Trappers dealing with roller coaster market
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
John Wilson spent early April on a fur-buying adventure up and down Illinois.
Illinois
Illinois Calendar of Events – April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Banquets/Fundraisers April 17: Northeast Illinois DU Banquet, Antioch VFW Hall. For more info call Jack Fields, 847-274-3958. April 25: Schuyler County NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., The Virginia, Rushville. For more info call Scott Paisley, 217-242-7140.
Northern Illinois Fishing Report- April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Lake Michigan: The northern harbors like Waukegan have been hit and miss from Johnson’s and Government piers. The downtown harbors have been producing fish very well this early season. The powerliners have been doing well
Southern Illinois Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Crab Orchard Lake: Crappie action has improved. Many fish have moved shallow and some nice fish have been caught. Minnows are the primary bait. Bluegill anglers are reporting good success around the rip rap and
Central Illinois Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Sangchris Lake: Bass excellent on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. Catfish good on worms. Crappies are fair on jigs fairly shallow along rocks near dam. Lake Bloomington: Crappies good near and around brush on minnows and jigs.
Illinois Rivers Fishing Report – April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Illinois River: The sauger and walleye bite has been ok with recent warm then cold weather patterns. Fish are being caught vertical jigging jigs with minnows or using a floater jig and lindy rigging minnows
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – April 17th, 2015
Site Staff
April 16, 2015
Region I – Captain Laura Petreikis CPO Jones issued a written warning to a Lanark man for unlawfully making food available for deer. The man had a large feeder in his back yard with corn
Illinois waterfowl hunters invited to opine on potential season changes
Ralph Loos
April 16, 2015
Hunters interested in learning more about this coming fall’s duck and goose seasons now have an opportunity to ask questions to DNR staff in a face-to-face setting.
A second wolf found in northern Illinois
Keri Butt
April 16, 2015
According to DNR spokesman Chris Young, an Illinois Conservation Police Officer picked up a probable wolf that was hit by a vehicle along Interstate 55
