DNR part of lawsuit against sportsmen’s club
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
DNR has become involved in a lawsuit filed against a sportsmen’s club over lead shot allegedly deposited on a nearby state forest preserve.
Illinois
Outdoor Hall of Famer Kenney is remembered
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
David Kenney, a member of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame who led the Department of Conservation in the 1970s and ‘80s, passed away on June 27. He was 92.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – July 11th, 2014
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
Region I A District 1 CPO was on routine patrol from a jon boat and checked four young Colona men fishing from the shoreline. Three of them failed of have a valid sport fishing license.
Illinois Calendar of Events – July 11th, 2014
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
Banquets/Fundraisers July 12: Williamson Woodies, Delta Waterfowl Banquet, 6 p.m., Operators Hall Water Tower Road. For more info call Lynn Glover, 618-713-1609. Aug. 2: Honest Woods WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., The Rock, Coal Valley. For
Northern Illinois Fishing Report- July 11th, 2014
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
Chain: The fishing has really slowed down for the walleyes with the warmer weather and high water. Bouncing jig and minnow combinations around the pilings has been putting some nice fish in the boats. The
Southern Illinois Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
Crab Orchard Lake: Bass good using topwater and jigs. Bluegills good using wax worms and crickets. Crappies good using minnows and jigs. Channel cats good using nightcrawlers, shad and leeches. Kinkaid Lake: Bass good. Channel
Central Illinois Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Site Staff
July 10, 2014
Banner Marsh: Bass fair on plastics and crankbaits along weed edge with some on topwater, too. Eastpoint doing well. Bluegills fair on waxies and crickets. Channel cats fair on cut baits and dip baits. Bloomington:
Kenney, well-respected former DOC director, remembered
Site Staff
July 7, 2014
David Kenney, a Carbondale native who had served as director of the Illinois Department of Conservation from 1977-85, is being remembered by those who worked with him in the agency and those in the outdoors
Breeding duck numbers hit record high
Site Staff
July 2, 2014
North America’s breeding duck population this spring was an estimated 49.2 million birds, the highest number on record.
