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IL: Deer hunters start new season in a sprint
Springfield — One consistent refrain was heard from archery hunters up and down Illinois after opening week of the 2010 deer season. The deer are moving. Were moving. Are moving, again. A cool snap met
IL: Access program will help state’s hunters, anglers
Springfield — The Illinois Recreational Access Program will begin enrolling landowners later this year, thanks to a $525,250 federal grant to DNR to provide public access to private lands for hunting and fishing. DNR Director
From Branch to Lake: Clamps, Glue and Makeshift Steamers
I would not have attempted to spend many Saturdays and more than a few Sunday afternoons making a canoe by hand, from local materials, if not for a lunch at a Chinese fusion restaurant in
WI: New state CWD plan now in place
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. — The state’s chronic wasting disease plan was adopted by the Natural Resources Board to lead the agency’s disease responses from now to 2025. The plan originally had been presented to the
Wisconsin Cuffs
District 10 — Wautoma area Warden Mike Young, of Shiocton, contacted a boater exceeding the speed limit in a no-wake area and operating at night without lights. The operator was arrested for boating OWI. Warden
MN: Deer, elk, moose hunters off to strong starts
Middle River, Minn. — Big-game hunters are off to a solid start this fall. Archery deer hunters are ahead of last year’s pace. Three of the four available elk tags were filled. And while official
WI: Bow license sales on a steady rise
Madison — The number of sportsmen and women who opt to hunt with bow and arrow continues to rise, according to figures provided by the DNR. Figures for 2002 show 150,784 resident archery licenses were
MN: Fall assessment reveals that Mille Lacs in ‘good condition’
Aitkin, Minn. — The DNR recently wrapped up fall assessments on one of the state’s most monitored lakes. Overall, department officials found the Lake Mille Lacs fishery in good shape, according to Rick Bruesewitz, DNR
‘Ricochet Rabbit?’ Illinois cottontails may be making comeback
Something interesting happened along the way to rabbit hunting’s dreaded yet expected demise. The numbers reversed. After five straight years of declines in hunter participation and harvests, the 2009-10 rabbit season produced rises in
