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Along with the two fatalities, CPOs also have filed several reports this fall on serious treestand-related injuries.

Every young hunter is celebrated, encouraged, and invited to hang around, tell stories, and listen to stories.

According to this year’s CWD Report, rates of CWD-positive deer removed by DNR sharpshooter this year was 5.7%, compared to the 3.1% rate by hunters.

When lumping the 19-county buck kill in the same stew, the Northern Forest Zone buck kill is 20% off the 2022 pace through Nov. 6.

Over my right shoulder, I saw him – a big-bodied 10-pointer. He walked until he was about 5 yards in front of me and to my non-shooting side of the tree on the right.

Illinois had over 80,000 quail hunters annually as recently as the 1990s. That number plummeted to less than 5,000 by 2020.

These findings suggest reducing deer populations may be one management strategy to slow earthworm invasion.

While some of October’s bad rep is understandable, there also are a whole lot of reasons to love it. Here’s a look at three reasons why.

Illinois continues to hold the largest percentage of bow hunters – the NDA estimates 74% of all deer hunters in the state use some kind of bow at least one day during the season.

You’ll never convince me there’s any better way to develop a new hunter or wild game foodie than what many consider the lowly “tree rat.”