Crab Orchard Lake Fishing is picking up. Crappies are holding in shallow water. Minnows are the primary bait. Bluegill action has been steady. Bluegills are hitting on crickets, meal worms and wax worms. Catfish action
Lake Springfield Crappies biting in 10-12 feet of water on minnows. Some bass being caught on spinners. Flathead and channel catfish biting on nightcrawlers. Lake Sara (Effingham) The crappie bite has been hot. The bait
With the archery season in full swing and the deer rut — and ultimately the annual shotgun season — on the horizon, a different genre of hunter is rising to the challenge of the Illinois
Cook County has had the highest number of epizootic hemorrhagic disease cases in deer so far this year. Cook County also has the second largest population of humans in the U.S. Cook County is also
Illinois deer hunter Chris Kiernan, who three years ago nearly re-wrote the state record books with a 37-point buck that scored 261 5/8 inches, will face at least eight counts stemming from illegal hunting of
We knew an updated count of dead deer in the state would likely top 1,000. But we never expected it to eclipse twice that. DNR today announced results of monitoring deer deaths attributed to Epizootic
The number of hunters chasing fall turkeys remains relatively low in Illinois, especially compared to the state’s spring seasons.
Crab Orchard Lake Crappie action continues to be good. Minnows and jigs in 6-8 feet of water around the brush should produce a nice mess of fish. Around the rocks and bridges about 10 feet
In the days before archery deer season opened, a number of hunters around the state were heard contemplating what they might find in the woods once Oct. 1 finally arrived.
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