Entries Tagged Illinois

A bowhunter’s 3-year quest for an Illinois monster whitetail culminates with a point-blank shot, but the final outcome is far from guaranteed.

Slugger Jim Thome experienced many highs during his baseball career, including hitting 612 home runs and being inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame (first ballot!), but tagging this 2021 buck might rival his finest baseball accomplishments.

Archery might be the answer for college-bound students looking for ways to help pay for school.

The Pope and Young Club recently announced a new world record non-typical whitetail that scores 327 7/8 inches.

The beginning of 2017 means new laws are becoming official. Two laws — one in California, one in Illinois — are particularly impactful.

Excitement swells in Illinois as it’s set for its first legal bobcat hunting season in more than four decades, but many will be disappointed.

Legislators have proposed including public transportation, courthouses, interstate highway rest areas, public parks and athletic facilities as areas in which permit holders are allowed to carry a concealed weapon.

Officials in the eastern Illinois community of Tolono are dropping the idea of allowing an organized coyote hunt to control the animal's population.

To hunters, the once-endangered nocturnal cat's growing population is a nuisance and potential danger. To opponents of the law, the “shy and elusive'' animal is being put in the crosshairs by trophy-hunters.

Illinois would allow hunting and trapping of bobcats under legislation headed to the governor. The House approved a plan that would establish a hunting season for the previously endangered animal.

The plan only makes reference to “high-intensity hazing techniques by trained personnel.” Techniques include throwing rocks or golf balls, as well as “aggressive hazing” meant to “address more egregious coyote-related incidents” or attacks.

Preliminary figures show the number of deer hunted in Illinois is down this year.