Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Here’s how to help fight poaching
While wildlife violations can happen any time of the year, a spike typically occurs during the fall hunting seasons, and conservation officers are hard at...
Nikon Expands Award-Winning MONARCH HG Binocular Line
With a century of optics-building technology at its back, Nikon announces its most advanced, highly engineered MONARCH binocular is now available in a...
Remain alert to slow-moving vehicles during harvest season
Harvest season has arrived motorists are reminded that farmers are beginning to harvest corn and soybean crops. That means more slow-moving agricultural...
CWD sampling continues as archery deer season opens
The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries is encouraging hunters to utilize the self-service Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling stations located...
Bowfishing Bonanza
17th Annual Muzzy Classic Pays Out $10,000 to First-Place Giles & Rigsby.
For the past 17 years, the Muzzy Classic bowfishing tournament has proven to be a...
Winter turkey harvest 24% lower for 2022
Hunters reported taking 67 wild turkeys during the 2022 winter turkey season, which was open statewide Jan. 20-22. This year’s harvest was 24% lower than the...
New option to report deer harvest available
Hunters now have an online option to comply with new deer harvest reporting requirements. They can log their harvest using a paper deer harvest log and report
New CWD order restricts moving deer from breeding facilities
An emergency order to impose additional movement and testing restrictions on deer breeding facilities affiliated with six deer breeding facilities where...
Spring turkey harvest totals 15,800 birds
Illinois turkey hunters harvested a preliminary statewide total of 15,800 wild turkeys during the 2020 spring turkey season. The number is up slightly from...
Game and Parks launches new site for all permits
The Game and Parks system has launched a new website for the sale of hunting, fishing and state park permits.
The site, which went live on Sept. 28, offers...