SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAYS CLELEBRATION
An estimated 30,000 people will flood onto the campus of John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois over September 23 and 24. Southern Illinois Hunting & Fishing Days is a southern Illinois...
View ArticleCHUKARS ARE CHALLENGING
Most hunters are familiar with the fact that Ringneck Pheasants came to North American through efforts by. But, there was another exotic introduced a few years later in l893 that has not received as...
View ArticleCATCHING ILLINOIS CATCHABLE TROUT
Each October, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources stocks rainbow trout into lakes around the state. While they refer to this program as the catchable trout program, to some the term catchable...
View ArticleDON GASAWAY YOUTH GOOSE CALLING CONTEST
On the third Saturday of September for the past 13 years I have sponsored the youth goose calling contest at the Southern Celebration of National Hunting & Fishing Day on the campus of John A Logan...
View ArticleSTRIPER FISHING
Are you looking for reel screeching runs from a big brawny fish that is sure to break tackle? The striper is hard to beat. For anglers in a number of Illinois lakes these transplants pay big dividends...
View ArticleSOUTHERN ILLINOIS WATERFOWL HUNTING
Flocks of ducks and lines of geese crossing the winter skies provide a reassurance of winter being on the way to southern Illinois. A little behind the northern part of the state, and perhaps...
View ArticleTHE FRUGAL DUCK HUNTER
Because we late season waterfowlers are dependent upon a migrating flock for the most part, we should not count out our ducks and geese until the season is over. It means we need to reserve places at...
View ArticleLATE SEASON DEER STALKING IN SHAWNEE NATIONAL FOREST
Early settlers to Illinois country found the diminutive Virginia white-tailed deer. It supplied food and the hides provided shelter. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the deer were fewer and...
View ArticleA PLAN FOR FISHING TACKLE ORGANIZATION
It is snowing and cold outside. This is a time to find some outdoor activity that relates to fishing to keep busy. Perhaps it is time to work on a tackle system. This system is dependent upon your...
View ArticleFISHING FOR THE HARDY ON LAKE OF EGYPT
Power plant lakes provide southern Illinois anglers winter bass and crappie action. Lake of Egypt is one of the best. Even during the coldest days the artificially warmed waters offer spring like...
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