Overall deer harvest drops significantly in Illinois
A total of 147,004 deer were taken, down significantly from the 162,752 harvested in 2020-2021.
Illinois DNR
Privy structures installed at Trail of Tears Forest
MAKANDA, Ill. – Trail of Tears State Forest is now home to two new privies thanks to the local Boy Scout, River Michael Doss. Doss
Tick, tock: Yup, still waiting for state’s deer harvest numbers
Hunters in neighboring states had quick access to their final harvest.
Illinois experts wonder how pandemic impacts endangered bird
Ornithologists are trying to adjust to a plover summer during the coronavirus outbreak.
State closes all sites due to coronavirus outbreak
On Sunday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office instructed DNR to close state parks and other sites.
DNR budget for FY 2021 mostly flat, includes $27.5 million for Asian carp fight
An interesting tidbit for the state’s sportsmen is the proposed budget’s forecast for participation in fishing, trapping and hunting. The new budget proposal projects the state will have 710,000 fishermen in FY 2021 – the same number in FY 2020 but a drastic increase over the 579,497 anglers projected back in the FY 2017 budget.
Wefer named Chief of DNR’s Division of Wildlife
The permanent position had been vacant since former chief Mark Alessi stepped over last year to assume a role as central region manager for DNR’s Division of Natural Heritage.
Opening weekend gun deer kill numbers tumble
Hunters in Illinois bagged a preliminary total of 50,173 deer, down from 58,836 in 2018.
Illinois Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Sept. 6, 2019
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis In Rock Island County, CPO Francisko conducted numerous boat patrols on the Rock and Mississippi rivers to check fishermen