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Youth turkey hunters take 617 birds
Illinois Youth Turkey hunters harvested a total of 617 birds, down slightly from 638 last year. The harvest was actually an increase over 2006 (525) and 2007 ((579). The season were held March 28-29 in
Animal rights update in Congress
Bob Frye, a Pittsburg-based outdoors writer and correspondent for Pennsylvania Outdoor News, posted this fine column today. The middle nugget on the latest efforts by Humane Society of the United States should be of interest
Illinois Junior Duck Stamp winner named
For the second consecutive year, Abraham Hunter, of Vienna, won “Best of Show” honors during the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. The acrylic painting entitled “Golden Daybreak” depicts a pair
Made your deer-hunting plans yet?
The fishing opener is still a month away, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about deer hunting. At least if you’re the governor of Minnesota. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced yesterday the seventh annual
Bill would increase price of Federal Duck Stamp
Ducks Unlimited sent out this press release (pasted below) today, and if this passes, you’ll pay more to hunt ducks everywhere in the United States. Federal Duck Stamps currently cost $15, and this legislation would
Hey Minnesota: Don’t let Lake Vermilion State Park opportunity slip away!
Doug Smith at the Star Tribune this Thursday morning reports that a “dispute over land values” is endangering plans for a new state park along the southeast shore of Lake Vermilion. Hard to believe in
Increase your odds for drawing a Minnesota moose tag
Below you’ll see the Minnesota DNR’s press release for the annual moose hunt. The state will issue 225 high-demand tags, and with the large number of applicants, the chances of obtaining one run pretty thin.
Granberg indeed cashing in at DNR’s expense
Here at Outdoor News, we predicted back in January that Kurt Granberg accepted his brief DNR Director position in order to cash in on the fault-full Illinois State Employees Retirement System. As Dave McKinney of
Father-son team wins MWC on the Illinois
Steve and Adam Sandor, of Tonica and Ottawa, respectively, caught a 2-day total of 27.6 pounds to win the 2009 Cabela’s MWC tournament on the Illinois River this past weekend. The father-son team landed 12.05
