
Illinois Letters to the Editor: Those who speak out against deer hunting ignore the facts
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 22, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 22, 2024, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.

On March 12, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act by voice vote. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and U.S. Sen.

That’s something to keep in mind as the 2024 season arrives April 8 in the south zone and April 15 in the north zone.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced over $1.3 billion in funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program to support state and local outdoor recreational opportunities, hunter education and wildlife and habitat

To borrow and wreck lyrics from the late musician Gordon Lightfoot, “The legend lives on from Peoria on down, of the big trout they called near impossible . . .“
In wake of DNR’s

Of course, we all know that bass numbers increase in the shallows during the spring. However, not all bass make the move from spring shallows to offshore areas during summer months.

Just a few years ago, high school anglers up and down Illinois dreaded competing against the phenom from the Marion-Carbondale area. Trey McKinney had began winning bass fishing championships at the age of 13 –

Hunters topped the 200 mark for the first time and teamed with trappers to register the largest bobcat harvest since DNR opened the season in 2016.
In all, 389 bobcats were taken during the

Crappie anglers finding hot bites up and down state. A look at the Illinois fishing report on March 16, 2024.
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