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Bass Pro plots expansion with 21 new stores

The private company is in the midst of an aggressive expansion that will see it increase its locations by more than a third in the next two-and-a-half years. Since Feb. 22, 2012, the company has announced 20 planned new stores around the country and Canada, all slated to open between this fall and 2015 — in addition to a planned Memphis location that has been in the works for years. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Emden man retiring from outdoors travel business

It is the dream of every outdoorsman or woman to find a way to earn a little extra income hunting or fishing. Gerald Sampen, 82, is winding down a second career booking outdoors adventures for hunters, anglers, bird-watchers and other enthusiasts. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Ellsworth teen a young falconer

Cole Pliura likes to fish and hunt. He gets good grades and plays basketball at LeRoy High School. Typical 17-year-old stuff. He is also a licensed falconer with his own red-tailed hawk. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Brush up on your ‘old school’ outdoors skills

George Little: It seems my greatest skill is latching on to people who have real skills. Even if I didn't know enough to zip a gun case, I'm still smart enough to know that the pals I share the outdoors with are more valuable than any classic skill I might master. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Missouri goes whole hog to destroy feral swine

The Missouri Department of Conservation just wrapped up the first year of a five-year plan to eradicate feral hogs from the state. In Missouri and other states, conservation workers and farmers are constantly frustrated by people bringing in truckloads of the animals from other states and turning them loose. Kansas jumped on the problem early by banning sport hunting of hogs and is now a model for the rest of the country. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Partnerships benefit wildlife, water supply in Macoupin County

Jay Greenwalt loves to see wildlife on his farm. “I’m kind of a wildlife nut,” he said. Greenwalt lives in Macoupin County south of Carlinville, and his interest in improving wildlife habitat also might be helping keep the town’s water supply clean. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Changes in liability law could promote access for recreation

After seven years of trying, a bill to protect landowners from liability if they allow public recreational access to their property has a chance to pass. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Hunters kill 14,133 turkeys in wet, rainy spring season

The 2013 total compares with the statewide turkey harvest of 15,941 in 2012. Hunters took a state-record 16,605 turkeys during the spring season in 2006. We've got county-by-county totals inside. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

Turkey hunter on an “epic” quest

By the time you read this, Jeff Budz should be sound asleep. That’s because on Wednesday he finished a month-long, turkey-hunting odyssey that brought him within four states of killing a turkey in all 49 states except Alaska. MORE :: (0) COMMENTS

• Wait for late-morning toms, May 10
• Hunting, fishing license sales in Kentucky total $7 million; set April record, May 06
• Iowa officials seek comment on hunting, trapping, May 05
• Ind. Senate blocks high-fence deer hunting bill, April 29
• 2 hunters rescued from rising water in SW Missouri, April 20
• Youth turkey hunters bag fewer birds, still have second best season, April 18
• 3 hunters plead guilty to poaching in Illinois, April 18
• Meeting former Gov. Edgar good luck for young hunter, April 11
• We want to see your pictures from youth turkey season, April 10
• Ind. Senate leader opposes high-fence deer hunting, April 08
• Young hunter bags turkey with multiple beards, April 04
• Cape Girardeau voters reject deer hunt in city, April 03
• Iowa House OKs crossbow deer hunting for residents, April 02
• Ind. panel votes to allow fenced deer preserves, April 02
• DNR turkey biologist: Good reason to be optimistic this spring, March 29
• Panel considers Indiana fenced deer hunting sites, March 26
• Wis. lawmaker wants open season on woodchucks, March 23
• Wis. DNR seeks input on new deer surveys, March 22
• Sequester could hold back funds for fish, wildlife, March 21
• Missouri conducting feral hog control, March 18
• George Little: Time saved now pays off later, March 15
• Indiana DNR: No sign of chronic wasting disease, March 13
• Apply online for firearm deer permits starting Tuesday, March 11
• Hunters plead guilty to Illinois deer poaching violations, March 09
• Wis. DNR plans deer forums, March 06
• School transformed for Elmwood All Outdoors Show, March 04
• Youth academy teaches hunting, outdoor skills, March 03
• George Little: Make someone’s life better - support conservation, March 01
• Wis. DNR plans meetings on deer recommendations, February 28
• All Outdoors Show set for Elmwood, February 24
• Indiana reports record deer harvest in 2012, February 23
• Gov. Quinn announces DNR land purchases for hunting, recreation, February 20
• Algonquin man’s art is taxidermy, February 18
• USDA to begin 4-week general CRP signup May 20, February 18
• Nature Conservancy land will be offered for deer hunting, February 18

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