
Legislation would eliminate FOID cards
Springfield – At least one Illinois lawmaker wants to do away with the FOID card, an ID card required for the state’s hunters and gun owners to purchase firearms and ammunition. Sen. Sam McCann, R-Carlinville,

Springfield – At least one Illinois lawmaker wants to do away with the FOID card, an ID card required for the state’s hunters and gun owners to purchase firearms and ammunition. Sen. Sam McCann, R-Carlinville,

Winnebago County Forest Preserve board of commissioners last night denied DNR’s attempt to implement its sharpshooting program this year. The board had allowed DNR access to conduct their sharpshooting program within the preserve since 2004,

The Illinois State Rifle Association today called Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s gun control plan “unnecessary, divisive, and unenforceable.” Reacting to Emanuel’s announcement on Thursday of a statewide gun licensing program, ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson

Gun owners in Illinois have a new reason to believe Chicago rules the rest of the state. On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed statewide legislation that would require handgun owners statewide to register their

The Illinois High School Association’s popular bass fishing program continues to grow.

A river otter trapping season could be in place by the fall. And muskrat fans? Your extended trapping season may be popping its head out of the proverbial den in 2013.
Banquets/Fundraisers Feb. 10: Grundy County WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Gardner American Legion. For more info call Jersey Klegman, 815-634-2549. Feb. 11: Cold Water Creek WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Lavender Crest Winery. For more info call

Good news: More people in the state have apparently become gun-friendly.
The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: According to fishing correspondent Cory Yarmuth, the harbors have ice but caution should be used
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