
Try hunting shed antlers from a higher point of view, possibly horseback
Some elevation may help shed hunters more easily spot dropped antlers

Some elevation may help shed hunters more easily spot dropped antlers

A simple matter of right and wrong, the littering problem continues to be an unnecessary and unfortunate issue among slob hunters and anglers.

Hunters took 145,804 deer during all 2014-15 seasons, according to number released today by DNR. That total is down slightly from the 148,614 taken in the 2013-14 seasons.

Winter is here. For those of us who prefer soft water over hard, it will be months before we can enjoy our craft. Unless we travel.
Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 24: Illinois Wabash Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Robinson Community Center. For more info call Kyle Bailey 618-562-0407. Jan. 24: Bureau Creek Gobblers, 5 p.m., Bureau County Metro Center, Princeton. For more info

How does one get summer anglers fired up in January? DNR may have found a way, albeit quite by accident.
Region I – Captain Laura Petreikis District 1: Carroll, Henry, JoDaviess, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson and Whiteside counties CPO Hoogerwerf began a watercraft title/registration investigation in Jo Daviess County. An abandoned 13-foot “V”

Cheaper hunting and fishing licenses for some seniors, permit fees for waterfowl outfitters, regulation of firearms used by trappers to remove furbearers from their traps and brand new requirements for boating education.

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