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The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: South Crab Orchard Lake: Crappie action continues to be good. Minnows and jigs in 6-8
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: South Crab Orchard Lake: Crappie action continues to be good. Minnows and jigs in 6-8
Wheaton, Ill. – The ongoing “Cougar Files” episode continues across Illinois. The latest case involves paw prints found in Wheaton, a western Chicago suburb. On Sept. 4, a woman who’d been jogging in that town’s
Washington – The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced it will host nine meetings across the nation during the next 30 days regarding the Conservation Reserve Program, the federal “set-aside” program that’s been credited in
Grafton, Ill. – Pollution and smell from rotting fish following the draining of lakes in the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge is an error that won’t be repeated, the refuge manager said. The U.S. Fish
Greenfield, Ill. – Drivers in Jo Daviess, Hancock, Pike, Greene, Crawford, Perry, Jackson, Johnson and Hardin counties are five times more likely to hit a deer than drivers in any other county, according to the
Springfield – There’s a brief paragraph tucked in the 2009 Illinois Waterfowl Digest that should be carved onto the stock of every duck hunter’s shotgun. “Although continental duck populations are in good shape, hunters should
The two-week early goose season ends Tuesday, and so far hunters up and down the state seem to be having little trouble finding honkers. Chad Ossel, of Randolph County, said his hunting group has limited

Henry, Ill. – Seven people in six weeks reported seeing a cougar on the northeast edge of Henry. Then police Chief James Young found what he said could be evidence of one. But wildlife officials
Crab Orchard Lake: Crappie action has improved during the past few weeks. Most fish are being located in 8-10 feet of water over submerged cover, rip rap or bridge pillars. Minnows and jigs are equally
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