Posted By: davehunter03 Web Member 01-07-2013 07:11 – – – Kevin: Thanks for the reports this season! I for one really appreciate them, as not many post reports anymore. I know it was a slow season for most, but folks just don’t take the time to post up. SR. Posted By: Kevin-Stallard Field Editor Fayette Bond Co. 01-06-2013 06:09 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 10-20 Degrees – Ice Did a little scouting and saw very few birds up on the northend of the lake. Snows and Specks are few and far in between, the ducks are using whatever open water they can find. Most fields are still snow covered but some having success. Airboats are the only way to manuver north of the railroad tracks and if you make a hole the ducks are responding. No significant weather changes are in the forecast although a brief warm-up and showers… Continue reading

Posted By: Kevin-Stallard Field Editor S/W Illinois 12-05-2012 17:50 Cloudy, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees I haven’t reported much lately because the past couple of weeks have been a nightmare for me, I had a grandson born that required special care at Cardinal Glennon Hospital thus making it almost impossible to get out and hunt. He is doing better but it will be awhile before he is home. I have talked to several guys hunting in the area and the report was very good early around Carlyle Lake, the first several days of the season almost everybody was getting their limits. The birds got smarter and mother nature gave us 70 plus degrees with a strong south wind that sent alot of the birds back north. There is probably a third of the birds in the area as there was at its peak in middle November, but a new front… Continue reading

Posted By: 2footroper Web Member Bath IL 11-13-2012 07:53 Sunny & Clear, High Winds – 45-50 Degrees Well I didn’t get to hunt due to this darn thing called work but the guys at the club shot 28 Mallards yesterday. I believe it’s on as the Dakotas start to lock up. Hope they save me some birds as I can’t get down there till Friday. This won’t happen to me next year!!!! 160 days till retirement;-]]] Posted By: Drake Slayer Web Member 11-12-2012 06:56 – – – Hey Stallard….Boats went out Tuesday to save spots up at Carlyle. The sign in sheet at Tamalco had 3 PAGES of people signed in 11/9 or before. Posted By: Scott-Martin Field Editor SE Wisco 11-10-2012 23:40 Cloudy, Winds Calm – 50-60 Degrees Hello geese. They are here. And if you are where they want to be it is awesome as was this AM.… Continue reading

Posted By: davehunter03 Web Member Ill river valley 11-07-2012 04:52 – – – Big: Ducks still up north, I think most of us are sitting on the bench awaiting arrival. Most of the local ducks around here have left. Too many deer posts, isnt there a site for deer hunters? Get’s old! Sr. Posted By: bigwoody2 Web Member 11-06-2012 17:53 – – – Where is everyone? Deer hunting? Working? Not hunting cuz no reports. Posted By: webmaster root McHenry County 11-03-2012 18:21 – – – Mallards are here in a lot better numbers. Kids did well this morning- all greenheads. Biggest flock was close to a hundred birds. Lots of shots heard in the distance. get em while they are here. Posted By: bigwoody2 Web Member north zone 11-02-2012 08:47 – – – this week has been very good in evenings for geese and mallards, probably locals but a few… Continue reading

Posted By: Seeds Web Member Boone County 10-20-2012 14:41 Sunny & Clear, Winds Calm – 35-40 Degrees Very slow opener…a few Woodies, mallards and local geese. Posted By: Scott-Martin Field Editor Ne il. Not hunted 10-16-2012 00:00 Cloudy, Rain & Thunderstorms – 50-60 Degrees Thank the rain gods for the rain. We may get to hunt opener after all at a favorite spot. New mallards spotted with this front. The first bunches have arrived here. Birds in central zone too New ones not there a week ago Only a few days to go…. Posted By: Michael-PhillipsIL Field Editor Pike County 10-08-2012 13:12 – – – Brushed the blinds on Saturday and saw a nice amount of woodies and a ton of blue wings around. Also saw a lot of geese. I heard that quite a few ducks and geese came in on Saturday night with that northwest wind. Posted By:… Continue reading

Posted By: webmaster root Illinois 08-30-2012 10:42 – – – From the IL DNR: Dear Waterfowl Hunters: Due to ongoing drought conditions in Illinois, some farmers are mowing or tilling their unharvested crop fields to collect crop insurance payments. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds hunters that the manipulation, including mowing or tilling, of unharvested crop fields is not a normal agricultural practice for waterfowl hunting purposes. The IDNR has received guidance on this issue from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Federal baiting laws still apply, even during times of drought. Therefore, it is a violation of the baiting laws under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act if scattered grain is not totally removed 10 days prior to hunting. Hunters should familiarize themselves with baiting laws in Illinois. For more information on waterfowl baiting regulations, refer to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service web­site link regarding… Continue reading