Fishing
Illinois bowhunters begin 2010 season with best opening harvest in five years
One consistent refrain has been heard statewide from Illinois archery hunters concerning the opening weekend of the 2010 deer season. The deer are moving. A cool snap met hunters on the Oct. opener and continued
24-pointer poached in Perry County, Illinois returned to state park office
DNR and officers from Tennessee Wildlife Resources returned a near-record buck to the administrative office at Pyramid State Park in Perry County on Monday. The 24-point deer, which unofficially measures between 203 and 216 inches,
Fall turkey hunting seeks own glory
Springfield — Turkey hunting is still hot, and Illinois’ turkey population appears to be quite healthy – so why aren’t more turkey hunters participating in the state’s fall shotgun season? The answer has little to
Poaching case corrals nine state hunters
Glasgow, Mont. — An array of illegal hunting charges in Montana lodged against nine Wisconsin residents, one North Dakota man, and two Montana residents will cost those defendants a little more than $17,000 in total
Gas meetings draw support, opposition
Binghamton, N.Y. (AP) — Rep. Maurice Hinchey told a federal hearing last month that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate hydraulic fracturing, the natural gas extraction process that he said has contaminated water near drilling
Weather or not, N. Zone season opens
Elizabethtown, N.Y. — If you hear Northern Zone deer hunters uttering the phrase, “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow,” they’re not dreaming of a white Christmas. A white November – or even
Carp meat joins venison on DNR’s charity menus
Springfield — Be it a deer burger or a carp tacos, hunters and anglers in Illinois are being cast as an important source of food for the state’s needy. Based on the long-standing Illinois Sportsmen
State rooster outlook could be better
Madison — Mention pheasants to most Wisconsinites and they don’t think of the railroad yards that run along the shores of Lake Superior in the city named for that big lake, but that’s where this
736-pound bear shot in Shawano County
Bowler, Wis. — Thanks to trail cameras, Chad Maves, of Bowler, knew an enormous Shawano County bear was frequenting one of his bait sites. Most of the summer, the bear would come for treats during
