions” makes it sound

Once again we read about rabbits and quail and how the population is a fraction of what it was a few decades ago. Nothing every seems to improve in the corner of the wildlife world.

In one area, near the minnow tanks, was the fresh smell of highly aerated water. Along another wall was the dry, slightly acrid smell of the cricket enclosure. And, still another area, where the refrigerators

Across 20 U.S. states, there are 16.4 million acres of public land that are effectively off-limits to the public. In Minnesota and Wisconsin alone, there are over 300,000 inaccessible public acres, meaning there isn’t a
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