Mixed Bag: Outdoor news items from around Illinois
Poached 36-point rack under investigation.
Poached 36-point rack under investigation.

“Due to issues beyond the control of DNR, the online permit system to apply for spring turkey permits was unavailable for more than a week in November,” DNR announced on Nov. 30.

Whether it is yearling fawns reaching sexual maturity or adult does that got missed in November, December breeding can mean another chance to catch up to a buck for hunters.

The preliminary 2022 firearms deer-hunting season total of 71,932 animals exceeded the three-year average by 5% in Ohio.

Historically, the future of deer hunting in north-central Minnesota largely has been taken for granted, but that picture changed with chronic wasting disease being found in the wild deer herd near Bemidji.
Mixed bag of outdoor news items from the Dec. 14 issue of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor enforcement reports from around New York.
Letters to the editor from Minnesota Outdoor News readers in the Dec. 14, 2022 issue.
Lessons learned after missing on a buck the author has hunted for several seasons.
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