Fish record book slung wide open
Ralph Loos
April 6, 2017
It’s March Madness when it comes to catching record fish in Illinois.
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DNR has a new turkey program manager — who knew?
Ralph Loos
April 5, 2017
Luke Garver began the job late last year, filling a role that had been vacant since Paul Brewer retired at the end of 2013.
Illinois youth turkey season preliminary harvest totals a record 1,541 birds
Staff and News Reports
April 4, 2017
This year, a total of 5,601 youth turkey permits were issued, including 106 permits for special hunt areas. Last year, 4,761 permits were issued, including 113 for special hunt areas.
A complex deer case: the antlered doe phenomenon
Keri Butt
April 4, 2017
Oftentimes, a deer believed to be an antlered female is actually not a female at all, or may be part female. Or, the animal could possibly be a buck with serious reproductive problems — just
Two teams from Minnesota, Illinois advance to high school bass fishing nationals
Site Staff
April 4, 2017
Top two teams in Costa Bassmaster High School Midwest Open both from Kickback High School in Kansas.
Turkey season opens with a bang, harvest nears 2,000
Andy Palmer
April 3, 2017
More than 1,500 turkeys taken the past two weekends by youth hunters has put the total at 1,949, topping last year’s spring total of 15,490.
Scratch your fishing itch with springtime river rough fish
Site Staff
March 31, 2017
Got open-water fishing fever? Grab some live bait, and set the hook into massive common carp, suckers and catfish.
Bedding Bass — do you really fish them?
Cory Yarmuth
March 30, 2017
It seems to all come down to environment and habitat. You need to think about what impact you can have on the spawning of these fish if you do pull them off the beds.
Confession: I covet our neighbor’s deer management process
Keri Butt
March 29, 2017
What I like most about CDAC is that assessments and recommendations are determined according to each individual county’s specific deer season goals.
