‘Orange and Camo’ rally offers sportsmen a voice
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
Aaron Kuehl says it really doesn’t matter what hunters and anglers wear to the Capitol March 2.
Illinois
‘Everything on table’ for DNR funding
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
Proverbial warning shots fired into the air nearly 10 years ago are again being referenced by DNR officials and employees up and down the state.
Bluegill, crappie fishing picking up at both ends of state – Central Report
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
Powerton Lake: Channel catfish and blue catfish have been biting on baby shad and cut baits. Hybrid striped bass are being caught on minnows. Anglers are not having much luck with white bass or stripers.
Bluegill, crappie fishing picking up at both ends of state – Southern Report
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
Crab Orchard Lake: Bluegills are being caught on worms. Crappies fair on minnows. Bass action has picked up on the west side, but still slow near shorelines. Baldwin Lake: Bluegills getting better on worms. Warm-water
Bluegill, crappie fishing picking up at both ends of state
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
Lake Michigan: According to fishing reporter Cory Yarmuth, ice fishermen have been catching a lot of small perch through the ice near the docks in harbors. Fishing small jigging spoons tipped with spikes as well
State budget would cut DNR budget by 13 percent; no parks singled out for closure
Site Staff
February 23, 2012
No state parks are on the list of entities to be closed, but DNR’s budget will take even a bigger hit than expected and agency services are likely to be curtailed. The number of employees
Tough economy doesn’t dampen mood at Tinley Park Fishing Show
Site Staff
February 21, 2012
With the bad economy and high unemployment rates in Illinois, spending money is at a minimum for most of the state’s sportsmen. However, this didn’t stop people from supporting local businesses that were present at
Additional youth turkey hunting sites leads DNR to extend deadlines
Site Staff
February 19, 2012
Landowners in the state have reacted so positively to the Illinois Recreational Access Program’s youth turkey hunting program that the state has more available hunting sites than it expected. Thus, it has decided to create
Taking the future of hunting into my own hands
Site Staff
February 19, 2012
As some of you may have noticed, I have not updated this blog for a while.I can assure you I have not been in hibernation mode this winter. I have been painstakingly working on a
