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Hunter education at the 11th hour
Procrastination can be costly, and each year around this time many aspiring hunters find themselves on the waiting list to get their hunter education courses completed. Most want to get it under their belts by

Fall angling checklist: A preseason checkup for your ice fishing electronics
For more success when ice appears this fall, test your sonar, GPS, and other ice fishing gadgets now – during the off season.

Archery deer-hunting pointer: Practice shooting from tree stand rather than from ground level
When you’ve got a deer in bow range, you forget you’re off the ground and neglect to consider the possibility of losing your footing.

Are management hunts in city parks the answer to wild game population issues?
Constant vigilance needed to keep geese, deer from overtaking city parks, ball fields.

Survey: Grass carp present in low numbers in Sandusky River
Bad news is that they’re there at all.

DNR calls public meetings on CWD
Illinois counties with chronic wasting disease now stands at 17.

Do small baits mean small fish?
There are many times that downsizing your offering is just the ticket to put more fish in the boat.

Dialing in on color: A system to find what the fish want
Put a little thought into it by working the colors of the spectrum and going from one extreme to the other, working back and forth between light and dark until you connect on the color

Hunting opportunities could expand at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Open house on plan set for Sept. 9.