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IL: Kane counting on hunters to help trim herd

Rockford, Ill. – Deer culling will be back in 2012. And Kane County Forest Preserve District officials are counting on local hunters to make next year’s program run a bit smoother. Recent state testing of

IL: Conservation budget could be disasterous for wildlife

Washington – Hunters and anglers may have thought that things couldn’t get any worse with government budget cuts, but the proposed federal budget from the U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee is just that – worse. The

IL: State park opened to coal mining

Pinckneyville, Ill. – The state’s largest state park – some call it a jewel for hunters and anglers – will be opened to coal mining. Gov. Pat Quinn earlier this month signed into law a

Four-Year-Old Kings Are Coming!

In my spare time I have been daydreaming of what is to come this fall. Spare time? What’s that? Well, I tend to find time in my day to think ahead and get excited about

I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it!

Okay, so maybe the title is cheesy, and even a bit melodramatic for my personality, and that of most hunters I know, but I’m dying here! As I write this blog, there are 45 —

IL: Calendar of Events Issue: 16

Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 12: River Prairie WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Three Sisters Park. For more info call Dan Martin, 309-645-5078. Aug. 12: Windy City Longbeards Banquet, 5:30 p.m. For more info call Matt Dunn, 773-294-6851. Aug.

IL: Gun owners, supporters file suit over laws

Springfield – The state’s gun owners and supporters are continuing work to weaken what are considered the most restrictive gun laws in the U.S. A hearing involving Michael Moore, of Champaign, and the Second Amendment

IL: Ongoing heat wave taking a bite out of the bites Issue: 16

Compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: North Lake Michigan: Kings are arriving in good numbers, along with the hard fighting steelhead. Good reports of limits being caught

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