Fishing
Animal rights group protests at hunting convention
Animal right activists protested a hunting convention in Las Cruces on Saturday to express outrage over an unrelated coyote hunting contest late last year in New Mexico.
Expanded wolf hunt flying through Legislature
A proposal to expand the state’s wolf hunt is being fast-tracked through the Legislature and shortly will be sent to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Final deer tally sees slight dip
It was the question lingering the halls of recent outdoor sports shows in Marion, Chicago and Schaumburg.
Muskie study taps escapement issue
Choosing which strain of muskie produces the biggest and healthiest fish in Illinois waters was not the only purpose of a 10-year study labeled “Project Green Gene.”
DNR’s choice for waterfowl manager has habitat focus
DNR didn’t have to look far to fill its top waterfowl biologist position, which went vacant in May after migratory birds program manager Ray Marshalla retired along with several others in the wildlife division.
NRB adds crossbow, wolf questions to hearing slate
Natural Resources Board members added three advisory questions – about crossbows and hound hunting of wolves – to the fish and wildlife questionnaire that will go to public hearings in every county on Monday, April
Four sentenced in bear mauling case
The main suspect in an illegal bear-hunting operation that led to a 2011 mauling of a man by a wounded bear received a $10,000 penalty and 15 years of license revocation in federal court in
Lake Superior claims life of fishing guide Hudson
Lake Superior coldly claimed the life of one of her biggest fans and supporters on Saturday, Jan. 26, when Jimmy Hudson’s snowmobile went through the ice on the South Channel.
Fury erupts over gun restrictions
Petitions, rallies and potential court challenges
