In eight consecutive years of intensive monitoring and fish sampling in the Chicago Area Waterway System, this is the second time a bighead or silver carp has been found above the electric dispersal barriers.
Last year, the DNR implemented changes to hunter safety requirements that I’m absolutely not okay with. In fact, in my opinion, they’re downright irresponsible and could lead to tragic consequences. Now, it appears that more modifications are coming soon, and like last year’s, I don’t see them as a positive thing.
Only a few dozen black carp have ever been caught in the state’s waters, but it’s an invasive species that could have a serious effect on native wildlife.
So 36-pounder landed by Terry Livingston falls a couple of pounds short of pure-muskie record.
The 2017 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 15,484 in 2016.
IDNR Fisheries personnel last fall stocked approximately 1,600 of the fish as part of the reintroduction program.
Announcement caught state Rep. John Cabello of Machesney Park by surprise.
Duck and goose hunters must register in person for waterfowl blind site drawings and must be present at the drawing – held at each location designated below immediately after the registration period – to claim their blind sites.
What was thought to be a black crappie was a hybrid white and black crappie.
A black crappie weighing 4 pounds, 8.8 ounces has been verified, caught by Ryan Povolish.
DNR has been quiet, but the ICF website now lists Schenck as the executive director and even contains a biography that is dated April 3, 2017 — next Monday.
Perhaps a Wisconsin County Deer Advisory Council meeting will provide some clarity into how other states take initiative to include public insight into the policy-making process of any given deer season.
It’s planned as an encyclopedia of biological information and facts about the Illinois state mammal. It will include data on state management of the deer population.
Yes, posting was of a cougar, but it wasn’t spotted here, as was falsely claimed.
Young Asian carp supposedly can be confused with many of the baitfish we anglers use to catch bigger predator fish.
If all goes well, biologists and technicians will release between 11 million and 12 million fish into the state’s lakes and rivers this year – a significant decline from the 20.9 million stocked in 2016 and light years from the 79.5 million fish stocked 15 years ago in 2002.
It’s an exciting time and, if nothing else, I usually learn something by browsing through the regulations.
Of those, 69 were taken by hunting and 49 by trapping, and nother 12 were taken by archery and 11 salvaged from roads.
Changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program and do not suggest that Illinois fish are becoming more or less contaminated.
Wayne Herndon has seen changes in technology and management strategies during his 45-year career.
Deer hunting is certainly not dead, but hunters are looking for change — it’s a steady decline in the overall herd that seems to be irking – and frustrating – the hunting community
That’s down about 11,000 from the previous year, according to a State of Illinois release on deer hunting numbers for 2016-17
The Illinois deer season ended Sunday (Jan. 15) with a total of 53,677 deer taken, down from the 2015 archery harvest of 56,740
Layoffs originally planned in 2015 are now back on, according to a letter from CMS to AFSCME
Hopes that lawmakers would make progress on a state budget — Illinois hasn’t had one in 18 months — faded this week as the old General Assembly rode off into the sunset and a new one convened
Hunters may make reservations now for additional hunting opportunities this month
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