Opinions
Two Minnesota juveniles charged with poaching seven deer
The Minnesota DNR reports that two Roseau County youths have been charged with deer poaching and related gross misdemeanors as part of an investigation by the agency. A 16-year-old from Roseau was charged with taking
Shotgun season fails to yield 100,000 deer
Illinois deer hunters bagged 33,293 deer during the second firearm season, which ended Sunday. Overall, the firearms harvest for 2009 stands at 99,419, the lowest total since 1999, when hunters took 92,196 deer. In the
So far, good news from carp poison site
No Asian carp were spotted Dec. 3 in a Chicago canal during a massive fish kill aimed at trying to keep the giant fish from reaching the Great Lakes, officials said. Environmental officials said the
First waterfowl count shows low duck, goose numbers
Duck and goose counts in central and southern Illinois revealed lower numbers than counts in previous years. DNR conducted its first Southern Illinois aerial waterfowl survey Tuesday. The survey indicated just 4,050 ducks in the
Archery harvest continues strong, Youth Hunt deemed a ‘success’
Illinois archery hunters had harvested 11,945 deer through Sunday (Oct. 11), according to DNR numbers released today. DNR Deer Program Manager Paul Shelton called the fharvest results “comparable figures from previous years.” Last year at
Mystery 28-point buck apparently real
Minutes after putting finishing touches on the Oct. 16 issue of Illinois Outdoor News Thursday, I went to the mail box and found an anonymous letter about a “28-point buck that was harvested in Central
Workshops underway to help applicants apply for Minnesota conservation grant money
You fought to help create dedicated funding in Minnesota. Sportsmen demanded a citizens council to help spend the money. And outdoors scribes and State Capitol junkies insisted that some of the money be available to
36 charged in ginseng takedown
Columbus – Thirty-six people are facing a total of 61 criminal charges related to the illegal harvesting and sale of ginseng, following a two-year undercover investigation by the DNR Division of Wildlife. Ron Ollis, who
Teal, early goose hunters head down the final stretch
The two-week early goose season ends Tuesday, and so far hunters up and down the state seem to be having little trouble finding honkers. Chad Ossel, of Randolph County, said his hunting group has limited
