The two father-and-son pairs arrived before dawn, each having received permission to hunt deer on the private land in northwestern Illinois.
According to DNR, the state’s archery hunters had taken a total of 21,313 deer as of Oct. 28. At the same point last year, they had taken 20,430. The five-year average has been 20,847. According
Bowhunters are slightly ahead of last year’s pace, according to harvest updates by DNR. Through Oct. 21, archers had taken 15,401 deer, up a bit from the 15,185 deer taken at the same point in
Hunting is a sport that has been in my life since I can remember. The days of walking the fields with my trusty BB gun in my hands as my dad searched for pheasants in
Crab Orchard Lake Fishing is picking up. Crappies are holding in shallow water. Minnows are the primary bait. Bluegill action has been steady. Bluegills are hitting on crickets, meal worms and wax worms. Catfish action
Lake Springfield Crappies biting in 10-12 feet of water on minnows. Some bass being caught on spinners. Flathead and channel catfish biting on nightcrawlers. Lake Sara (Effingham) The crappie bite has been hot. The bait
Good news for the state’s rabbit hunters: little has changed from the 2011 season.
Fox River The water temps have dropped quite a bit, and the walleyes are on the move up to the dams. There have been good reports of some large fish being caught on minnow-style
Chris Kiernan’s buck had the state’s deer hunting community buzzing. The non-typical 36-pointer arrowed in November 2009 made the Morris hunter an instant celebrity and experts valued the deer’s mount at about $35,000.
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