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The post-spawn spring walleye lull before the big bite
Some fishing finesse will keep you on the water and halt the post-spawn blues

Wildlife council rejects new deer amendments
Deer rules now go to the legislature for approval

The climate change model: Is it global warming or global cooling?
Worry less about the weather and more about the effects of pollution on hunting, fishing, and conservation

Study: Birds have it tough in urban environments
University paper focuses on nesting activity of kestrels

Bill to expand legal use for shotgun slugs in Illinois awaits Quinn's signature
Legislation that will make it legal for hunters to use shotgun slugs to take coyotes and other game other than deer has passed through the House.

Keep looking – maybe it takes moving a piece of elm bark to find a morel
There are days when trout don’t bite, deer don’t move, morels don’t grow, and turkeys don’t respond; sometimes those days last an entire season.

DNR to reconsider extra gun weekend
Meeting scheduled for Wednesday to consider additional proposals

Hunters should be naturalists first
Hunting should be a key to connecting with the natural world, but that isn’t always the case

License fees are small change compared to the rest
Legislators need to hear support from hunters and fishermen for a license fee increase.