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Tackle boxes, traps and canoes offered at Saturday’s DNR auction
DNR will conduct an auction of its inventory of confiscated and abandoned property on Saturday at the Jack Perschbacher Service Center warehouse in Pawnee. Bidder registration for the auction will begin at 7 a.m., with
Groups oppose federal nomination
Columbus – Fifteen of the nation’s leading conservation and sportsmen organizations sent a letter to all U.S. Senators requesting they oppose the nomination of Cass R. Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory
Coast Guard recommends captains’ licenses be revoked
Cleveland – The U.S. Coast Guard has recommended that licenses of two tug captains be suspended or revoked as the result of a 13-month investigation into whether their integrated tug and barge collided with a
Shelbyville dove hunt schedule tweaked
A change has been made to the popular opening day dove hunt at Lake Shelbyville, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today. To allow greater participation, a hunt open to all ages will take
Seven counties cut from late-winter deer hunt, one added
DNR deer program manager Tom Micetich offered some news this week when he said seven counties will be dropped from the list of those offering late-winter hunts this coming season. Dropped are Lee, Jasper, Franklin,
Seven years to pass a bill?
WE RAN A STORY a couple of issues back that deserves more perspective. Contributing Writer Thomas W. Sheehan in the July 17 issue wrote about the process to name the state animal. It is an
Fall shotgun turkey hunters can apply for second lottery
Turkey hunters have until Aug. 24 to apply for the second lottery for fall shotgun permits. Hunters can apply online through DNR Direct or with an application form available through the DNR web site, http://dnr.state.il.us.
Crappies and minimum keeper regs
Columbus – A minimum keeper length requirement for crappies in six Ohio lakes has been so successful that the program could be expanded six-fold by next year. A proposal on the table now could add
Illinois waterfowl seasons announced
Illinois duck hunters will get a 60-day duck season in each of the state’s three waterfowl hunting zones, along with Canada goose hunting seasons of 85 days in the North and Central zones and 66
