
Illinois shotgun hunters improve as deer harvest climbs from 2021
The harvest for the second weekend of the season (Dec. 1-4) was 24,500, compared with 21,477 during the second season in 2021.

The harvest for the second weekend of the season (Dec. 1-4) was 24,500, compared with 21,477 during the second season in 2021.

This means Illinois waterways are being invaded by another invasive species that could threaten the ecosystem.

Danny Cox, who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s, was one of eight people accused of deer hunting violations in St. Clair County.
It is part of two poaching cases in

Before the frigid wave, crappie bite was hot.

Tucked inside a wooded area with plenty of trees on its shoreline, Sara boasts enough largemouth bass, crappies, bluegills, channel catfish, and walleyes to keep fishermen satisfied.
“Because of issues during the raising of the pheasants this year, additional birds had to be procured for the program – the birds that were available were hens only,” DNR announced in an email on
“They can’t ask the fish and if they are relying on fishermen to give an honest answer about who is best then they really aren’t putting much thought into it,” cracked Mike Logan, who fishes

In the Midwest, we’re typically polite to a fault. If you plan on getting home at a reasonable hour, you’d better start saying goodbye the minute you step through your neighbor’s front door.

Iowa still trails Wisconsin in CWD numbers, impact.
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