Fishing
Study: Wild brook trout do suffer from stocking
Recent research conducted by the U.S. Geologic Survey in New York shows that stocking brown trout into streams harboring wild brook trout is harmful to the native trout populations.
CRP falling, but popularity of CSP grows in ag country
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service calls CSP “an important Farm Bill conservation program that helps established conservation stewards with taking their level of natural resource management to the next level
Deer harvest 2013: lowest since 1990s
Through Friday, Dec. 27, the total statewide kill was 171,422 deer, which is down about 7 percent from the same time last year.
State’s second wolf season comes to a close
Wolf hunters and trappers may have gotten off to a slow start to the late season, which began Nov. 30, but they finished with a flurry.
Bring big birds into view this winter by using meat to attract them
Leftover deer carcasses will attract larger birds throughout the winter
Wildlife restoration in U.S. is no accidental occurence
Animals have adapted to the environment to burgeon populations
Tungsten ice fishing lures electrify the 2013-2014 angling marketplace
For multiple species, new ice jigging spoons, lures, and jigs in tungsten are set to dominate this winter’s ice fishing scene.
Changes to deer plans now likely
Fresh off the weakest firearms deer harvest in more than two decades, there are subtle hints that change is in store for the state’s deer management.
‘Dealing’ with cougars could be part of future
The shooting of a cougar by a CPO in Whiteside County last month has resulted in public acknowledgement by DNR that Illinois residents may have to deal with the large predator in the days ahead.
