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Turkey hunters have big opening week

Doubts about this year’s spring turkey season may have been premature, as hunters in the state’s south zone opened with the best opening week since 2004. According to DNR, the April 5-9 season resulted in

Youth turkey hunters take more birds in 2010

The spring turkey season opened in the south zone Monday and early reports indicate that the gobbling is light. North zone hunters open their first week on April 12. Meanwhile, numbers from the Youth Turkey

Spring trout season details released

DNR has stocked more than 60,000 rainbow trout in 43 ponds and lakes statewide – which means the popular spring trout season is a go. This year’s season opens at 5 a.m. on April 3.

Giant crappie is just short of state record

A Waterloo man landed a 4 pound, 5 ounce white crappie last week at Kinkaid Lake. The catch missed the state record by two ounces. Mike Zimmer, 33, had the fish weighed three times before

Illinois man fined for participating in illegal wolf hunt

An Illinois hunter and his guide have been fined a total of $2,500 for charges related to illegal wolf hunting, according to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. John Shott, of Genoa, was convicted March

Fishing, hunting licenses expire in two weeks

DNR sent reminders this week that the new license year for Illinois fishing, hunting, and sportsmen combination licenses begins April 1. Which means current licenses expire March 31. New licenses are available online through the

DNR promotion in midst of budget crisis rankles some

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

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