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Giant rodent chat brought back to life

“Only Arizona, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, Washington, North Carolina, and Tennessee allow people to keep capybaras as pets,” the report noted, adding that it is illegal to have a capybara as a pet in

Illinois Outdoor News Letters to the Editor

I do not argue a bolt will fly 100 yards. I find it hard to believe hunters are taking those shots. If you are talking about hunting along a field, a bow can also shoot

Nutria eradication an invasive species success story

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service teamed up with several agencies – including the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services and the Maryland DNR – along with 700 landowners and enlisted trained trappers and wildlife

Spoon Fed Walleyes: size makes a difference

“Fishing spoons is all about the rate of fall,” said Andrew Hendrickson of Northstar Fishing Adventures. “How you fish them is more about cadence than anything else, which is dependent on the weight of the

What to do with the shed antlers? Reminisce

We are just beginning shed antler season and hope springs eternal that the buck you had been pursuing all season will drop those antlers where you can find them, verifying he made it through the

New brief filed for summary judgement in state gun case

Springfield — Attorneys for the Second Amendment Foundation and its allies filed a brief supporting their previous motion for summary judgment in a federal challenge of Illinois’ ban on concealed carry by young adults in

Beyond Illinois Outdoor News

Paris (AP) — France’s government on Jan. 9 unveiled new plans to tighten hunting safety rules but stopped well short of the outright ban for which many activists had been hoping.

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