Hunters, trappers take 141 bobcats in first Illinois season
Associated Press
February 14, 2017
Of those, 69 were taken by hunting and 49 by trapping, and nother 12 were taken by archery and 11 salvaged from roads.
Illinois
Eating sport fish caught in Illinois waters? New state consumption advisory
Staff and News Reports
February 13, 2017
Changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program and do not suggest that Illinois fish are becoming more or less contaminated.
Illinois Outdoor News Calendar — Feb. 10, 2017
Site Staff
February 9, 2017
Feb. 11: Cold Water Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Lavendar Crest Winery, Colona. For more info call Cindy Jackson, 309-373-1154. Feb. 11: Silver Creek QF Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Albers American Legion. For more info call
No shortage of bobcats found in WIU study area
Kent Weil
February 9, 2017
By Jan. 20, the end of the north zone trapping season, project had 19 bobcats with working collars.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars — Feb. 10, 2017
Site Staff
February 9, 2017
Region I – Capt. Laura Petreikis CPOs Teas and Beltran investigated an area where a very large buck was found in a field. A subject hit the snow-covered deer on a snowmobile and later discovered
Illinois Outdoor News Fishing Report — Feb. 10, 2017
Site Staff
February 9, 2017
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: Most fishermen have been fishing from the dock. There have been very few reports of
For a versatile angler, rivers are made for wading
Cory Yarmuth
February 8, 2017
To me, owning a boat is a wonderful thing, but it doesn’t mean that I need it to catch fish. In fact, I have found that some of my best fishing experiences have been in
Pitfalls of buying hunting equipment on the cheap
Keri Butt
February 7, 2017
Don’t be cheap or cut corners when you are buying hunting equipment.
Way-back machines rule during vintage snowmobile races
Associated Press
February 6, 2017
About two dozen vintage snowmobile races are held across the nation’s northern tier each year, with most of the machines built before 1985.
