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In my opinion, too many poachers taking bobcats illegally in Illinois
The biggest threat to a proposed Illinois bobcat season are unethical outdoorsmen who are shooting the cats even though no season exists in the state.

DNR confirms zebra mussels in Maple Lake in Douglas County
Turtle and Long lakes (Douglas County) and Lake Reno (Pope and Douglas counties) also designated
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – September 20th, 2013
Region I A CPO was on patrol in Johnson Sauk Trail State Park. The CPO observed three young men fishing at the site lake. As the men left the area, they left trash at the

Mallards, hunters ready for rematch
If you’re a hunter who buys into estimates put forth by federal scorekeepers, there’s plenty of reason to look at last year’s Illinois duck season and grumble out a good ole “it can’t get any

Kinkaid Lake smallmouth fishery evolving
It was a better year for the smallmouth bass stocking program on Kinkaid Lake after last year produced few fish for the lake.

Bowhunters will be ‘eye in the skies’ once again
A bowhunter tends to pay attention.

Help wanted: DNR seeking chief warden
Task of hiring new DNR chief warden now falls to Al Shea

Middleton set to host Trout Unlimited national meeting
Hundreds of volunteer leaders from Trout Unlimited will gather in Middleton, Sept. 25-29, as Wisconsin hosts the conservation group’s annual national meeting.