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Illinois Mixed Bag: Youth goose hunt Jan. 19 in Fulton County
Youth between the ages of 10 and 17 are invited to participate in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, scheduled for Jan. 19 in Fulton County.
Year one of Illinois CWD pilot ends; Iowa and Missouri adjust plans
As Illinois wraps up the first year of its 5-year CWD Pilot Program, neighboring states Iowa and Missouri are also altering their management approaches – including how they utilize hunters to help control the disease
How far is too far when it comes to long-range shots in hunting?
Here we go again. I recently read an article in one of my hunting magazines titled “Is Long Range Shooting at Animals Ethical Hunting?”
The author claims that unless you’re an excellent marksman who
Dan Ladd: Could this be the year snow creates conflict between hunters, snowmobilers during New York’s Holiday Week Hunt?
My wife’s biggest hobby is crafts, particularly Christmas crafts, and each year in early December our house turns into a Christmas craft store for a very popular tour that she’s part of. And each year
Making it to a 64th Wisconsin deer camp is a win in itself
If November played football, it would be a pulling guard leading the ground attack, flattening the first defender and telling the rest of them to get out of the way because winter is on the
Trappers anticipate prices, eye upcoming fur markets
New York State trapping seasons are in full swing and trappers and fur hunters are piling up hides. The outlook for this season has a few bright spots and a few not-so-bright spots. Still, trappers
Illinois Farm Bureau puts beavers, groundhogs, skunks on notice
A proposal for the Illinois Farm Bureau to support supplemental feeding of deer in Illinois as a way to ease crop damage fell flat at the organization’s annual meeting this month.
But a push
New York Cuffs & Collars: Long list of violations from Erie County
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
New York DEC encourages beaver trapping on several State Forests, Wildlife Management Areas
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling on trappers – primarily beaver trappers – to practice their craft at a number of State Forest Wildlife Management Areas across New York this season.
