Hunting
Bobcat season: 6,300 apply for 1,000 permits in Illinois
Odds were improved in recent years when DNR’s bobcat permit lottery was restructured so trappers and hunters who received a permit one year were ineligible to receive a permit the next year.
Strategies for Hunting Deer Among the Fringelands
Deer living among the patchwork of farm fields and croplands are pressured more than their deep-woods, high-mountain-top living cousins.
Use barometric pressure changes to increase your odds with whitetails
Deer activities are certainly impacted by barometric pressures fluctuations. This natural, ever-changing force can be an invisible tool for hunters.
Interested in some ‘quality deer management?’ Here’s what to know
First and foremost, I’ve noticed many folks around home have a misunderstanding of QDM and its principles.
Three critical steps to growing big deer
A look at how food, cover and ample space are key ingredients for growing trophy whitetails.
A look at the top trends in modern blackpowder hunting
Federal/Traditions and CVA rifles advance new ideas in muzzleloaders.
Numbers a downer, but Illinois quail hunters have high hopes
But the numbers don’t lie. From 1950 through the early 1970s, the state’s quail hunters bagged an estimated 2 million bobwhite quail per year.
‘A great opener’
Iowa’s pheasant opener was busy, with lots of hunter success.
Bucks of summer sure look different now
As the rut approaches, appearances change.
