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Despite difficult 2006, upland hunters upbeat

Springfield – If numbers from the 2006-2007 season indicate anything, interest in Illinois upland game may have bottomed out. But DNR officials aren’t ready to concede rabbit, pheasant, or quail hunting have fallen off to

Hunters enjoy early elk season

Springfield – Gone is the excuse empty-handed deer hunters have used in Illinois for decades: &#8220If only I had another half-hour Š.” When firearms hunters hit their treestands for the November season, they will be

Streak of 60-day duck hunts continues in 07

Springfield For the 11th consecutive year, Illinois waterfowlers will enjoy a 60-day duck hunting season in all three zones. This after a stellar 2006-2007 season. Last season, duck hunters harvested the third highest duck-kill recorded

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Minnesota’s Best Buck Photo Contest!

Each fall, Outdoor News announces its annual Best Buck Photo Contest. We offer thousands of dollars in prizes. This is a photo contest. Outdoor News would rather support the notion of sportsmen and women enjoying

An interview with Steve Wilds

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Baiting opener Aug. 17, bear-food reports mixed

Grand Rapids, Minn. – While rain has been scarce across much of the state, and much of the land is bone dry, berries and other bear foods have done well and could affect hunters success.

A funding possibility for special session?

St. Paul. – Since lawmakers adjourned in late May, there has been speculation and talk of the possibility of a special session to deal with proposals that fell by the wayside during a rush end

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