Turkey harvest up in south, down in north
Springfield — Turkey hunters in the south zone fared better than their northern counterparts during the opening weeks of the spring season. Cold and wet conditions are being blamed for a slow start in the
Springfield — Turkey hunters in the south zone fared better than their northern counterparts during the opening weeks of the spring season. Cold and wet conditions are being blamed for a slow start in the
Sangchris Lake: Bass are fair on spinner baits and chatter baits. Catfish are slow. Crappies are fair on jigs fairly shallow along rocks near dam. www.larrysfishinghole.com Lake Bloomington: Crappies were fair around shallow brush on

Washington – While the federal government is providing billions of dollars in “stimulus” funding to ease the nation’s economic woes, it’s likely at least some of that will trickle toward conservation and the environment. Some
Springfield – DNR has yet to issue a timeline for implementing a series of fee increases proposed by Director Marc Miller in late March. Also lacking detail are plans to charge admission to state parks.
Washington – In a defeat for conservation groups, the Supreme Court ruled on April 1 that the Environmental Protection Agency may use cost-benefit calculations to decide whether to require power plants to make changes that

Chicago – Several Great Lakes fish species – lake trout, say, or chinook salmon – may be better known than the lake sturgeon, but none grow larger or live longer. Few have been as imperiled
Illinois Youth Turkey hunters harvested a total of 617 birds, down slightly from 638 last year. The harvest was actually an increase over 2006 (525) and 2007 ((579). The season were held March 28-29 in
For the second consecutive year, Abraham Hunter, of Vienna, won “Best of Show” honors during the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. The acrylic painting entitled “Golden Daybreak” depicts a pair
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