Hook and Bullet
Bow licenses down despite crossbow use
Harrisburg – The dire prediction made last year by many opponents of allowing crossbow use in the state’s general archery season was that sales of the controversial hunting implement would soar, and the forests and
L-SOHC pitches $86 million in Legacy funding
St. Paul – The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council has approved its preliminary list of recommendations, which total $86 million. It’s the third funding cycle after voters approved the Legacy Amendment in 2008. The recommendations include
Positive outlook for duck season
Springfield – First the bad news: Illinois duck hunters had an awful 2009 season, harvesting the fewest ducks since 2004. The good news: Migrating ducks don’t dwell on the past. Besides, they read weather –
Bowhunters eager for deer, turkey opener
Marion, Ill. – Bowhunters should never be blamed for going into the season with high hopes. But this season they also have high standards to meet. Chris Kiernan set the bar high one month into
Natural Resources Board to tackle CWD plan – again
By Lee Fahrney Contributing Writer Spring Green, Wis. – If the Natural Resources Board doesn’t have any more luck in settling differences of opinion over the DNR’s proposed CWD management plan than did a couple
USDA comes through with 4.3 million acres of CRP
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Signup for the federal Conservation Reserve Program that ran through most of August has resulted in the eventual enrollment of about 4.3 million acres in the program credited
Duck hunting ’10: More water, and more options
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Duck numbers are one thing; the location of those ducks is quite another. And it’s locating those ducks that could stymie hunters this fall, despite the fact that state
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – Issue 19
Region I A CPO cited a fisherman for possessing a short walleye on the Mississippi River. A District 7 CPO assisted Ontario conservation officer by serving summons to four Fulton County residents for possession of
EPA denies bid to ban lead ammo
Washington (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency last month denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition, saying the issue is not within the agency’s jurisdiction. The EPA said it
