Hunting
Gretchen Steele: October’s quiet magic now playing across Illinois
October doesn’t exactly arrive in southern Illinois – it drifts in, slow and sure, like the morning fog rising off the river bottoms.
One week you’re still swatting mosquitoes and cutting grass, and the
Don’t do damage to your new crossbow; here’s how to maintain it
With expanded crossbow hunting opportunities in New York, many hunters will be making the switch. But there are some things the hunter needs to know to maintain and operate a crossbow safely.
Review of WMA timber harvest in Minnesota highlights lack of plans, USFWS and DNR employee concerns
A Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor special review of the Minnesota DNR’s harvest of timber on state wildlife management areas became available Tuesday. It offers recommendations for the DNR regarding the state’s 1.3 million
Iowa pheasant hunters eagerly await an Oct. 25 opener with high expectations
The phone calls began as soon as Iowa’s annual pheasant survey hit the internet. Hunters from across the state and the Midwest wanted to know, “Where’s the best place to hunt?” and “What do you
Mike Raykovicz: Tough conditions greet New York’s Southern Tier bowhunters during the early season
I don’t know how warm it was in your part of New York, but here in the Southern Tier, and as I suspect throughout most of the state, temperatures during the first week of October
Trapping tag drawings set at Illinois sites
Trapping permit allocation drawings will take place at several sites this month, DNR announced.
Illinois Mixed Bag: Wayne Farm Bureau continuing its raccoon roundup program
Increased raccoon population levels and related property damage has led the Wayne County Farm Bureau to continue its “Raccoon Roundup” program during this year’s Illinois trapping and hunting seasons. The organization is offering a $3
Illinois hunters can get automated CWD test results
Just as Illinois bowhunters were starting to man their stands earlier this month, DNR announced it will use an automated notification system for a faster and easier way of giving deer hunters results of CWD
Ralph Loos: Deer hunting times, they are a-changin’ – albeit gradually in Illinois
Alterations to the Illinois deer season have been less drastic than expected, and it’s already been more than 15 years since DNR biologists and managers stood in front of hunters at public meetings around the
