Hunting
Carp meat joins venison on DNR’s charity menus
Springfield — Be it a deer burger or a carp tacos, hunters and anglers in Illinois are being cast as an important source of food for the state’s needy. Based on the long-standing Illinois Sportsmen
State rooster outlook could be better
Madison — Mention pheasants to most Wisconsinites and they don’t think of the railroad yards that run along the shores of Lake Superior in the city named for that big lake, but that’s where this
Fish passage project breaks ground on Friday
Rock Island, Ill. – The Waubonsie Creek Restoration Project will break ground with a ceremony scheduled for Friday. The $1.35 million construction project will create fish passage from the mouth of Waubonsie Creek at the
Let them eat carp: New DNR program builds on annual deer meat donations
Springfield – Be it a deer burger or a carp filet, hunters and anglers in Illinois are being cast as an important source of food for the state’s needy. DNR Director Marc Miller is even
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
Duck hunt is on the horizon
Lansing – It’s been several years since waterfowl hunters have been faced with gloomy forecasts for the coming seasons. Yes, weather conditions have been dry some years, and the late 1990s were better years for
Bear kill lags behind last year
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Bear hunters are just off their harvest pace from last year. They had killed 2,323 bears as of earlier this week, compared with 2,500 at the same time last year. Officials
Acting chief set to retire
Columbus – In an e-mail statement sent to the employees of the DNR Division of Wildlife, acting agency chief Jim Marshall stated: “All; I will be retiring from the Division of Wildlife on Sept. 30,
Recreation Passport takes effect Oct. 1
By Darren Warner Contributing Writer Lansing – The new Recreation Passport, developed to generate revenue for the management of state parks, state recreation areas, and forest recreation programs, goes into effect Oct. 1. The passport
