Fishing
Rauner’s state budget includes DNR cut
DNR stands to lose $6 million under Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget proposal – a cut that could cause the agency to consider pulling back on some programs.
Rifles, silencers proposed in Legislature
Two separate pieces of legislation that each would change the way hunters hunt have drawn very different responses from the state’s hunting community.
Southern Illinois hunter downs ‘outfitted’ goose
What began as a simple snow goose hunt quickly turned into a geography lesson and a reminder of the extent that waterfowl species “get around.”
NRB members call Walker’s plan ‘mistake’
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to strip the state Natural Resources Board of its authority to set policy for the DNR would be a huge mistake and rob citizens of the chance to provide meaningful input
Walker budget: Stewardship land buys on hold until ’28?
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to put a 13-year moratorium on new land acquisitions through the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program is shortsighted, the program’s supporters say.
State-bound elk set for the next phase of move
The first step in the process of establishing an elk herd in Jackson County reached completion Feb. 9, when trapping of Kentucky elk ended for the winter.
Sportsmen’s Act gets resurrected in Senate
Supporters hope bill package gets approval
Hatchery projects moving forward
Several slated for completion this year; more money possible
