Illinois
Waterfowl plan getting updated
Springfield – Discussions have begun about revisions to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, which was adopted in 1986 as an international plan to restore waterfowl populations by protecting, restoring, and enhancing habitat. One of
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Lake Taylorville: The crappie bite is picking up on minnows. Bass fishing is slow. Water conditions are murky. Jim’s Live Bait & Tackle (217) 787-1951 Banner Marsh: Bass are fair on plastics, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits
Largemouth bass virus apparently fizzled out
Champaign, Ill. – Largemouth bass virus appears to be a concern of the past in Illinois. That’s not to say the virus no longer exists – just that it is having little or no effect
Dixon named ‘Catfish Capital’ of Illinois
Pike County is known as the “Deer Capital” of Illinois and now the Land of Lincoln now has its own Catfish Capital. Does your town deserve such an honor? Dixon, a small town that features
Lawmakers could dispose of top DNR employees
Big names with big titles inside DNR could disappear from the agency’s payroll if pending legislation makes it out of the Senate during this, the final week of the spring session. Senate Bill 1333, introduced
West Frankfort takes inaugural fishing championship
Carlyle, Ill. – West Frankfort made every bite count, and it put the Redbirds in the history books. Dylan Vaughn caught five bass weighing a total of 10 pounds, 5 ounces to lead the Redbirds
Turkey numbers decline slightly
Springfield – The state’s turkey hunters did about as good as expected, given the rainy spring and what state biologists call a few years of bad reproduction. During the five week-long seasons, hunters shot a
National park gun law headed back on books
Washington – Visitors to the nation’s parks and wildlife refuges will be able to carry weapons there if they abide by state weapons laws. In a stinging defeat for gun-control advocates, the House approved the
