Friday, February 9, 2018

HB 4714 - Deer Hunting - Air Guns - Illinois 100th General Assembly

House Sponsors
Rep.Natalie Phelps Finnie

Filed: HB 4714 on 2/8/2018

Synopsis As Introduced:

Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person may take deer with a .45 caliber or larger air-powered gun. Defines "air-powered gun" as any implement, designed as a gun that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air charged from an external high compression power source.

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Suspected EHD Cases in Deer at Low to Moderate Level in 2017

You may remember that the IDNR ask hunters and landowners to report suspected EHD cases. This year was no exception. Today the IDNR released the following press release.

Suspected EHD Cases in Deer at Low to Moderate Level in 2017


SPRINGFIELD, IL – Suspected EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease) cases were reported again in Illinois in 2017, but in low to moderate levels. A total of 66 reports were received from concerned landowners and hunters totaling 169 deer from 32 counties, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). In comparison, 2012 was the worst year for EHD in Illinois with 2,968 dead deer reported to IDNR from 87 counties.
 
Information in this article has been provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

HB 4592 -$DNR-SNOWMOBILES- Illinois 100th General Assembly

House Sponsors
Rep. Tony McCombie

Filed: HB 4592 on 2/6/2018

Synopsis As Introduced:

Appropriates $442,403 from the Snowmobile Trail Establishment Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the administration and payment of grants to nonprofit snowmobile clubs and organizations for construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of snowmobile trails and areas for the use of snowmobiles. Effective immediately.

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