
Illinois hunters, trappers harvest 300-plus bobcats during 2017-18 season
Permit holders salvaged another 40 roadkill bobcats during the season.

Permit holders salvaged another 40 roadkill bobcats during the season.

DNR Fisheries Chief Dan Stephenson blames the decrease on “younger people are not engaging in outdoor activities like
older generations before them.”

Seeing a nearly five-foot lake sturgeon leap out of the water is one thing. But to feel it is quite another. Jake Didier indeed felt it – the splash from the big fish after he

Releasing fish helps protect the resource… except when it kills even more fish
Banquets/Fundraisers Feb. 23: Rock Island Henry Co. PF Banquet, 6 p.m., Camden Centre, Milan. For more info call Bill Martin, 309-787-0340. Feb. 24: Southern IL University DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Field of Dreams, De Soto.
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: The browns and cohos are starting to get active on the lakefront from the boats.
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis CPO Palumbo investigated a hunting accident that occurred at a licensed shooting preserve near Lanark.Three Chicago hunters, a guide, and his flushing Labs were hunting ring-necked pheasants. A pheasant

Former Illinois DNR Director Sam Flood has died at age 78. Flood, who was appointed to the job by Gov. Rod Blagojevich on an interim basis following the retirement of Joel Brunsvold in 2005, served

Schaumburg to host Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in February 2019.
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