Opinion

Three months after a black bear was captured in Bureau County, another has been spotted in the state. On June 18, reports of a bear roaming in Jo Daviess County were coming in to the

Pike County is known as the “Deer Capital” of Illinois and now the Land of Lincoln now has its own Catfish Capital. Does your town deserve such an honor? Dixon, a small town that features

Big names with big titles inside DNR could disappear from the agency’s payroll if pending legislation makes it out of the Senate during this, the final week of the spring session. Senate Bill 1333, introduced

Illinois turkey hunters harvested 15,488 turkeys during the recently-completed 2009 spring season, according to DNR. The total is down a bit from the 15,792 taken last spring. North Zone hunters took 9,135 birds, down from

The country’s first ever sanctioned high school fishing tournament kicked off at 7 a.m. this morning at Carlyle Lake. A calm and cloudy morning turned wet when heavy raind began to fall at about 10

DNR announced today changes in deer hunting season dates and a series of regulations changes for the upcoming 2009-2010 seasons. The changes are a result of the state’s Joint Deer Population Task Force. The seven-day

Springfield — Turkey hunters in the south zone fared better than their northern counterparts during the opening weeks of the spring season. Cold and wet conditions are being blamed for a slow start in the

Illinois Youth Turkey hunters harvested a total of 617 birds, down slightly from 638 last year. The harvest was actually an increase over 2006 (525) and 2007 ((579). The season were held March 28-29 in

For the second consecutive year, Abraham Hunter, of Vienna, won “Best of Show” honors during the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. The acrylic painting entitled “Golden Daybreak” depicts a pair