Hunting
Mentored hunters’ age at issue
Pennsylvania was the first state to pass Families Afield legislation, which included elimination of the minimum age for mentored youth hunters.
Commission urging ag to make CWD changes
Pennsylvania Game Commission staff came as close to publicly criticizing a fellow state agency as might ever be seen Dec. 17
Final deer kill down 5 percent from 2011
When it’s all said and done, deer hunters in 2012 will have killed about 5 percent fewer deer than they did in 2011.
Wolf hunters, trappers near quota
With two zones already closed to wolf hunting and trapping, the Northwest Zone was moving ever-closer to closure, too, as of late last week.
Deer chasers hit final stretch
With less than a month to go in the season, deer hunters appear to be closing in on last year’s harvest total.
Ducks are plentiful, but elusive to hunters
Waterfowl have flocked to Illinois in record numbers this winter, even if that hasn’t necessarily translated to success for duck and goose hunters.
Winter break? Not for DNR carp catch crew
DNR’s fight to thin the population of Asian carp in the Illinois River won’t take a winter break – weather willing.
NRB scales back DNR state park hunt, trap plan
More hunting and trapping opportunities will be available in state parks in 2013, but not to the extent suggested by the DNR.
No tribal ‘off-rez’ night deer shining, for now
A procedural error as judged by the Western District of federal court will keep Chippewa tribal members from legally shooting deer at night in off-reservation settings.
