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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.”
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – March 6th, 2015
Region I – Captain Laura Petreikis Hunting from the roadway while under the influence of alcohol is the call that CPO Beltran was dispatched to when he arrived in northern Ogle County to discover a

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.

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.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – March 6th, 2015
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Lynna Gurnoe, of Bayfield, issued three citations in January for snowmobile registrations, one citation for an undersized fish, one citation for operating a snowmobile in a closed area, and
