Fishing
Bill to expand legal use for shotgun slugs in Illinois awaits Quinn's signature
Legislation that will make it legal for hunters to use shotgun slugs to take coyotes and other game other than deer has passed through the House.
Flooding spawns hope for anglers
April’s statewide flooding is unlikely to produce detrimental long-term effects on the waters of Illinois, and may actually boost the vitality of some water ecosystems.
Hunters anxious while ammo supply shrinks
Like many hunters in the state, Alan Decker’s annual spring ritual includes re-stocking his gun cabinet’s supply of .22 shells.
Deer presence could be altered by common shrub
A new threat to the state’s deer herd has been highlighted, though fans of frogs and other amphibians certainly have more reason to be concerned about a fierce invader known as Rhamnus cathartica
Study of whitetail deaths continues
The multi-year, $2 million project by the DNR and other wildlife researchers to follow and document the causes of death in bucks, does, and fawns passed the halfway mark this past winter.
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 10, 2013
Page 6 – Lyme disease prevention a focus in spring Lyme Disease (tick-borne borreliosis, Lyme arthritis) Page 7 – Watchable wildlife New York’s Watchable Wildlife Page 15 – Lakes are great, but River smallies offer
Statewide kill tops 15,000 on DMAP and nuisance permits
Over 15,000 deer were killed last year under a pair of programs criticized by some hunters as open to widespread abuse but labeled by DEC wildlife biologists as necessary to control whitetail numbers.
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 11, 2013
Page 15 – Lakes are great, but River smallies offer great fishing New York State Boat Launching Sites by County DEC Regional Office Directory Resident Canada Goose Nest and Egg Registration Site U.S. Fish and
