Shed Hunting - In Search of Lost Bone Any antlers are always appreciated, but I was searching for one set in particular. Worn by a mature buck, I guessed he would be dropping approximately 180-inches of bone. Picking up the matched set the year before, this year the buck was in his prime. Although I’d only seen him once myself, I’d heard rumors that he was still skulking through my favorite deer woods. I’d made it my personal mission to find his sheds.
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Illinois Firearm Deer Season Numbers 12/15/08
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 105,595 deer during the seven-day firearm deer hunting season Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7. [Comments?]
Illinois Firearm Deer Season Underway 11/24/08
The 2008 Illinois Firearm Deer Season, the state's most popular hunting season, began last week with hunters in the field Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21-23, followed by four days of hunting on Dec. 4-7. [Comments?]
Illinois DNR Offers Safety Refresher Online 10/20/08
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding hunters that spending a few minutes online before heading into the field could be the difference between life and death. [Comments?]
North Dakota Restricts Transport of Game Meat 09/22/08
The 2008 proclamation establishing guidelines for transporting deer, elk and moose carcasses and carcass parts into North Dakota is now in effect as a precaution against the possible spread of chronic wasting disease into the state. [Comments?]
Illinois Deer Population Task Force Public Meetings 08/29/08
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the state's Joint Deer Population Control Task Force will conduct a series of public meetings to discuss and seek public comment on proposals for changes and improvements in deer management in the state. [Comments?]
NSSF Asks Obama Where He Stands on Gun Ownership 07/25/08
Following the recent landmark Second Amendment ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, sent presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) a letter . . . [6 Comments]
Illinois Turkey Hunters Had Successful Season 06/02/08
Hunters in Illinois bagged a preliminary statewide total of 15,792 wild turkeys during the 2008 Spring Turkey Season, the second-largest spring turkey harvest ever in the state. [Comments?]
Eagle Cam Installed at Illinois Coffeen Lake 05/14/08
A recent discovery of a family of eagles nesting at Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife area – near Ameren Energy Generating Company's Coffeen Power Station – has prompted the installation of a live camera to monitor the nest and allow anyone with web access to watch the action. [Comments?]
Illinois to Host US Open Trap Shooting Championships 04/30/08
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Acting Director Sam Flood announced that the U.S. Open Trap Shooting Championships will return to the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Sparta. [Comments?]
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15 Year Old's First Archery Buck To start things off, on Friday I got picked up from school early and had already packed all of my hunting things to go hunting this weekend. I live in Columbus and was traveling to Muskingum County, Ohio for my Rut Hunt this weekend. When I first arrived it was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and I was ready to hastily get my Summit Viper SS and take my Drenalin off into the woods that I have NEVER before been in.
