Opinion

A change has been made to the popular opening day dove hunt at Lake Shelbyville, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today. To allow greater participation, a hunt open to all ages will take

DNR deer program manager Tom Micetich offered some news this week when he said seven counties will be dropped from the list of those offering late-winter hunts this coming season. Dropped are Lee, Jasper, Franklin,

Turkey hunters have until Aug. 24 to apply for the second lottery for fall shotgun permits. Hunters can apply online through DNR Direct or with an application form available through the DNR web site, http://dnr.state.il.us.

Illinois duck hunters will get a 60-day duck season in each of the state’s three waterfowl hunting zones, along with Canada goose hunting seasons of 85 days in the North and Central zones and 66

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