
Whitetail group: It’s DNR’s ball
A lawmaker has filed legislation to alter the state’s firearms season, while a newly formed group has offered DNR a multi-pronged plan to re-build the state’s deer herd.

A lawmaker has filed legislation to alter the state’s firearms season, while a newly formed group has offered DNR a multi-pronged plan to re-build the state’s deer herd.

The president of the national Whitetails Unlimited chapter sent a letter to DNR Director Marc Miller last month urging a change in deer management strategies and warning Miller that unrest among Illinois sportsmen is unhealthy
Lake Michigan: Reports of perch from Navy Pier are sparse. Smaller fish are around with some big ones mixed in. Double rigs with minnows or shrimp are effective. Some larger fish are being caught on

Turns out, there were two fish caught in 2013 that broke an Illinois state hook and line record.

New legislation currently sitting in the Rules Committee would limit the power of DNR Conservation Police Officers and place restrictions on them that are more similar to other law enforcement officers in the state.

Long-rumored and now a reality, the Illinois Whitetail Alliance offered the public a straight-forward accounting of what it is and what it hopes to do.

Some of the best fishing of the year for aggressive freshwater pike is exploding under the ice

What it means to individual deer hunters is still unclear, but an announcement by DNR certainly indicates that deer seasons will be altered.

Only weeks after being selected to lead the Illinois Conservation Foundation, a DNR deputy director resigned after an investigation revealed that he had improperly used more than 40 days of sick leave
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