
Waterfowlers have reason to get in the mood
As biologists hover above waterholes and ponds in Canada hunters here in Illinois are preparing for an annual waterfowling tradition: the July round of public waterfowl blind drawings.

As biologists hover above waterholes and ponds in Canada hunters here in Illinois are preparing for an annual waterfowling tradition: the July round of public waterfowl blind drawings.

Bowhunters who go afield with lighted nocks on their arrows or who mount a video camera on their bow may now have their buck, bear, bull, or ram legally entered into the Pope and Young

Archery practice: How many arrows should you shoot during a target session?

In a move much anticipated by Lake Michigan anglers, DNR has decided to open perch fishing on the lake during July for the first time since 2001.

If there’s one absolute about how water temperatures affect salmon movement in the Great Lakes, it’s that there is absolutely no magic formula for homing in on the hottest bite.

Your crankbaiting priority for walleyes should run as follows: depth, vibration, speed, color, and sound
Region I While checking fishermen at Hennepin Canal State Park, a CPO located four subjects fishing along the Rock River. Approaching the subjects, the CPO could smell burning cannabis. One subject was arrested for the

Science and opinions considered evenly, it’s quite possible Illinois is smack in the middle of a Micropterus salmoides renaissance.

A “handing down” of the state’s dove hunting heritage doesn’t appear to be taking hold, as hunter effort and subsequent harvests continue steady declines.
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