Opinions
24-pointer poached in Perry County, Illinois returned to state park office
DNR and officers from Tennessee Wildlife Resources returned a near-record buck to the administrative office at Pyramid State Park in Perry County on Monday. The 24-point deer, which unofficially measures between 203 and 216 inches,
PGC expects average grouse hunting overall
Harrisburg — With favorable late spring/early summer weather conditions across much of the state, Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists expect ruffed grouse hunting to be average to slightly above average – where good habitat exists –
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
Big Game Scoring book available in hard copy
Harrisburg — Copies of the 2010 Pennsylvania Big Game Records are available from the Pennsylvania Game Commission online at The Outdoor Shop, www.pgc.state.pa.us, or call 1-888-888-3459, or mail your remittance to: PA Game Commission, Dept.
Fall trout fishing season to open Oct. 16
Fall trout fishing season opens Oct. 16 at 37 ponds and lakes throughout the state, DNR announced today. More than 70,000 trout are being stocked by DNR at the locations listed below. No trout may
Wyatt named Pheasants Forever rep for north and central Illinois
Fairmount, Ill. – Dick Wyatt, a founding member of the Champaign County Pheasants Forever chapter, has been named as the new regional representative for PF in northern and central Illinois. Wyatt will aid “The Habitat
Free fishing at state parks this Saturday
DNR is waiving the fishing license requirement at state parks on Sept. 18. Below is the agency’s announcement” To celebrate “It’s Our River Day,” DNR will offer free fishing at state parks on Saturday, Sept.18.
Game Commission announces pheasant-stocking plans
Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Game Commission has slated 108,000 ring-necked pheasants for release on public lands throughout the commonwealth for the upcoming small game hunting seasons, including 16,800 birds for the junior only season (Oct.
