Opinion

DNR has promoted Travis Lloyd, an office director, to the position of deputy director in he agency. The promotion comes with a raise, from about $76,000 per year to $96,324. Republican lawmaker in southern Illinois

Random daily drawings for 2010 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Hunting permits begin on Tuesday. Over-the-counter sales of county permits for the Resident Spring Youth Wild Turkey Season are also currently being accepted. Those permits will

DNR, with help from Ducks Unlimited and the Illinois Conservation Foundation, has purchased and will maintain 450 acres along the Illinois River near Browning known as “Pluckeman’s Slough.” Pluckeman’s Slough is a 1.5-mile waterway that

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that rules governing possession of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges have changed as a result of legislation enacted by Congress. The law went into effect Feb. 22 and

Outdoor News has received a copy of the letter sent by DNR Director Marc Miller to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting the USFWS to consider an option that would allow a fourth duck

According to reports out of Springfield, DNR has changed its mind about a proposal to allow non-resident archery hunters to purchase a second combination archery deer permit. DNR, however, still wants to allow non-resident hunters

William K. Richardson, who once worked on the legal staff for DNR and was a f ormer Franklin County State’s Attorney, made his first court appearance on Feb. 3 to answer allegations of illegally taking

Illinois deer hunters bagged 33,293 deer during the second firearm season, which ended Sunday. Overall, the firearms harvest for 2009 stands at 99,419, the lowest total since 1999, when hunters took 92,196 deer. In the