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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.

Local and national attention for Western N.Y. fishing
May Madness on Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie


Bass fishing finals rescheduled for May 31-June 1
The fifth year of the IHSA-sanctioned bass fishing state championships at Carlyle Lake had been cancelled due to high waters. The finals have been rescheduled for May 31-June 1.

Old-reliable river walleye tricks: blade baits and crankbaits
Mix up your spring walleye presentations by deploying the classic blade baits and cranks